Scott PowersFebruary 5, 2019
4min517
Earlier Rubio decried "false claims" by Senate colleagues but his measure passed 77-23.
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Scott PowersFebruary 5, 2019
Ryan NicolJanuary 10, 2019
4min307
A new report from the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) shows trial lawyers spent about $9.2 million on advertising in the Tampa-St. Petersburg and Miami-Fort Lauderdale media markets during the third quarter of 2018. That’s just a slice of the $226 million spent in markets nationwide. That’s an increase of about $40 million over spending in […]
Scott PowersDecember 27, 2018
9min837
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from Indian River County, clearing the way for Brightline to consider its next steps in building a higher-speed passenger railroad that could connect West Palm Beach and Orlando. “The court’s decision adds momentum to our efforts of connecting Orlando to South Florida,” Brightline spokeswoman Ali Soule said in […]
Ryan NicolDecember 20, 2018
3min366
Spread the Vote, a national organization aimed at helping potential voters receive government-issued IDs, has named Miami native Matthew Tisdol as its new state director in Florida. Tisdol previously worked as the testing and investigation coordinator for the Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, a non-profit aimed at helping people process housing discrimination claims. His work has been […]
Staff ReportsDecember 20, 2018
3min665
City of Miami Director of Communications Eugene Ramirez is set to move on to public affairs firm Kivvit, taking the lead at its Miami office. Ramirez will begin as director of the Miami office on Jan. 7. “I am proud to join a company that is innovating public affairs,” Ramirez said. “Kivvit’s data-driven digital offerings, […]
Jacob OglesDecember 16, 2018
4min269
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis on Saturday made three more stops on a “Thank You” tour after narrowly winning a four-year tenure in the Governor’s Mansion. Along the way, he took with Republican legislative leaders who he will work with in the coming legislative session. DeSantis started in Destin, a day after touring areas of the Panhandle […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2018
4min422
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis will continue his swing of victory “thank you” tour stops on Saturday. DeSantis, who advisers describe as buried in policy details and laying the groundwork for his nascent administration, is nonetheless taking advantage of the remaining pre-Inauguration weekends to visit markets around Florida. The former Congressman’s first stop is in U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz‘s […]
Scott PowersDecember 13, 2018
8min462
An international backlash against Airbnb’s November decision to not work with Israeli rental home hosts in Israel’s West Bank settlements is emerging in Florida with Surfside declaring the vacation rental home marketing platform is in violation of its law and Miami set to follow with a resolution condemning the company. The municipalities’ backlash comes after Airbnb […]
Scott PowersDecember 13, 2018
8min1036
Brightline expects to start construction this winter on its planned, privately owned, higher-speed passenger railroad connecting South Florida to Orlando and envisions the first trains to start rolling into Orlando International Airport as soon as late 2021. Patrick Goddard, president and chief executive officer of Virgin Trains USA, also known as Brightline and formerly known as […]
Ryan NicolDecember 5, 2018
3min267
On Friday, Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez is set to tour Miami-Dade County, to assess the area as a potential host for the DNC 2020 convention. Miami-Dade has been named one of three finalists to host the Democrats’ nominating convention in 2020, along with Milwaukee and Houston. Originally, Miami Beach was set to play sole host […]