Waiting for the other shoes to drop from Frank Artiles arrest in sham senate race

Waiting for the other shoes to drop from Frank Artiles arrest in sham senate race

There could be money laundering involved here The news that disgraced former Sen. Frank Artiles was arrested last week on charges of campaign finance fraud has Miami’s political underbelly scurrying for cover. Because he was not alone, dear readers. There’s no way. Artiles had bragged about being behind the sham candidate in the Senate district […]

GOP gets desperate in Hialeah Senate race against David Perez

GOP gets desperate in Hialeah Senate race against David Perez

Voters in Hialeah and Miami Lakes have been barraged by a deluge of mailers that call Coral Gables firefighter and Democratic candidate for Senate a weak, tax-happy, socialist, communist puppet. Yes, the Republicans, are very afraid. They hand picked State Rep. Manny Diaz Jr. for the seat vacated by termed-out Rene Garcia, and are now finding […]

Manny Diaz Jr. is no-show at work — and at debates

Manny Diaz Jr. is no-show at work — and at debates

Is it that State Rep. Manny Diaz, Jr., is afraid to debate a Democrat? Is he afraid to debate a girl? More likely, Diaz — who has never had to debate for his post — is more afraid that he cannot defend his poor record or his no-show job at a non-credited, for-profit university and […]

Busy fundraising week for Republican state candidates

Busy fundraising week for Republican state candidates

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 […]