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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 9, 2016

The trip is back on. Gov. Rick Scott will head to Washington D.C., next week to push for Zika funding. The governor’s office said Scott will travel to the nation’s capital on Sept. 13 and 14. The Naples Republican was scheduled to travel to D.C. earlier this week to meet with members of Congress and ask […]

Associated PressSeptember 1, 2016

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Authorities in Florida said Thursday they have found the Zika virus in three groups of trapped mosquitoes in Miami Beach, the first time this has happened in the continental US. The Zika-carrying mosquitoes were trapped in a touristy 1.5-square-mile area of Miami Beach that had been identified as an active zone of active transmission of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 7, 2016

It’s time for a debate. With less than two months before the Miami-Dade mayoral election, Raquel Regalado is calling on her supporters to urge Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez to schedule debates. “Carlos Gimenez and I have both been approached and/or offered debate dates by more than a dozen organizations and news media outlets, in both […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 5, 2016

Tomas Martinelli is leaving his post at the Florida Department of Transportation and joining the team at Airbnb. Martinelli announced his move in an email Sunday. “As you may know, the people-powered platform and the culture that steers Airbnb makes this opportunity/project an exciting one,” he said. “Although, it wasn’t easy leaving the best agency in […]

Drew WilsonJune 20, 2016

The House District 112 race got a little smaller last week, with the exit of Democrat Antonio Javier Diaz. Diaz, best known for leading an unsuccessful recall campaign against Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, was in a distant last place in fundraising and had little name recognition compared to Democratic frontrunner Nick Duran. The HD 112 race now features two […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 15, 2016

Raquel Regalado is firing back after her opponent criticized a campaign email following the Orlando shooting. “I stand by my statements and by my track record. My track record on curbing gun violence and limiting access to semi-automatic weapons is clear and publicly documented. I have been talking about gun violence since Sandy Hook,” said […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 13, 2016

The mayor of Miami-Dade County is criticizing his opponent for politicizing the shooting in Orlando over the weekend. In an email Monday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said it found it reprehensible that Raquel Regalado, his opponent, used the shooting in Orlando — which left 49 people dead and 53 people injured — “as an opportunity […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Raquel Regalado is hitting her opponent over the PGA Tour’s decision to leave Doral. In an email to supporters Saturday, Regalado said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez didn’t do enough to keep the tournament in Miami-Dade County. “When Gimenez got a call from the PGA that after 55 years they were leaving Miami-Dade, he assumed […]

Peter SchorschMay 30, 2016

While Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez enjoys a double-digit lead in his bid for re-election, a new poll finds that more than one-third of primary voters remain unsure. That represents a substantial cross-section of the electorate who could tip the balance in the Aug. 30 primary. A new survey of 600 likely voters, conducted by business […]

Associated PressMay 7, 2016

Amid an FBI corruption investigation, authorities say the Miami suburb of Opa-locka is teetering toward financial collapse. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez asked Gov. Rick Scott in a letter this week to place the city of 16,000 people under state control. The Miami Herald reports the letter warns that without state support Opa-locka’s government faces complete […]

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Rick Scott headed to D.C. to talk Zika next week

Florida finds Zika in trapped mosquitoes, 1st in US mainland

Email Insights: Raquel Regalado says Miami-Dade residents should demand mayoral debates

Personnel note: Tomas Martinelli headed to Airbnb

Democratic pool shrinks in HD 112 as Nick Duran cruises

Raquel Regalado fires back over after opponent’s criticism

Carlos Gimenez calls Raquel Regalado campaign email ‘reprehensible’

Email Insights: Raquel Regalado blasts Carlos Gimenez over PGA decision to leave Doral

New poll shows Carlos Gimenez with double-digit lead over Raquel Regalado, but is his support soft?

Amid FBI probe, Miami suburb verges on financial collapse