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Staff ReportsMay 19, 2017

Rep. Daisy Baez is dropping her bid to replace Sen. Frank Artiles in the Florida Senate. In a statement Friday, the Coral Gables Democrat cited her mother’s deteriorating health as the reason she decided to end her campaign. “Just after announcing my intention to run for the Florida Senate, my mother’s health deteriorated and it […]

Staff ReportsMay 9, 2017

Jose Felix Diaz is jumping into the race to replace former Sen. Frank Artiles in Senate District 40. “I am filing for Florida Senate District 40. It is the area that I have represented for the past seven years and the place where I am raising my kids,” he said in a statement. “I plan […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 9, 2017

Annette Taddeo is throwing her hat in the race to replace former Sen. Frank Artiles. Taddeo announced Tuesday she was running in the Senate District 40 special election to replace Artiles, the Miami-Dade Republican who resigned last month amid scandal. “Through our campaign, we can right a wrong and show how this community can come […]

Staff ReportsMay 8, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott has set the dates for a special election to replace former Sen. Frank Artiles, setting the stage for what could the first in a series of special elections in South Florida. The special primary election in Senate District 40 is scheduled for July 25, with a special general election to follow on […]

Peter SchorschMay 2, 2017

For much of the past century, the first 100 days of a new presidency has become a traditional benchmark for success, a standard first set by Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt. With Republican Donald Trump’s administration, the first three months were — according to many — a mixed bag, at best. Similarly, the Florida Democratic Party is […]

Peter SchorschMay 2, 2017

To be frank, it was a pretty smart move, in retrospect. As competing bills to implement Amendment 2 get bogged down mid-Session, the hot-button flashpoints began: The number of new medical marijuana licensees, as well as the process to award those highly-valued “Willy Wonka” golden tickets. Current license holders have a point: “We invested millions […]

Staff ReportsMay 1, 2017

Daisy Baez has officially thrown her hat in the race to replace Frank Artiles. Baez, who was elected to the Florida House in November, filed her paperwork to run for Senate District 40, her campaign announced Monday. Baez will likely compete in a special election for the newly vacated seat. “I’m running for State Senate […]

Blake DowlingApril 29, 2017

A fella named Pyotr Levashov was arrested in Spain this month. Allegedly, the man’s real name is Peter Severa, one of the most wanted cyber criminals on the planet. At least six Russians have been arrested around the world on international warrants over the past several months, according to McClatchy Newspapers. There are allegations of involvement with […]

Associated PressApril 23, 2017

A newspaper is reporting that a Florida state senator who resigned this week after using a racial slur hired a former Hooters “calendar girl” and a Playboy model with no political experience to be consultants for his political action committee last year. The Miami Herald reports Saturday that state records show that Frank Artiles‘ PAC, […]

Phil AmmannApril 22, 2017

Marco Rubio has ‘no doubt’ state Sen. Frank Artiles‘ did the right thing by resigning from the Florida Legislature Friday in the wake of a racist and sexist outburst against two lawmakers. Elected officials are rightfully “held to a different standard,” Rubio said. “You hold a public trust, you are a representative of those districts, and you are going […]

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Daisy Baez drops out of SD 40 race

Jose Felix Diaz officially jumping into race to replace Frank Artiles

Annette Taddeo announces bid to replace Frank Artiles in Senate

Rick Scott sets special election dates to replace Frank Artiles in Senate

Florida Democrats jump on 100-day bandwagon, outline list of initial ‘successes’

Medical marijuana: OK, it time to drop caps on dispensaries

Daisy Baez files to run to replace Frank Artiles in SD 40

Blake Dowling: Maybe we are getting a handle on hacking. Maybe.

Disgraced Sen. Frank Artiles paid Hooters, Playboy models as ‘consultants’

Marco Rubio: With ‘higher standard’ for lawmakers, Frank Artiles was right to resign