Floridians can’t agree on a lot. Which is to be expected in such a diverse swing state, and the results of USF’s annual Sunshine State Survey certainly attest to that. Floridians are split on all sorts of hot button issues from Common Core to offshore drilling. In fact, one of…
Rebecca Towers are a relic of another South Beach: A senior housing complex in the heart of multi-million waterfront condos. That’s also made the towers a regular target for conspiracy theorists on the beach for a simple reason: The land the government-run subsidized housing sits on is worth millions amidst…
See this guy? He’s running for Senate in Florida. He’s a young lawyer who claims to have worked his way through law school at USF while homeless. He’s a deeply religious family man. Father of four, actually. Sharply dressed, well groomed, and quite handsome as far as politicians go. Sure,…
Yesterday nine people lost their lives in just the latest act of senseless mass gun violence carried out in America. Today presidentially candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush responded to the national tragedy by exclaiming, “Stuff happens.” “I had this challenge as governor—because we had—look, stuff happens, there’s always…
Jeb Bush may not be anywhere near close to leading the polls anymore, but he does lead in another factor: endorsement. Bush has the backing of more notable politicians than any other candidate in the race, and today he announced another whopping round of endorsement. See, Florida currently has 26…
Jeb Bush is a man of strong opinions, forged in the intellectual fire of pure reason. Pick any contentious topic of the day, and he’ll be happy to share his thoughts. Say, for instance, the Washington Redskins, a team whose name most Native Americans and a whole lot of other…
The political conversation about sea level rise up in the nation’s capitol is a farce of deniers with their head in the sand. Meanwhile, down here in South Florida where literally starting to slowly drown. That’s been quite evident over the past few days as the high tides brought on…
All the attention on Comedy Central late night may be centering on The Daily Show and its new host Trevor Noah this week, but last night on The Nightly Show Larry Wilmore put an epic smackdown on former Florida Governor Jeb Bush for his comments last week implying that African-Americans…
Just two days into an experiment to experience daily life on the minimum wage in Miami, Florida Representative Jose Javier Rodriguez says he failed the test. On Tuesday morning, Rodriguez planned to take the bus from home in Shenandoah to his downtown office. But after waiting for 30 minutes for…
Roderick “Rick” Beasley earns more than Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. The burly middle-aged bureaucrat with a penchant for bow ties runs CareerSource South Florida, a county agency that connects thousands of local job seekers and employers. With a $70 million budget fed by state and federal funds, it’s the largest…
Back when Jeb Bush first ran for Governor of Florida in 1994 he branded himself as a tough talking, red blooded conservative. This lead to a lot of unfortunate gaffs. When asked during that election what he would do for African Americans in Florida, he replied “probably nothing.” Bush of…
In 2010, Floridians passed a constitutional amendment mandating that all congressional districts should be drawn without political intentions. Earlier this year a judge ruled that Florida’s current Federal Congressional districts don’t meet the standards set by the amendment, which has led to a giant political mess about how to redraw…
The good news for Marco Rubio: He’s now sitting as high as third place in some polls after a post-debate bump in the past week. The bad news for Marco Rubio: That means Donald Trump is now paying attention to him. Florida Senator Rubio has surged ahead in recent weeks,…
In Iowa yesterday, Jeb Bush warned against America’s supposed slow creep toward multiculturalism. “We should not have a multicultural society,” Bush said pretty bluntly while meeting with voters in Cedar Falls. Jeb Bush has lived most of his adult life in Miami, a multicultural city if there ever was one, and…
As it turns out, Donald Trump may be the perfect presidential candidate for Latinos after all. No, no — not to actually be president. But to inspire millions to go out and vote. As Trump spews xenophobic anti-immigration rhetoric and vows to build an impenetrable wall along the Mexican border,…
On a drizzly September morning, Lynette Long sits rapt in the passenger seat, looking out the window at the passing Venetian Islands. The 67-year-old with short blonde hair and a slight smile carries a pad of paper and a pencil, ready to make a list. “See that there?” she says…
You might not experience it much if you rarely leave Miami-Dade County, but there’s certain paler parts of America where they just assume that anyone with a Latino-looking complexion is Mexican. It’s also in these parts of the country where you’re more likely to find people jumping on the wave…
If there’s one thing more frustrating than being a second tier Republican presidential candidate right now, its probably working for a second tier Republican presidential candidate. You’re working for guys being crushed by Donald Trump in the polls, working long hours and away from your family, and you’re not even…
Are you living with your opposite-sex life partner but haven’t gotten around to officially tying the knot yet? Well, guess what? You’re a no-good common criminal in the eyes of the laws of the great state of Florida, you scum bag! Yep, shacking up without putting a ring on it…
American democracy is a complex system with multiple levels, branches and built in checks and balances, and it works best when people get informed and show up to vote for all offices. Of course, Floridians, by and large, aren’t quite ready to even start thinking about who will replace Marco…
When you’re currently running for President and stuck in fourth place in your own home state, is it a good idea to piss off all the students and alumni of one of that state’s biggest schools? Probably not, but Marco Rubio pressed his lucky anyway. Rubio was on KNXO 1460’s The…
The only good news for Jeb Bush this morning is that the calendar still reads “September.” That means the Iowa caucuses are a healthy five months away. Which is important, because right now Jeb is seriously tanking among early state GOP voters. We’re talking Philadelphia 76ers looking for a number…
