South Florida Blogs

BY SAMMY MACK

Governor Farris Bryant and his cabinet members listen to Dade County engineer Reginald Waters in a meeting at the Capitol office. Chart behind Walters shows the proposed improvement Dade County has in mind for the offshore city of Islandia and the submerged land in the area. (1961, [...]

Faced with writing a precedent-setting ruling that could shape the state’s political lines for decades, the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday aggressively grilled lawyers representing Democrats and Republicans, asking them how to interpret the state’s new redistricting rules.

“We need help,’’ said Justice Barbara Pariente, who dominated the questioning during the [...]

And we pay the price.

Obama's DOJ AG Eric Holder is just out of control ... and his mind:

I’m the guy who stopped Fast & Furious

Defends Suing States Over Voter ID Laws Because They “Hurt Minorities”

1st Amendment Allows Gov't to Force Catholics to Buy Sterilization-Contraception-Abortion' [...]

When was the last time you could say that a Hurricane team was undefeated?

Well, UM baseball coach JIm Morris can.  And Morris, who has won two National Championships at UM, is coaching up a storm with his new players and coaches in Coral Gables this season.

Here is coach Morris before the [...]

House members saved discussion of an abortion bill until 10 p.m. Wednesday, readying it for a likely Thursday vote in the chamber.

Its scope is wide. HB 277 would require pregnant women to wait 24 hours before receiving an abortion, among many other things.

Democrats grilled sponsor Rep. Rachel Burgin, R-Riverview, for [...]

I’ve just made a big change to the blog’s configuration. In theory this should not be noticeable to anyone (except that the blog will be down less frequently).

If, however, you notice anything different — faster or slower response time, for example — please post a comment letting me know.

For those [...]

Court or other rulings that uphold foreign law would be void under a widely-criticized measure poised for its final House vote Thursday.

Rep. Larry Metz, R-Eustis, the bill's sponsor, first denied HB 1209 targets a specific group or case. But Democrats eventually pushed him to say the bill stems from a Pakistani case, and "several others [...]