If you, like Ladra, love elections and like to follow campaigns like sports teams, then there is good news from Tuesday’s election results: Two exciting local runoffs. The mayoral seats in both Doral and Miami Lakes, where epic battles are being waged between colorful rivals, the excitement continues for a few more weeks while voters […]
When we went to sleep last night, it really looked like there was going to be President Donald Trump today. Shiver. But that’s not the only bad news. We also have a new state senator in sucker-punching homophobe bear hunter Frank Artiles. Sigh. U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a lobbyist with a secret client list and a […]
It may be a contentious election year with many close races as the Democratic Party tries to snatch up some red seats and Republicans try to hold on and/or turn a few of their own. But that doesn’t mean they can’t still get along, right? A bi-partisan group of electeds in three contested races got […]
The Latin Builders Association sent out an email blast last last week, right before early voting started, with their endorsements for the Nov. 8 election. But there was one glaring omission: Hillary Clinton wasn’t on it. That’s odd. The LBA had endorsed Clinton earlier this month, and it was big news, too, because it is the first […]
I’m not scared of what might happen if Donald Trump loses. We woke up Thursday morning to a new climate of fear among political observers and junkies after the Republican presidential candidate hinted during the last debate Wednesday that, should he lose, he may not accept the election results. For days now, and less than […]
Proponents and opponents of an imagined light rail train that loops around South Beach will discuss the pros and cons of the project at a community forum Thursday night organized by Miami Beach United. Last we heard, there are three possible deals on the table, all from qualified bidders. Proposals are due Nov. 3. But […]
It’s that time of the election cycle again when people start asking me how they should vote on this or that. Almost everyone needs guidance on ballot questions that don’t get as much news coverage as the candidates. Except for the medical marijuana amendment, the second on the ballot, folks are pretty unaware about the […]
The last candidate forum hosted by the Kendall Federation of Homeowners Associations sounds like it might be a little one-sided: While three candidates have confirmed their attendance, their opponents will likely be MIA. All of them are — surprise, surprise — incumbents. By now, we are used to Miami-Dade Carlos Gimenez skipping the neighborhood debates […]
Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine is having a fundraiser for Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez Tuesday. Also hosting: Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola and lobbyist Alex Heckler, who is partners with former State Rep. and original G-man Marcelo Llorente. The event is at Levine’s company offices, Royal Media Partners at 960 Alton Rd. Gimenez and Levine have […]
Let’s call it the kiss and tell ordinance. Miami Beach Commissioner John Aleman wants to introduce legislation that would require all the elected officials in the city to disclose — on a printed form — the names of anyone they have sexual relations with that could benefit from their vote. It’s on the agenda for Wednesday’s […]