Redistricting has added uncertainty to a race forecasters are closely watching.
Tag: Miami-Dade County
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
Florida’s 27th District candidates offer competing approaches to housing, immigration and health care
Both Republican Maria Elvira Salazar and Democrat Eliott Rodriguez have made lowering housing costs a priority.
Posted inFlorida Education News
Monica Segura or Arthur McNeil: Who will take the gavel?
Both McNeil and Segura are first-time candidates with substantial law experience but no judicial experience.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
In this Too-Close-To-Call State Senate Race, Affordable Housing and Local Control are Key Issues at the Ballot Box
With half of the 40 seats in the Florida Senate up for grabs on Election Day, a hotly contested race in District 38 is one that pollsters predict will go down to the wire – and could end in Miami sending a new senator to Tallahassee.
This race features incumbent Sen. Alexis Calatayud, a 33-year-old Republican who just served her first term in office, being challenged by Richard Lamondin, a 39-year-old father and CEO of ecofi, a sustainability company which focuses on reducing energy and water usage in buildings around the country.
Posted inBehind the Story
Coalition of organizations will expand watchdog reporting in South Florida
The Miami Accountability Collaborative will provide sustained, independent watchdog reporting on Miami City Hall and the decisions that shape life for the city’s roughly 490,000 residents. It is a project of The Florida Trib, the nonprofit statewide newsroom focused on government accountability and investigative journalism, and the Coconut Grove Spotlight, a nonprofit newsroom providing government accountability and in-depth local reporting from the Miami neighborhood where City Hall is located.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
As Miami-Dade votes, GOP incumbents walk tightrope on Trump, ICE raids, faltering economy
In Miami, Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnares neighbors.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
The U.S. has never elected a Black Republican governor. Can Florida?
While Republicans have supported a number of Black nominees for governor across the country, no Black Republican in American history has been able to accomplish what Byron Donalds is attempting.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
School tax proposals will share ballot with Amendment 3, prompting fears about voter confusion
As state lawmakers push to cut property taxes through Amendment 3, over 40% of Florida’s public school districts will also have their own property tax before voters on the ballot.
Posted inCriminal Justice
‘Profoundly sick’ Florida Death Row prisoner pleads for medical care
More than 100 doctors who have reviewed William Lee Thompson’s case are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse his death warrant
Posted inFlorida Education News
Florida’s public school enrollment falls while vouchers soar
Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Orange and Miami-Dade County Public Schools have bled students in recent years, according to a collection of enrollment data.