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…
Perhaps no one in the history of Miami-Dade County has faced more repercussions for telling someone to go fuck themselves then circuit Judge Jacqueline Schwartz. The Supreme Court of Florida didn’t appreciate the judge’s potty mouth, and has fined her $10,000 and suspended her for 40 days for the incident…
Jeb Bush may be behind Trump in the polls, but one things he’s certainly leading in is nabbing endorsements in Florida. Even fellow Floridian Marco Rubio can’t touch Bush in that respect. In fact, today Bush announced a new bunch of endorsements that seem almost designed to embarrass Rubio. Remember…
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert only debuted last night, but if there’s one thing clear thing Colbert is trying to achieve to differentiate his shows from the competition its brining on guests from outside of Hollywood. Jimmy Fallon has his celebrity lip-synch games and Jimmy Kimmel has his cameo-filled…
Last Thursday, State Representative David Richardson of Miami Beach filed a bill (HB 137) that, if approved, would prohibit the use of so-called “gay conversion therapy” on minors, a practice that aims to change the sexual orientation of people who are same-sex attracted. Critics of the practice say that conversion…
The warning came three days after Magda Montiel Davis embraced Fidel Castro. A client called, saying that a rabid Spanish-language radio host was urging the public to kidnap the liberal lawyer’s small children. Montiel Davis had three older kids, but Sadie and Ben were then only 3 and 4 years…
Each state gets to enshrine statues of two of its most notable historical residents in The National Statuary Hall Collection at the US Capitol Building in Washington DC. Florida’s choices, made all the way back in 1914 and 1922 respectively, area guy who invented an early version of air conditioning…
Just a couple weeks ago, Miami Beach Commissioner Jonah Wolfson was on the all-out offensive to back his controversial fundraising efforts. Wolfson even took out three full-page Miami Herald ads to attack journalists Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg over Putney’s criticisms of how the politician and his ally, Mayor Philip…
