Florida Regions
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava condemned President Donald Trump's recent travel ban on citizens of twelve countries, including three from Latin America, from entering the United States. "We learned from past travel bans that the end result is families being divided and loved one unable to see each other," Cava said on Thursday. "The […]
MIAMI — June 4, 2025 — In the wake of Tuesday’s special election for Miami’s District 4 seat, serious concerns have emerged surrounding the dramatic disparity in vote-by-mail (VBM) returns that powered Ralph Rosado to victory over Jose Francisco Regalado. Rosado defeated Regalado with 55.13% of the vote (2,938 votes to 2,391), but a deeper […]
Miami City Commission candidate Ralph "Rafeal" Rosado and his campaign team consisting of Jesse Manzano of Berthier Strategies, defeated opponent Jose Francisco Regalado in the District 4 special election on Tuesday night. Rosado received 55% of the vote to Regalado's 45% with all precincts reporting. Rosado is a Miami native with prior experience as City Manager […]
June 1 marks the start of the 2025 hurricane season, and an effort to curb looting following a natural disaster has been introduced as the Law On Offender Transgressions During Emergencies and Recovery (LOOTER) Act. The bill was proposed by U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, (R), as a means “to protect communities from criminals who exploit […]
DeSantis Points to Media 'Lies' Inspiring Colorado's Molotov Cocktail-Wielding Anti-Semite Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed President Joe Biden's immigration policies and media "lies" after eight people—including a Holocaust survivor—were wounded by Molotov cocktails chucked by an...READ MORE Gov. Ron DeSantis: "Property rights are essential to maintaining an orderly and stable society. That’s why I signed legislation last year to […]
Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power ripped into a Miami Herald report that Jose Javier RodrĂguez, a Miami Democrat who lost a razor-thin election to Sen. Ileana Garcia (R-Miami) in 2020, is now running for Florida Attorney General to replace James Uthmeier. "Guy who tried to run for Congress-failed, lost a senate seat, and now wants […]
In a sequel to his stringent anti-squatter law signed last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a pair of bills targeting squatters at hotels, motels, and commercial businesses on Monday. DeSantis lauded the Sunshine State's massive strides in property rights at a bill-signing ceremony hosted in Sarasota Monday morning, where he greenlit SB 322, "Property Rights," […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed President Joe Biden's immigration policies and media "lies" after eight people—including a Holocaust survivor—were wounded by Molotov cocktails chucked by an antisemitic Egyptian in the U.S. illegally. DeSantis spoke at a Sarasota press conference Monday morning, where he condemned 45-year-old suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman for allegedly firebombing a Colorado demonstration calling […]
Every now and then, a zoning filing pops up that feels like more than just another development application—it feels like a turning point. That might be what we’re seeing in a bold proposal by Grupo Apolo for a 68.5-acre mixed-use project in West Kendall, squarely within Miami-Dade Commissioner Rob Gonzalez’s district. Grupo Apolo may be […]
The US is restarting diplomatic operations in its embassy in Damascus, Syria, as relations between Syria’s interim government and the US improve. The embassy had been closed since February 2012 due to internal conflict and violence caused by former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported how “Ambassador Thomas Barrack raised […]
Lawmakers are condemning a recent antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, against pro-Israeli demonstrators rallying in support of efforts to release the remaining hostages in Gaza. During the rally, Mohamed Sabry Soliman approached and began setting protestors and nearby areas on fire after shouting “Free Palestine!” Soliman’s attacks left eight injured with no reported deaths. The […]
Pictures and firsthand reports from voters who showed up to cast their ballots early at the Shenandoah Library on Friday, May 30, for the special election to fill the vacant District 4 seat came with an unexpected twist: former City of Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla was spotted actively campaigning outside the polling […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Thursday the opening of a criminal investigation into Gulf World Marine Park after the suspicious death of a fifth dolphin at the park. "Today, my office opened a statewide criminal investigation into Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach and its Mexico-based parent company, The Dolphin Company," […]
Hope Florida Raised $785K at 2024 Governor's Cup Golf Fundraiser After Florida state lawmakers demanded an investigation into the Hope Florida Foundation, a Florida House committee convened to investigate any alleged fiduciary ties between the...READ MORE Gov. Ron DeSantis: "Florida sets the standard for disaster response and emergency management. We’ve made historic investments in hurricane […]
John Thrasher, Florida's former House Speaker and ex-President of Florida State University, passed away following a battle with cancer at the age of 81, his family announced Friday. "President Thrasher, who also served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as a member of the Florida Senate, passed away this morning (May 30), […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis ripped into the Legislature for not fulfilling their "one responsibility" to pass a budget, blaming lawmakers for failing to provide Floridians with a tax holiday ahead of the state's months-long looming hurricane season. DeSantis's comments came at a Jupiter press conference on Friday, where he cautioned residents on how to prepare for […]
After Florida state lawmakers demanded an investigation into the Hope Florida Foundation, a Florida House committee convened to investigate any alleged fiduciary ties between the foundation and any political committee. The legislative investigation led by Rep. Alex Andrade (R) ended, and now Leon County State Attorney Jack Campbell is allegedly looking into the documents Rep. […]
Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) recently wrote to President Donald Trump’s administration requesting they block the proposed sale of the Venezuelan democratic opposition's control over oil company CITGO. CITGO is a US-based oil refiner, transporter, and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, and other industrial products. PDVSA, a state-owned oil company of the Venezuelan government, is […]
