Reubin Askew, the Democratic Governor who helped bring Florida into the modern age, died early this morning at the age of 85. Rated as one of the top ten governors of the 20th century by Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Askew’s legacy still resonates throughout the state. He…
Because there are no two phrases Americans still recovering from the recession like to hear in the same sentence more than “Bush” and “Wall Street,” Bloomberg News reports that Wall Street’s money men are really hot on the idea of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush running for president in 2016…
In December, a New Timesinvestigation showed how an unlicensed doctor like Tony Bosch could sell tightly regulated drugs like steroids so openly from his Coral Gables clinic — including to superstar athletes like Alex Rodriguez. The answer: Florida’s laws include a giant loophole allowing clinics that only accept cash to…
Alex Sink just can’t seem to win anything. Four years after her narrow loss to now governor Rick Scott, Sink again came up short yesterday in a special election for Florida’s 13th congressional district. The contest was closely watched across the country. It was widely billed as a bellwether for…
Gov. Rick Scott has found time in his busy schedule to write a book. It’s called Chasing Sunshine: Remarkable People Who Found the American Dream in Florida. One of those people happens to be Tramar Dillard, AKA the rapper Flo Rida, AKA the guy who had a number one song…
Because Florida Republicans can’t find a gun violence problem they don’t think they can fix with more guns, a new bill that would allow teachers to pack heat in the classroom has passed its first state Senate panel…
Ana Alliegro, the woman at the center of one of Miami’s strangest political sagas, has been arrested in Nicaragua and will be deported back to America. She’s wanted on conspiracy, illegal campaign donations and false statements. See Also: Exclusive: Miami New Times Finds David Rivera’s Missing Pal Ana Alliegro…
After decades of the war on drugs, countless efforts to decriminalize dope, and tens of thousands of drug arrests, Florida has finally reached a turning point. The marijuana movement has reached critical mass. In January, the state supreme court ruled that voters can decide whether or not to legalize medical…
Sen. Marco Rubio doesn’t think discriminating against gay people is cool all the time. Just some of the time. Commenting on Arizona’s vetoed anti-gay, right-to-discriminate bill this weekend on Meet the Press, he claimed he didn’t believe that, for example, gay people should be denied service at a restaurant. However,…
A Florida restaurant chain is out to make your bill political. Eight restaurants that are part of the Gator’s Dockside chain are adding a one percent surcharge to customer’s bills and clearly marking it as an “ACA surcharge” on customers’ receipts. Signs, doors and tables at the restaurants also trumpet…
The Miami area hasn’t held a presidential nominating convention since both the Democratic and Republican parties held their conventions in the Miami Beach convention center back in 1972. Despite Florida’s transition into one of the most crucial swing states over the past two decades, neither have returned. Well, Miami is…
Turns out Michelle Obama did more than promote her Let’s Move initiative during her trip to Miami earlier this week. And it turns out there was a good reason that Amy Poehler seemingly randomly accompanied her. The First Lady filmed a scene for Poehler’s show Parks & Recreation while in…
First lady Michelle Obama stopped by Miami yesterday afternoon to announce that the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the National Recreation and Park Association would be serving more fruits and vegetables during after-school programs as part of her anti-childhood obesity initiative. FLOTUS, however, was joined by a secret…
The special election to replace deceased Florida Congressman Bill Young in Florida’s 13th congressional election is getting more national coverage than your average House race. In one of Florida’s few true swing districts, the outcome of the race between Republican David Jolly and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink has…
While top Republicans like Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi are opposed to legalizing medical marijuana in Florida, the issue isn’t necessarily a left vs. right issue. Don Gaetz, the Republican President of the Florida Senate, has made the blunt admission that he once bought pot to ease…
In December, Miami New Times published the third story in a series of investigations into Biogenesis, the Coral Gables anti-aging clinic that had been selling performance-enhancing drugs to a number of pro athletes including Alex Rodriguez. That final story looked into how gaps in state regulation let scores of unlicensed…
When you’re arrested in Florida your mug shots gets splashed across the internet in a matter of days. That’s because Florida police agencies and sheriff’s departments release the photos online in compliance with Florida’s progressive public record laws. Though, in recent years several commercial websites have popped up that keep…
To promote his new book, The Party’s Over, and kick up buzz about his campaign for governor, Charlie Crist stopped by The Colbert Report last night. Of course, that meant some prime Rick Scott joke opportunities for Colbert, and the host asked Crist if he was afraid of Scott. “You’re…
NFL draft prospect Michael Sam came out over the weekend. Though the public response from the NFL and many players was positive, an article full of off-the-record NFL sources showed there’s still some resistance to an openly gay player in the league. Apparently some older NFL types are under the…
Manny Diaz’s legacy seemed set in stone on October 22, 2009. That’s when city commissioners voted 4-1 to approve Miami 21: the new-urbanism-inspired, pedestrian-friendly zoning code that then-mayor Diaz had spent eight years championing. Miami 21 put the city on track to rival great metropolises like New York and Chicago,…
Have you said to yourself, Wow, I wonder if Marco Rubio has ever been stoned? Probably not, because, honestly, who cares? The funny thing is that Rubio refuses to answer the question because he thinks people might actually care…
On one hand the defection of a former state representative from the Republican party to the Democrats should be an embarrassment for the GOP, but it really speaks more to the sad state of Florida’s Democrats that people are already mentioning that state rep as a possible Charlie Crist running…
