Flash back to early March in the chaotic Republican primary. Miami’s GOP golden boy Marco Rubio was still clinging onto faint hope that he could bring mainstream Republicans together against insurgent Donald Trump. But then the latest polls started coming out of Florida, and it clear that Rubio was bound…
A very petty local mayor couldn’t help but carry through on whatever point he was trying to make by paying his $4,000 ethics fine in petty coins. Last year, Hernandez was caught up in an ethics scandal for his business connections with Luis Felipe Pérez, a Hialeah jewler who also dabbled…
There are currently 389 inmates in Florida prisons awaiting the death penalty, the second-highest number of any state in the union. If the State Supreme Court agrees with a cadre of lawyers, every single one of them may see their death sentence whipped out replaced with life in prison without…
As if Cuba needed another dictator, fashion’s reigning tyrant Karl Lagerfeld will present Chanel’s 2017 Cruise collection in Havana tonight. It will be the first major fashion show by an international brand in Cuba in decades, but not everyone is pleased. Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has taken to Twitter multiple times…
Don’t tell the thousands of tourists and locals who hop in black Ubers or Lyfts every day in Miami, but the rideshare services are still technically illegal in Dade County. For more than two years, the tech firms and local politicians have been locked in a tug-of-war with millions of…
Rick Scott has a habit of trying to lure jobs to Florida from states with Democratic governors in quite an unfriendly fashion. So when California passed legislation that will increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2021, Scott couldn’t help but swoop in. He ordered Enterprise Florida,…
Gone are the days of early March when it seemed we were getting new polls and data about the political leanings of Florida voters every other day. Since the primary, it’s been quite a while since a pollster has come along and taken the political temperature of the state. Since…
The state government is firmly controlled by Republicans, but that doesn’t mean that Governor Rick Scott gets whatever he wants. Scott, at times, has a notable aversion to compromise even with others in his party and is no stranger to angering other Tallahassee Republicans. Usually, this puts him at odds with…
Florida Governor Rick Scott wants the rest of the Republican establishment to just stop all the nonsense and accept the fact that Donald Trump will be the party’s official presidential nominee come this summer. In a Facebook post, the Gov called for an official end to the “Stop Trump” movement…
Everyone knows who defeated medical marijuana in Florida two years ago: casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who singlehandedly pumped in millions to pay for scare ads that helped barely keep the amendment below 60 percent approval. But few remember that it was actually a St. Petersburg-based developer who created the anti-pot group…
He’s a successful developer with a net worth that firmly ensconces him in the one percent. He has controversial views on immigration, and isn’t afraid of sharing them. He’s never held office before, and is now running in a crowded Republican primary as an outsider with the help of his…
After putting all his chips on the table in a hyper-ambitious run for the White House, Senator Marco Rubio came up far short. So how ironic would it be if Florida’s other Senator actually came closer to 1600 Penn? Yes, that guy. The one everyone seems to like, but no…
Republicans in the State Government have been slowly chipping away at women’s reproductive health rights for years. Last year they went further than they ever had by passing a law that required women to wait 24 hours after their initial consultation to undergo and abortion. That law has been caught…
It wasn’t that long ago where Republicans could actually find a strong base of support amongst Florida’s Hispanic and Latino population. Both Bushes, Jeb and George W, enjoyed a majority of their support in their runs for governor and president. According to at least one exit poll, even Rick Scott…
The swim race was meant to be a hilarious escapade of less-than-Olympic caliber politicians thrashing about for a good cause. Held last July at the West Grove pool, City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff lined up to race with two other commissioners and filmmaker Billy Corben, with each pledging $1,000 toward the…
Rep. Gwen Graham, a single-term Democratic congresswoman perhaps best known for being the daughter of former Senator and Governor Bob Graham, announced today that she won’t seek re-election and is instead strongly considering a run for governor in 2018. “I’m so excited to tell you first that I’m seriously considering…
Finally! Someone has combined the hit broadway musical you can’t stop hearing about and the failed presidential candidate you haven’t heard much about for two months. Yes, folks, Jeb!: An American Disappointment, a parody of Hamilton, is here to the delight of, well, some. Unfortunately, it’s not a fully staged…
Jeb Bush has been out of the presidential race for almost two months, but Donald Trump apparently loves to lambast the former Florida gov. Lil’ Jebbers was Trump’s favorite target during the debates. The mogul seemed to relish metaphorically wrapping his stubby little digits around Bush’s jowls any chance he…
Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine’s controversy meter is, at times, notably off. The millionaire Mayor made a historic trip to Cuba last month, and while speaking with Cuban officials, broached the idea of discussing bringing a Cuban Consulate to Miami Beach. This is, of course, Miami-Dade County, where all discussion…
For years, the knock against Debbie Wasserman Shultz was that she was just too damn liberal for her own good. Everytime Florida political columnist mentioned the possibility of the Congresswoman running for state-wide office it came with the caveat that she was perhaps too far to the left to win…
When Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine not only became the first sitting head of a Dade County city to visit Cuba but also initiated the possibility of a hosting a Cuban consulate in Miami Beach it could be seen as a litmus test to see how charged the third rail of…
In November 2012, artist Brian Deutzman had just returned to his hometown of Miami from New York hoping to sell some of his work during Art Basel. So he was thrilled when a broker representing Donald Trump’s hotel chain asked to buy a stylized photograph of a classic car to…
