Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez spent five hours in jail Tuesday after he was charged with unlawful compensation for having sponsored legislation to change county code restrictions in exchange for $15,000. Legislation is going cheap these days! Martinez told reporters as he left that he could not talk about the arrest yet, but would speak — […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez, who is scheduled to surrender himself Tuesday to the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s office on a public corruption charge, is the victim of a political attack, says his lawyer in a pair of statements that question the timing. After a five-year investigation, criminal charges will be filed against Martinez Tuesday, Miami-Dade State […]
The first mailer for a city of Miami Beach commission candidate of the five running to replace the late Mark Samuelian reached voters homes Friday. And already there may be some confusion. That’s because the name of the political action committee that paid for the folded, four-pager is Miami Beach Residents United, which is very […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez — who everyone knows wants to run for county sheriff in 2024 — is said to be turning himself in to authorities Tuesday after a five-year public corruption investigation. Several sources who confirmed this to Ladra did not know who Martinez would surrender to, although the logical answer is the State […]
There are five people who qualified by the deadline Thursday to run for Miami Beach city commission and fill the vacancy left by the unexpected June death of Commissioner Mark Samuelian. They are: Sabrina Cohen, a C5 quadriplegic as the result of a teenage car accident who has since become an activist. She founded the […]
The next vote on the chairmanship may hang in the balance Two candidates hand-picked by Gov. Ron DeSantis to punish, er, challenge Miami-Dade School Board members that did not toe his line on face masks and other COVID-29 craziness won Tuesday, likely changing the dynamic on that dais and further politicizing a “non-partisan” governing body. […]
In addition to the candidates, there are always other people, groups, institutions that win — or lose — in every single election. Without further ado, here are the most obvious winners and losers from Tuesday’s Miami-Dade primary. Winners: Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez and, by extension, Gov. Ron DeSantis. These two put a lot of muscle […]
Renier Diaz de la Portilla loses second judicial bid, fourth race in a row Whew! We can all breathe easier now that we know Renier Diaz de la Portilla will not be a judge. Even for a day. Despite some very vicious and misleading (and possibly illegal) attacks against incumbent Miami-Dade County Judge Fred Seraphin […]
Two more district contests are headed to runoffs in November Three Miami-Dade Commissioners were elected outright and two more seats will head to runoffs after almost 19% of the registered voters in the state’s most populous county cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary. Doral Mayor J.C. Bermudez and State Rep. Anthony Rodriguez will join Commissioner Danielle […]
Voters in congressional District 27 got a call this week from “a national public opinion firm” that was obviously seeking to turn people against Sen. Annette Taddeo, who is running in the primary for the chance to challenge Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar. Ken Russell who? The Miami Commissioner, also running in the Democratic primary, was […]