The highlight of last week’s pols in pics has to be Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Marco Rubio, who were in town Friday to attend a Doral rally in support of protesters in Venezuela and demand sanctions from the U.S. government, which some called a publicity stunt and others said was a much needed public […]
It looks like Miami-Dade Carlos Gimenez is trying to get some feedback on the directions and priorities he announced last week at the State of the County address. Not from the people, really, but from the special interests. That’s why he had one of his favorite lobbyists do it. Jorge Luis Lopez, who went to […]
It looks like this year’s legislative session in Tallahassee, which opens Tuesday, is going to be a little smoother than last year’s. While there seem to be some arguably controversial bills in the pipeline — we have gaming, medicaid, sports stadiums, red lighht cameras, a sales tax for higher education — not many seem to […]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Lieutenant Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera joined the bevy of local electeds to blast the Venezuelan government’s crackdown on protesters Friday — more than two weeks after the first two of at least 16 anti-government protesters killed and about a month after the clashes started. They joined Sen. Marco Rubio, who gave […]
He was on. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez was at the top of his game Wednesday, as he delivered the State of the County address to a packed auditorium at Hialeah’s Milander Park. Okay, so yeah, he was totally in his element, a very friendly and almost adoring crowd. But he softened up his jowl and […]
Spotted at a Coral Gables eatery the other day: Carlos “CJ” Gimenez, the county mayor’s son, and Hialeah Council Vice President Luis Gonzalez, who is considering a run at the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser’s Office. While, he wouldn’t tell me what they discussed, Gonzalez confirmed to Ladra Wednesday that the two had met for “not […]
It’s that time of year again when the top county official will tell his constituency and the leaders of his realm how the municipality that is Miami-Dade is standing, what great things he’s done this past year and where he’s going if they’ll let him. Expect a lot of the same words and tired phrases […]
There was the typical crowd at Gwen Cherry Park where First Lady Michelle Obama visited this afternoon to promote her healthy eating initiatives for children. But one atypical attendee stood out: The recently blue former red State Rep. Ana Rivas Logan, who very ceremoniously changed parties two weeks ago. Old time blue-hards like Miami-Dade Democratic […]
In his bid to become the Republican candidate for Congressional district 26, former Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Joe Martinez has turned to an odd guru: Sun Tzu, a legendary — if possibly mythical — Chinese military leader who wrote the Art of War as a sort of meditation on the rules of combat about 2,500 years […]
As everyone expected, former Gov. Jeb Bush formally endorsed Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo in his bid for Congress. Bush sent out the “news” on twitter Monday morning. “Proud to endorse @carloslcurbelo for Congress. He’s shown a strong commitment to #edreform &limited gov #FL26,” he chirped. Moments later, Curbelo and his supporters were retweeting […]