Miami Lakes voters were in a giving mood this week, saying yes to and overwhelmingly passing every single one of the 10 charter amendments proposed to them — most of which take powers away from the mayor, making it a mostly ceremonial position. They also made Mayor Michael Pizzi‘s re-election pretty much a pipe dream. […]
Every day now, Ladra hears the same ol’ thing, like an echo: “Joe Martinez is going to file today.” The rumor going around for weeks now is that Martinez, the former Miami-Dade County Commission chairman who lost a mayoral bid in 2012, is going to run against Commissioner Juan Zapata for his old seat. Las […]
Finally, one of the infamous rivalries in Doral is going to battle on the ballot: Former mayor J.C. Bermudez and Councilwoman Sandra Ruiz both want to be the mayor. Bermudez announced last month — though he has been rumored to be mulling it over since a poll showed him blowing Boria out of the water […]
Close to 19,000 voters in Miami Lakes will get a ballot in the mail in the next couple of days that could change the way the city governs for years to come. Ten charter amendments — not one, not two, but 10 — are on the ballot that are due back by May 17. It almost […]
After returning from his vacation with fellow totalitarians Fidel and Raul Castro, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine wants to invite his new friends back home for a barbarian barbecue. So he’s floating the idea of opening a Cuban consulate office in his city. Some people are not so eager to welcome that. There was a small […]
Former Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Joe Martinez may jump into his third race since leaving office to run for mayor unsuccessfully in 2012. And, no, he’s not running for Congress again. Martinez wants his old job back. He is seriously considering a run against Commissioner Juan Zapata for his old District 11 seat. “I have it under […]
It’s going to be a busy week for Republican checkbooks. We’ve got at least four fundraisers planned this week, two for Tuesday and two for Wednesday, for GOP candidates in state House and Senate races. First up is former Congressman David Rivera. We already told you he’s back, running now for the seat abandoned by […]
Former Congressman David Rivera is going back to his roots. Rivera told everyone earlier this month that he was running for state House in the seat abandoned by Rep. Frank Artiles (R-Kendall), who is leaving his final term to run for the Senate. There’s even a kick-off fundraiser Tuesday at one of his old haunts, […]
Why is everybody so shocked that U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo said he would vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump? Ladra is not surprised. No, it is not because there are a bunch of other Republicans who are casting protest #NeverTrump votes for that evil woman they can’t stand to even look at. Yes, it’s […]
That was quick. The race between Sen. Anitere Flores (R-Kendall) and Democrat challenger Andrew Korge, son of lobbyist and big national Dem fundraiser Chris Korge, is the first this year to go negative. That means that, officially, the state campaigns have begun. Occupy Democrats, a national advocacy group that pushes blue candidates, released a video […]