Everybody knew that the Miami mayoral election wasn’t going to be nonpartisan. Not really. Not with these people. Not in these times. We’ve already seen the attacks. The Republican Party of Florida compared Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, to New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, because that’s a bad thing in Miami. And the […]
At least eight of the 13 people who want to be the next Miami mayor candidates will be on stage Saturday at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex on Saturday to talk about “the issues that matter most” to voters. Or at least that’s the promise from the long list of progressive groups hosting it: Florida […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins made it official at City Hall this week, dropping off her final paperwork and dropping a shiny new campaign video at the same time. The spot, called “Clear Plan,” is full of feel-good promises about safe neighborhoods, affordable housing, clean parks, and a government that people can actually trust — you […]
Looks like the airport vote is boarding two different flights in the Miami mayor’s race. On Friday, former Miami City Manager Emilio González rolled out the endorsement of AFSCME Local 1542, the county workers union that represents the rank-and-file who keep Miami International Airport running — the mechanics, baggage handlers, maintenance crews, and the rest […]
It looks like former Miami City Manager Emilio González has found his campaign sweet spot: the law-and-order vote. Six former police chiefs — count ’em, six — have lined up to bless the retired Army colonel’s run for Miami mayor. This not the endorsement from the Miami Fraternal Order of Police, who have not yet […]
Even before Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins officially threw her hat in the ring for the Miami mayoral race, the Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee was sending out text messages linking the front-running Republican candidate, former City Manager Emilio González, to Donald Trump. Then Tuesday, a day after Higgins submitted her resign-to-run resignation at the county, the […]
County commissioner wants to qualify by petition For everyone still whispering that Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins might blink at giving up three safe years on the county dais for a risky run at Miami’s top job — stop. It’s done. There’s no room for doubts now. Higgins submitted her resignation letter as a county elected, […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins might be serious about her bid to run for Miami Mayor this November, after all, which could be why she went out of her way to get former Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, another candidate in the crowded race, basically fired from his day job as the lobbyist for the Sierra Club’s […]
A new political action committee for the Eileen Higgins campaign for Miami mayor raised $250,000 in its first quarter, showing heavy support from real estate developers, engineering firms, lobbyists — and a political committee that tried to elect James Reyes to Miami-Dade sheriff. Ethical Leadership for Miami filed its first paperwork on March 24, a […]
Miami doesn’t have Roberto Rodriguez-Tejera anymore on weekday morning radio to let us know what’s really happening at the county, the different municipalities, the state and the country. But, hey, we have Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo every day at 10 a.m. on America Radio Miami 1260 AM to feed us lies. As if he didn’t already […]