Did you hear the one about the mayor’s campaign consultant working a side gig for a casino giant? No, there’s no punchline. Because it’s no joke. Up until just a few months ago, Jesse Manzano-Plaza – Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez‘s political strategist, campaign spokesman and chief apologist — had been working for Resorts World and Genting, the […]
Another negative mailer connecting Donald Trump to a candidate arrived in mailboxes this week. But this one attacks a fellow Democrat — and one who had suspended her campaign, no less. And this time, it may have backfired — because former State Rep. Ana Rivas Logan is a little riled and refuses to withdraw her […]
The private detective that uncovered absentee ballot fraud in the Miami-Dade August 2012 election has nabbed yet another person committing electoral fraud — this time selling “access” to elderly voters, which we have to interpret as access to absentee ballots. Joe Carillo told Ladra Thursday he would give details Friday about his latest sting operation, […]
As expected, Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi qualified at the last minute, just before noon Wednesday to run for re-election, making this race a heated four-man contest. Wait a minute, make that a three-way: Councilman Ceasar Mestre has withdrawn his candidacy. In a long Facebook post over the weekend, Mestre told his supporters that he […]
Two different mailers for Andrew Korge arrived in mailboxes Monday, a day before the absentee ballots are mailed in Miami-Dade: One was positive and one was negative. Way negative. Korge, challenging Sen. Dwight Bullard in the Democratic primary in District 40, basically says Bullard is untrustworthy and living off his campaign funds. The mailer also […]
Many local Republicans just simply cannot wait to vote for Marco Rubio again in the Aug. 30 primary. So the Miami-Dade GOP is having a straw ballot vote next week for that U.S. Senate seat. Of course, the incumbent is the favorite. But all four Republican candidates — Rubio, Carlos Beruff, Ernie Rivera, and Dwight Mark […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez continues to dodge debates with any of his challengers and is expected to be a no-show to the debate Wednesday hosted by a coalition of women’s groups — the first real public debate in such an important election. A member and former vice president of the League of Women Voters of […]
The Kendall Federation of Homeowners Association will host seven candidate forums between Monday and Tuesday for voters who live in the western part of Miami-Dade. Last week, the group hosted forums for the county commission race in District 11 and the congressional Democratic primary race in District 26. Monday’s series focuses on three state races: […]
Miami-Dade’s premiere LGBT rights group came out with new endorsements Friday — and snubbed two gay candidates in one race. SAVE Dade endorsed former prosecutor Jason Pizzo for the state Senate race in District 38 over former North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns and former Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Góngora — both of whom are openly […]
For decades, the owner of M&M Liquors in Hialeah has used his store’s marquee sign to wax on current affairs and political news in his own poetic way. Recently, he’s used it to opine on transgender bathrooms, police shootings and, of course, Donald Trump. In fact, today and tomorrow, Trump could see a message about […]