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Judge dismisses Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago’s defamation lawsuit

A county judge last week dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed by Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago against Actualidad Media Group for…

By Ladra on August 19, 20245 Comments

Funny money? State house ‘plantidate’ ‘loans’ campaign $50K in last days

Alian Collazo is not a wealthy guy. The Tampa transplant running for Florida House District 115 as a plantidate filed a…

By Ladra on August 14, 20245 Comments

Democrat elections chief candidate Willis Howard has a shady slate card

GOP candidates, gym equipment get thumbs up A Democrat candidate for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections has distributed hundreds, maybe thousands of…

By Ladra on August 2, 20247 Comments

Miami Lakes plantidate forces mayoral runoff: Josh Dieguez vs Tony Fernandez

As expected, a plantidate in the Miami Lakes mayoral race…

By Ladra on November 7, 2024No Comment

A red wave rode over the U.S., Florida and Miami-Dade on Election Day

It was a good day for Republicans in the nation,…

By Ladra on November 6, 202414 Comments

Coral Gables declares war on chickens, roosters and puppy poop bags

The Coral Gables commission spent some time at last week’s…

By Ladra on November 5, 20248 Comments

This is it: Last chance to vote in historic U.S. and Miami-Dade election

The day has come. Tuesday will be a historic day…

By Ladra on November 4, 20248 Comments

Early voting in Miami-Dade is popular, with a surge of almost 600,000 ballots

More than twice as many people voted at early voting…

By Ladra on November 4, 20248 Comments

Miami ballot referendum on outdoor gym at downtown park is misleading

There are three referendum questions on the ballot for city of Miami voters, but only the first two are easy yeses. The first question would remove the city’s…

By Ladra on August 6, 20247 Comments

Town hall on tiny tax cut in Coral Gables shows residents don’t want it

It’s not often we see residents beg their elected leaders not to cut taxes. But in Coral Gables this year, it’s a resounding cry. Nobody wants the city…

By Ladra on August 1, 20248 Comments

Miami-Dade voters deserve a real race, runoff, debate for county mayor’s job

There are seven candidates on the ballot for Miami-Dade Mayor. But really, there are only two. Eddy Rojas, who owns a valet parking company, is way out of…

By Ladra on July 28, 202419 Comments

Voter turnout for Miami-Dade August 20 primary ballot is expected to be low

There is still time to request an absentee/mail-in ballot Monday was the last day to register to vote for the August 20 primary election, which is also the…

By Ladra on July 22, 20248 Comments

Chaos at the Copa America final = new fodder for Miami-Dade campaigns

Coming soon to a mailbox near you: Chaos at the Copa. It didn’t take very long for Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid, who is running for Miami-Dade mayor…

By Ladra on July 15, 20247 Comments

Coral Gables voters to weigh in on Little Gables annexation in ballot question

The primary ballot this month for Coral Gables voters includes a non-binding question about the long proposed annexation…

By Ladra on August 14, 202414 Comments

New poll: Miami-Dade sheriff GOP race has Sanchez, Cordero-Stutz on top

And Jose Aragu gets a $300K gift from Ken Griffin A new poll among more than 500 Republican…

By Ladra on July 24, 202422 Comments

Political Cortadito makes some easy recommendations for the Aug. 20 ballot

Absentee or mail-in ballots started arriving at voters’ homes more than a week ago. That means people are…

By Ladra on July 22, 202418 Comments

Miami Lakes plantidate forces mayoral runoff: Josh Dieguez vs Tony Fernandez

As expected, a plantidate in the Miami Lakes mayoral…

By Ladra on November 7, 2024

A red wave rode over the U.S., Florida and Miami-Dade on Election Day

It was a good day for Republicans in the…

By Ladra on November 6, 2024

Coral Gables declares war on chickens, roosters and puppy poop bags

The Coral Gables commission spent some time at last…

By Ladra on November 5, 2024

This is it: Last chance to vote in historic U.S. and Miami-Dade election

The day has come. Tuesday will be a historic…

By Ladra on November 4, 2024

Hialeah political machine behind judicial hopeful

She threatened to get involved in the county’s judicial…

By Ladra on April 20, 2012

Mayor’s lackey gets 62% pay hike for campaign work

While most of the post election talk in Hialeah…

By Ladra on April 17, 2012

Casals-Muñoz hit with loan lawsuit

While Hialeah Councilwoman Vivian “I’ll notarizethat!” Casals-Muñoz has publicly…

By Ladra on November 13, 2011

Hialeah council losers not ghosts

While all eyes are on the possible mayoral endorsement…

By Ladra on November 5, 2011

Recall Mayor Carlos Gimenez and strong mayor post

For months, there have been whispers about a possible…

By Ladra on July 31, 2014

5 things to know on Mayor’s $6.2 billion Miami-Dade budget

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos “Cry Wolf” Gimenez will present his…

By Ladra on July 8, 2014

Miami-Dade math: More for pet projects = less for cops

Say it ain’t so, mayor: Please tell Ladra and…

By Ladra on July 7, 2014

Miami-Dade budget: A moving target of fuzzy math

Forgive Ladra and her friends if we have lost…

By Ladra on July 7, 2014

Carlos Gimenez wants 10% less pay for workers, other cuts

Some call it payback for the 5% loss and…

By Ladra on May 29, 2014

Gimenez dodges questions, tarnishes his brand

As law enforcement lags in its actions on the…

By Ladra on July 30, 2012

Brito’s attack apology lame

We need to get out of here for another…

By Ladra on April 7, 2011

Gimenez stays; Moreno goes?

After another high-profile candidate threw himself into the mayoral…

By Ladra on April 7, 2011

ADLP hit by attacks in all negative Senate 40 GOP primary campaign

And the hits just keep on coming against former…

By Ladra on July 11, 2017

Coral Gables voters to weigh in on Little Gables annexation in ballot question

The primary ballot this month for Coral Gables voters includes a non-binding question about the long proposed annexation of neighboring Little Gables into the…

By Ladra on August 14, 202414 Comments

New poll: Miami-Dade sheriff GOP race has Sanchez, Cordero-Stutz on top

And Jose Aragu gets a $300K gift from Ken Griffin A new poll among more than 500 Republican voters shows that former Miami Commissioner…

By Ladra on July 24, 202422 Comments

Political Cortadito makes some easy recommendations for the Aug. 20 ballot

Absentee or mail-in ballots started arriving at voters’ homes more than a week ago. That means people are already voting for their county commissioners,…

By Ladra on July 22, 202418 Comments

Coral Gables voters to weigh in on Little Gables annexation in ballot question

The primary ballot this month for Coral Gables voters includes a non-binding question about the long proposed annexation of neighboring Little Gables into the city — and the…

By Ladra on August 14, 202414 Comments

Miami Lakes plantidate forces mayoral runoff: Josh Dieguez vs Tony Fernandez

As expected, a plantidate in the Miami Lakes mayoral race has forced a runoff between Commissioner Josh Dieguez…

By Ladra on November 7, 2024

‘Neutral’ activist worked for mayor

The chairwoman of the Miami Voice recall PAC, Vanessa Brito, has repeatedly said she was going to stay…

By Ladra on June 30, 2011

Mayor, Miami Heat bait and switch to ‘better deal’ for who?

One after the other, Miami-Dade Commissioners who voted in favor of a new agreement with the Miami Heat…

By Ladra on June 4, 2014

Hialeah political machine behind judicial hopeful

She threatened to get involved in the county’s judicial races and now Absentee Ballot Queen Sasha Tirador has…

By Ladra on April 20, 2012

Budget breakfast for Bovo & Seijas

Breakfast came with a side of budget matters Tuesday morning for a new county elected and his predecessor…

By Ladra on August 30, 2011

ADLP hit by attacks in all negative Senate 40 GOP primary campaign

And the hits just keep on coming against former Sen. Alex Diaz de la Portilla in the Republican primary…

By Ladra on July 11, 2017