Florida Primary Voter Turnout Lowest Its Been in 16 Years

Just 17.5 percent of Florida’s registered voters bothered to turn out for Florida’s primary election on Tuesday. That’s the lowest turnout in a state-wide election in the state in 16 years. The last time voter turnout was lower was when only 16.6 percent of Floridians bothered to turn out for…

Miami-Dade Primary Election Results: Live-Blog

Do you feel that excitement? The excitement only a midterm primary election can bring? OK, sure, both of the top-of-the-ticket races for each party’s gubernatorial nominee may be foregone conclusions, but there were lots of interesting races going on elsewhere on the ballot in Miami-Dade. That includes legislative primaries, the…

Democratic Senator Calls for Boycott of Burger King

Burger King’s merger with Canadian coffee join Tim Hortons is official. While the company will keep the burger chain’s corporate headquarters right here in Miami, the corporation will become a corporate citizen of Canada. That means they’ll be paying their corporate tax bill to our northern neighbor and not Uncle…

Scott Leads Crist by Six Points in Latest Poll

Leave it to Florida Democrats to somehow screw up a race that less than a year ago seemed impossible to lose. According to the latest poll released by the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Rick Scott leads Charlie Crist by 3 points in a head-to-head match up. That lead increases to…

Rep. Joe Garcia Takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Ever wanted to see a local politicians have ice cold water dumped on him? Well, today you’re in luck. In the midst of his reelection campaign, Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia decided to jump on the internet’s coldest trend, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge…

Rick Scott’s Primary Challenger Wants to Smack Him With a Chancleta

Despite running against incumbent Gov. Rick Scott in the Republican primary, Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder hasn’t made many headlines. Scott’s win is nearly guaranteed. Yet, Cuevas-Neunder has a strong message that will surely resonate with Florida’s Latina moms. She wants to smack Scott (and Charlie Crist) with her chancleta…

Florida Medical Association Comes Out Against Medical Marijuana

The Florida Medical Association, which represents about 20,000 physicians in the state of Florida, has come out strongly against a proposed amendment that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. Among the group’s concerns are that medical professionals without proper training could end up handling medical marijuana. We hate to…

You Can Get $10,000 For Exposing Voter Fraud

Absentee ballots have been sent out for this year’s primary, which means it’s officially election season in Miami-Dade. Of course, every election season here ends up with someone getting busted for voter fraud. Well, the Miami-Dade Police Benevolent Association is at least hoping to make someone a little richer off…