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Charlie Crist puts Ron DeSantis on defense at only gubernatorial debate
The first and only gubernatorial debate between Gov. Ron DeSantis and Congressman Charlie Crist seemed to have the incumbent on the ropes.
DeSantis sometimes looked like a dear in the headlights as he gritted his teeth and smirked at some of the Crist zingers.
Did State Rep Demi ‘Do Nada’ Busatta Cabrera buy her job with public funds?
The incumbent is also the darling of Tallahassee political committees
With 107K ballots returned so far, Miami-Dade heads into early voting
Miami-Dade voters will get their first chance to cast an in-person ballot for the Nov. 8 election when early voting starts Monday morning at 28 polling locations throughout the county — including five more than last time.
One change that might cause confusion is that the Coral Gables Library voting location is moved to the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center — but it’s right across the street.
Ron DeSantis stomps for election denier GOP Senate candidate in Nevada race
Ask for cash seems to come from the governor’s office
Sworn statement from Alex Diaz de la Portilla to the Miami-Dade ethics board
It reads like they were pulling teeth.
A transcript of the sworn statement of Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla by an attorney with the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust shows how well The Dean can channel a hard-headed high school sophomore.
What hurricane? Ron DeSantis gets big boost from the Mrs in new video ad
Democrats are so worried about how the narrative on the governor’s race has changed since Hurricane Ian decimated some of Florida and Ron DeSantis didn’t completely blow it by tossing paper towels into the crowds.
Sure, his response has been sufficient. So far. Isn’t he doing exactly what he is supposed to? He’s military. They are good to have around in a crisis. And he is surrounded by people who are used to responding to hurricanes. Our search and rescue task force, for example, makes him look good.
Ethics board: Miami Commissioner ADLP abused his power with city car
The Miami-Dade Ethics Commission has unanimously found probable cause that Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla exploited his office and abused his power to provide Jenny Nillo — a longtime friend he gave a no-show job to at the OMNI Community Redevelopment Agency — with a city car.
Kinda anticlimactic ain’t it? The car certainly seems like just a scratch on the surface.
Miami Beach referendums to benefit mayor’s rich developer friends
There are eight referendum questions on the Miami Beach ballot, including two that are carefully camouflaged giveaways to rich millionaire developer friends of Mayor Dan Gelber.
Even former Mayor Philip Levine — who was caught in a secret meeting with Gelber and developers trying to form a political action committee to turn South Beach into another Brickell — could get a piece of the action.
GOP candidates repeat the ‘won’t lose my country’ mantra in campaign ads
Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar is a copycat.
Yeah, yeah. All Republican candidates pull the socialist card like it’s campaign gold, because it is in some voter demographics. But Salazar came out last week with a TV commercial in which she says, almost word for word, what Sen. Marco Rubio has been saying for weeks.
South Miami City Manager Shari Kamali ditches gov job for granny duty
Budgets or burpees? Diapers or disciplinary reports?
After almost a decade in the city of South Miami administration — the last two and a half as city manager — Shari Kamali will resign from her job. The official announcement will be made at Tuesday’s commission meeting.
