New Miami-Dade chairman pitches anti-poverty program

New Miami-Dade chairman pitches anti-poverty program

From the what-a-difference-a-day-makes category: Freshly minted Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Jean Monestime took his oath of office Friday, and immediately pledged to use his position to defend the county’s neediest residents — who, by the way, live in his district — with a “Chairman’s Council of Prosperity Initiatives” he said he hopes will bring more people […]

Commission chair installation could draw political big wigs

Commission chair installation could draw political big wigs

The historic installation Friday of Miami-Dade Commissioner Jean Monestime, the first Haitian American to hold the chairman’s position, is likely to draw a lot more local politicians than these ceremonies normally do anyway. Miami Herald reporter Doug Hanks tweeted late Thursday that even Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Marco Rubio might be in attendance. I […]

Political Pics of the busy Week for Mayor Carlos Gimenez

Political Pics of the busy Week for Mayor Carlos Gimenez

It was a busy week, photographically, for our Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Monday, he launched the Employ Miami-Dade initiative and then he hosted his annual toy drive at the Biltmore Hotel Tuesday. Wednesday he became embroiled in the U.S. policy Cuba blunder and was busy responding to multiple media requests on that. But by Friday, […]

Jeb Bush finally makes breathless announcement for 2016

Jeb Bush finally makes breathless announcement for 2016

It’s almost like he was the last to know. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced breathlessly on Facebook Tuesday that he had “decided to actively explore” a run for the White House in 2016. As opposed to what? “Inactively exploring” or just “exploring” all by its lonesome, as he has been for at least the […]

Marco Rubio comes out for Eddy Gonzalez in prop app race

Marco Rubio comes out for Eddy Gonzalez in prop app race

State Rep.  Eddy Gonzalez has scored the Holy Grail of 305 endorsements in his bid for Miami-Dade Property Appraiser — the backing of none other than Sen. Marco Rubio, a one-time VP hopeful. In what may also be the first time a U.S. Senator stumps for a Property Appraiser candidate, several people told Ladra they had gotten […]

UCSB shooting victim’s dad pushes for gun control in Florida

UCSB shooting victim’s dad pushes for gun control in Florida

By JIM TURNER of THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDATHE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 2, 2014 — Richard Martinez, whose 20-year-old son was killed in a shooting rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara in late May, acknowledges that calling for tougher gun-control laws in Florida isn’t easy.But as Martinez travels the country crusading for political discussion on “sensible” […]

Ted Cruz stars in big GOP Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser

Ted Cruz stars in big GOP Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser

Yes, as expected, the keynote speaker at the Miami-Dade Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner in a couple of weeks is a Cuban-American senator. But it’s not that Cuban-American Senator. The big money draw for the June 20 event will be Sen. Ted Cruz from Texas, known as “the other Cuban senator” in these parts. The […]

Political pics of the week — the Guv and Marco Rubio trump

Political pics of the week — the Guv and Marco Rubio trump

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 […]

SOS Venezuela: A trendy 2014 Florida campaign theme

SOS Venezuela: A trendy 2014 Florida campaign theme

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 […]

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