Daisy Baez should resign, not just drop out of other race

Daisy Baez should resign, not just drop out of other race

Legislator admits she doesn’t sleep in District 114 State Rep. Daisy Baez announced Friday that she was dropping out of the Democratic primary to replace former Sen. Frank Artiles in District 40. But, maybe Baez should resign from the legislature altogether. That’s not only because she still lives outside the district — admitting to Ladra on […]

Will he or won’t he? Senate 40 race waits on Jose Felix Diaz

Will he or won’t he? Senate 40 race waits on Jose Felix Diaz

And we’re off. Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday set the date for a special election to replace disgraced former Sen. Frank Artiles, who resigned hastily last month after he was caught making racial and sexist remarks to black colleagues. The primary will be July 25 with the general election September 26. Now, if we […]

Frank Artiles resigns and an old rival, Juan Zapata, could run

Frank Artiles resigns and an old rival, Juan Zapata, could run

Could El Zorro come to the rescue again? One of the names being batted around for a special election to replace disgraced former Sen. Frank Artiles — who resigned Friday after making inappropriate and racist comments earlier in the week when speaking to a few colleagues — is his all-time rival and nemesis, former Miami-Dade […]

Frank Artiles resigns, but still needs to apologize to Hialeah

Frank Artiles resigns, but still needs to apologize to Hialeah

State Sen. Frank Artiles resigned Friday for having a racist rant earlier in the week, but only after it became increasingly clear that he had no other choice. Nothing was getting done in the final weeks of session was the capitol turned on Artiles’ words to his colleagues, including calling Senate President Joe Negron a […]

Frank Artiles must resign despite sorry-not-sorry apology

Frank Artiles must resign despite sorry-not-sorry apology

It didn’t take long for newly-minted Sen. Frank Artiles to misbehave now, did it? It shouldn’t take this long for him to resign. A known bully and hothead who punched a college kid in the face at a bar and who wants to kill a Florida black bear, Artiles was in the news again Tuesday […]

Red goes blue, blue goes red in four flipped 305 seats

Red goes blue, blue goes red in four flipped 305 seats

Both the Florida Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Florida will claim victories in Tuesday’s election after several state seats switched colors. In the 305, we had four seats flip — two in the House and two in the Senate. Both House seats were open (one due to term limits and one due to […]

The 305 votes: A round-up of Election Day news

The 305 votes: A round-up of Election Day news

Most of us have been preoccupied — perhaps obsessed is a better word — with the presidential or the Miami-Dade mayoral election. But there were a lot of other races that culminated with Tuesday’s vote. Here are some highlights: Sen. Marco Rubio beat Congressman Patrick Murphy back to gain another six years in office. He […]

It’s over! Or is it? Some Election Day results will haunt us

It’s over! Or is it? Some Election Day results will haunt us

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 […]

Kendall forum features candidates for House, Senate

Kendall forum features candidates for House, Senate

Voters can hear directly from the candidates in two of the more interesting state races Tuesday when the Kendall Federation of Homeowners Associations has its first forum after the August primary. Former congressman and state rep David “King Nine Lives” Rivera, who won the Republican primary, and former Miami-Dade Police Lt. Robert Asencio, a Democrat, both vying […]