Politics & Government

Despite DeSantis’ constant finger-pointing at Democrats, Republican legislators have continued to insist their bill is apolitical.

A Miami-Dade County commissioner is calling for a task force to study whether to allow residents to pay taxes and fees using cryptocurrency.

Since #Gaetzgate is difficult to keep up with, we’ve put together a link roundup of all the major updates in chronological order.

When Kennedy responded that PortMiami, which is funded by county dollars, is public, the officer replied, “Not for you.”

A campaign email to supporters of Matt Gaetz asks for donations amid allegations involving sex trafficking of a minor.

Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla allegedly pushed a city employee while attending an underground party.

On March 25, Gaetz tweeted that if he were ever to suffer a public scandal, he would want the controversy to be called “Gaetzgate.”

Florida congressman Matt Gaetz is reportedly under investigation for sexual misconduct.

Residents of the Florida City Camp Site and RV Park are being told to leave, but many of them can’t afford to live anywhere else.

The former lawmaker is accused of several felonies stemming from his alleged interference in the 2020 state senate election.

Axios reports that President Joe Biden now opposes reopening the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children.

City of Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo said he spoke to the mayor of Hialeah about making their own county.

“This seems to be a pattern at Glades. They ignore the abuse and punish the survivors and witnesses of the abuse.”

Florida legislators at the state and federal levels have joined a growing push by GOP politicians to limit or ban transgender athletes from school sports.

According to Miami-Dade’s elections supervisor, the change would impact more than 404,000 of the county’s 1.5 million registered voters.

A recent report from the Giffords Law Center shows Florida lagging behind other states in gun reform.

The City of Miami is clearing out homeless encampments as part of an apparent crackdown on people living on city streets.

In 2019, Amnesty International called the detention center a human-rights violation.

Immigrant-rights and social-justice groups in Miami have already decried the decision.

Competing Florida bills take aim at immigrant students: One would finally give them financial aid, the other would make college far more expensive.

2020 created Miami’s greatest love story: Francis Suarez and the tech bros.

Party chair Steve Simeonidis called Miami Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola “a clear example of what a bad Democrat looks like.”