Yesterday, Riptide reported on Rick Falls, a Miami Beach code enforcement officer who claims he was retaliated against for wearing a wire for the F.B.I. One thing that remains unclear, however, is how Falls’s supervisors became aware of his involvement in the first place.The FBI was brought in to help…
As the county commission meets today to consider a proposed deal to renovate Sun Life Stadium, news comes that the NFL has decided to chip in $150 million of the estimated $480 million it would cost to Flip This House, leaving the county and the Dolphins with $350 million to cover…
Breaking news: People want Jeffrey Loria to sell the Marlins. So much so, in fact, that someone has started an official White House petition to pass legislation that would force Loria to sell the team and allow him to get right back to selling artwork full time…
Ever think about uploading that sex tape you made with your ex to the Internet? Well, you might want to think twice about it if you live in Florida, because victims of “revenge porn” soon may not have to take it, uh, lying down anymore. There’s a bill working its way…
North Miami mayoral candidate Anna Pierre needs your prayers because someone has opened a can of voodoo on her ass. On Easter Sunday, Pierre says, she discovered what appeared to be your typical “Voodoo Starter Kit” in front of her campaign headquarters’ doors. Over the past few months, this twisted…
Florida Senator Bill Nelson finally got around to supporting gay marriage last night by penning a brief, sort-of-uncomfortable editorial for The Tampa Bay Times. Don’t expect him to talk much more about it, though, because today he’s gone back to talking about one of his favorite subjects: space shit!Today he…
Forgive Bill Nelson for taking his time. After all, the issue of gay marriage had nothing to do with his preferred issues of space and snakes.Ever a moderate, Nelson had stuck to a low-key position supporting civil unions. Apparently the 70-year-old senator finally realized he was just one of seven…
Hope you like a long, drawn-out campaign, GOP faithful! Because three years out from choosing a nominee to run in the 2016 presidential race, Republican voters aren’t showing any inclination toward picking a favorite yet.Marco Rubio narrowly leads the field in a new Quinnipiac poll out this morning, but garners…
Lane Rees is a current Republican state committeeman, a former Walton County commissioner, the 2011 Walton County man of the year, a Jeb Bush appointee and a former board chair for the Foundation for Evangelism. He’s also now a suspected child pornographer. Rees, who is 61, was arrested yesterday on charges…
A bill that would create a statewide domestic partnership registry open to same-sex couples passed its first committee in the Florida Senate yesterday. Though the bill still has a long way to go, the vote was the first in the Florida Legislature that recognized rights for same-sex couples…
President Barack Obama was in Miami today to talk up one his favorite subjects: spending on infrastructure. Nothing particularly groundbreaking there.Though, you can bet the Chicago Bulls fan certainly had something to say about his team snapping the Heat’s epic win streak…
Perhaps the definitive moment of Rick Scott’s governorship was his decision to axe a federally funded high speed rail line in Florida, but that doesn’t mean he’s totally opposed to asking for federal handouts. In advance of Obama’s visit to the Port of Miami today, Scott blasted the administration and…
Ever wonder why over the past decade Florida’s elected officials seem to have become increasingly partisan? It might just be a general change in mood of politics across the nation. It might be gerrymandering that renders so many state legislative districts uncompetitive. Or it might be partly because, as former senators Bob…
The Miami-Dade Police Department is one of the few local law enforcement agencies in the nation that owns a drone. Though the department has never actually used the thing, legislation is making its way through the Florida Legislature that would limit its use…
Jim Greer used to be the top Republican in Florida. Now he’ll find himself at the bottom of the prison food chain.The former Republican Party of Florida chair was sentenced to 18 months in prison today.See also:- Jim Greer: Racism and Dead Bodies Ahead…
Where in the world is Ana Sol Alliegro? We’ve heard joking answers from the bottom of the Everglades to St. Tropez, but there hasn’t been an actual report on David Rivera’s shady lady friend until now. According to sources who spoke to América TeVé, she may be in Nicaragua…
If you’ve been on Facebook in the past 24 hours, you’ve surely noticed the explosion of people using a red version of the Human Rights Campaign’s logo to express their support for gay marriage as the U.S. Supreme Court hears two potentially landmark cases. That’s very nice and all, but…
Over the past few days, Miami Springs voters have received a flier urging them to vote by mail in the city’s election on Tuesday. It includes a request form for an absentee ballot and an official-looking envelope. But the P.O. box on the envelope doesn’t correspond to the county’s department…
John Stemberger is perhaps Florida’s best-known homophobe. He was deeply involved in Florida’s effort to ban gay marriage and runs the Florida Family Policy Council, a group that opposes just about any bit of legal protection for the LGBT community. Now he’s decided to start a separate group solely to…
Whether you like it or not, the 2014 campaign cycle is officially here. Gov. Rick Scott has unveiled the first ad in his reelection campaign, and while it might be incredibly early, you can’t blame the guy for wanting to get a head start in boosting his poll numbers.The 107-second…
The unveiling of President Obama’s March Madness bracket has become an annual tradition, but over the past few years he’s lowballed the University of Miami women’s team. This year, he put a bit more faith in the Hurricanes’ men’s team, but has the Hurricanes just missing the Final Four.Oddly, he…
Another day, another poll with bad news for Florida Governor Rick Scott. This time it’s from Quinnipiac.The poll seems to show a case of too little too late for Scott. While Floridians largely agree with Scott’s latest high profile decision to expand Medicare, less than one-third feels he deserves to…
