Former Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Nikki Fried, who lost the Democratic gubernatorial primary last year, announced Monday that she wants to try “something new” — and is running to be the next chair of the Florida Democratic Party. That pits her against former Sen. Annette Taddeo, who lost her bid for congress last year, […]
A new law wipes out standing AB requests every two years There are city of Miami voters who are waiting for absentee or mail-in ballots in the special election this month to fill the vacancy in District 2. Only they won’t get it if they don’t ask. Only a third of the typical number of […]
And floats $1 billion bond referendum for housing projects Jeanette Nuñez for Miami-Dade Mayor? Rebeca Sosa for Elections Supervisor? David Richardson or Carlos Lopez Cantera for tax collector? Frank Artiles for county sheriff? Frank Artiles?!? These are actual scenarios put forth by a digital text poll that went out to some county voters this week. […]
Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla sent out cards last week to wish voters a Happy Holidays. They were not only sent to District 1 voters, however. They also landed in mailboxes in Districts 2, 3 and 4 — it’s unlikely he would campaign in District 5 — in the first real hint […]
Less than two weeks before Election Day, South Miami City Attorney Thomas Pepe issued an opinion last week that the city’s $250 limit on campaign contributions was null and void. It has been since July, 2021. That’s when the state legislature passed a bill that not only pre-empted municipalities from restricting contributions to less than […]
The heated race for an open Florida State senate seat in District 38 has gone from warm to nuclear as both candidates take turns stinging each other and pointing fingers at each other like mosquitas muertas. For weeks, they campaigned on their own merits. Republican Alexis Calatayud, campaign manager and onetime legislative aide to former […]
Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar is a copycat. Yeah, yeah. All Republican candidates pull the socialist card like it’s campaign gold, because it is in some voter demographics. But Salazar came out last week with a TV commercial in which she says, almost word for word, what Sen. Marco Rubio has been saying for weeks. “I’m […]
For weeks, the two relatively unknown candidates in the state Senate District 38 race have been playing footsies with each other. A barrage of mail pieces from both camps focus on their promises — accessible health care, improved education, environmental protections, jobs and the American Dream, blah, blah, blah. But this week, voters in the […]
A controversial proposal floated only on social media to build a huge state-of-the-art stadium in the middle of Tropical Park is not supported by county officials or anybody at the University of Miami. The whole fancy notion is just attorney John H. Ruiz having a wet dream. Miami-Dade Commissioner Javier Souto had a Sunshine zoom […]
UPDATED: This story has been updated to add an additional name to the people on the list to replace Commissioner Joe Martinez. It’s just a matter of when. Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters on Wednesday, at a press conference about toll rebates, that he will eventually suspend Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez, who was charged last […]