What started as a toxic, racist chat among college Republicans at Florida International University — with hundreds of racial slurs, antisemitic comments, misogyny, calls for violence and the kind of language that makes even seasoned political operatives wince — has escalated into a full-blown political test for Miami-Dade’s GOP leadership. And one of its own […]
Miami-Dade County commissioners did something Tuesday that felt equal parts principled stand and political performance art: they formally urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto Senate Bill 1134 — a sweeping measure that would bar local governments from funding or officially engaging in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. There’s just one small problem. DeSantis has already […]
Miami Beach commissioner: ‘Let’s fight back in court’ So this is how zoning works now. When developers can’t get approval from local boards, residents or even the area’s own elected officials, they simply go shopping for a different government — one 400 miles away. Under a bill passed Friday in Tallahassee, the legendary Fontainebleau Miami […]
For a man touring Florida accusing local governments of wasteful spending, Blaise Ingoglia — the head of the Florida DOGE, who reported last year that Miami-Dade had misspent more than $300 million (lacking any details, of course) — has picked a very awkward place to collect campaign checks: The Biltmore Hotel. Yes, the same grand, […]
Just days after officially jumping into the race against Maria Elvira Salazar, former TV anchor Eliott Rodriguez has unveiled evidence that his campaign is off to a blazing start. Proof provided, conveniently, by his own campaign. A newly released survey shows Rodriguez holding a commanding 27-point lead in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 27th Congressional […]
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has officially told former Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo “nananina” to his final appeal, the city he used to represent has decided it would like its money back. Or at least some of it. Good luck with that. On Thursday, the Miami City Commission unanimously approved a proposal by Commissioner […]
Someone is polling in House District 113. And like every good Miami political ghost story, nobody wants to admit they paid for it. A text message last week led Republican voters in the district — which includes Key Biscayne, Little Havana, other parts of Miami and some Coral Gables — to a poll that asked […]
Is this the work of the ghost of Joe Carollo? What was supposed to be a sleepy, bureaucratic conversation about succession planning at City of Miami on Thursday detonated faster than a cafetera left unattended. Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela thought he was teeing up a routine discussion about the process for replacing retiring Police Chief […]
People are talking and Democrats are dreaming For years now, Democrats have searched — sometimes desperately — for someone who could seriously threaten U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar in a district that stubbornly refuses to behave the way they want. They may have just found him. Newly retired CBS Miami anchor Eliott Rodriguez, one of […]
Mayor Eileen Higgins has been in office just long enough to learn where the bathrooms are at City Hall — and already she’s making one thing clear: This administration would very much like to be taken seriously. Last week, Higgins rolled out her senior leadership team, a ritual that in most cities barely registers as […]