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Jacob OglesOctober 21, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has landed the endorsement of the Miami Herald. “The tenacity, political smarts and commitment to public service that propelled this Tallahassee mayor to victory from the bottom of the pack of better-known candidates in August’s Democratic primary speak volumes,” writes the editorial board. “We think that each quality will serve […]

Staff ReportsAugust 23, 2018

U.S. House candidate Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera has a long list of accomplishments to bolster her campaign in Florida. But she is perhaps best known for claiming that she was abducted by space aliens as a child. Rodriguez Aguilera is a longshot in the race for the Miami-area seat being vacated by retiring Republican Rep. Ileana […]

Danny McAuliffeJuly 26, 2018

Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Christina Daly will depart the agency August 31, according to a statement released Thursday afternoon by Gov. Rick Scott’s office. Currently, it’s unclear who will replace Daly. Scott’s office said those details will soon become available. Daly has served at DJJ since 2006 in a variety of leadership positions. In 2014, […]

Staff ReportsJuly 3, 2018

Democratic Sen. Daphne Campbell is the latest lawmaker to face questions about whether she lives in the district she represents in the Florida Legislature. While it’s not unheard of for lawmakers to keep their home while living in a rented residence in the district they represent, Sarah Blaskey and David Smiley of the Miami Herald […]

Staff ReportsMay 1, 2018

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Mary Ellen Klas, the capital bureau chief for The Miami Herald, was selected as a Nieman Fellow for 2018-19, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announced Tuesday. The Foundation, “home to internationally recognized journalism fellowships, programs and publications,” picked 27 fellows in all. “The group includes reporters, correspondents, editors, photographers, filmmakers, television news anchors, a radio producer […]

Ana CeballosMarch 8, 2018

With a budget deal done, there is good news for juvenile detention and probation officers. They are getting a pay raise. The House and Senate agreed Wednesday to set aside $8 million in pay raises for the more than 2,000 detention and probation officers who work with at-risk youth in the state. That amount goes […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 24, 2018

Editor’s note: Miami Herald journalist Carol Marbin Miller and former Herald reporter Audra D.S. Burch became the first recipients of the Lucy Morgan Award for Open Government Reporting, recognized for the series “Fight Club: Dark Secrets of Florida Juvenile Justice.” Established in November by the First Amendment Foundation, the award is named for Pulitzer Prize-winning Tampa […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 2, 2018

Hailing from the Palm Beach Post’s investigative team, Lawrence Mower is the newest reporter to join the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee bureau. Mower started the job last week and will cover state government and the Legislature, just in time for Session which starts Jan. 9. “I’m really happy to be here during a pretty […]

Ana CeballosNovember 13, 2017

Emily L. Mahoney, who recently did investigative work for the Miami Herald during a 10-week summer internship, has been hired to cover the state Legislature for the Tampa Bay Times as part of the combined Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee bureau. Mahoney is currently finishing up the Cronkite Data Fellowship with the Houston Chronicle and will be […]

Peter SchorschNovember 9, 2017

There are three critical “T’s” of political campaigns: timing, temperature and tone. Mary Barzee Flores hit all three when she called for the impeachment of Donald Trump. The former circuit judge and current candidate in Miami’s “clown car” Democratic primary in Florida’s 27th Congressional District also urged fellow Democrats to run on the issue in […]

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Andrew Gillum continues editorial board dominance with Miami Herald endorsement

Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera discusses alien abduction, UFO sighting

Christina Daly leaving Department of Juvenile Justice

Report: Daphne Campbell may have lived outside of her district for years

Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas named Nieman Fellow for 2018-19

Lawmakers agree with Rick Scott, give juvenile officers $8m in pay raises

Carol Marbin Miller talks winning war of secrecy, truth in Lucy Morgan reporting award speech

Personnel note: Lawrence Mower joins Times/Herald capital bureau

Personnel note: Emily L. Mahoney joining Times/Herald capital bureau

Mary Barzee Flores impeachment talk hits the mark; will Democrats listen?