The Miami Herald >

South Florida Blogs



Categories

Naked Politics (10 unread)

  • Marco Rubio to join Jeb, Weatherford et al at MavPAC's Miami July meeting

    @MarcACaputo

    From a press release:

    Miami, Florida (May 21, 2013) –U.S. Senator, Marco Rubio, has confirmed his attendance as a presenter at the MavPAC annual conference occurring July 12-13 in Miami, Florida.

    "I'm excited to join MavPAC for their annual conference, and in support of their mission to cultivate the future leaders of [...]

     |  Rate

  • What they’re saying: Reaction to Scott’s budget, vetoes

    Lawmakers, lobbyists and lookers-on chimed in Monday after Gov. Rick Scott signed the state’s $74.1 billion spending plan for the coming year. Some applauded the governor for making historic investments in education, ports and business development. Others, smarting after Scott vetoed $368 million in spending projects endorsed by the Legislature, were none too happy. 

    Here’s a [...]

     |  Rate

  • Gov. Rick Scott’s veto pen is back: $368 million in line-items slashed

    Gov. Rick Scott vetoed nearly $368 million in spending from the state’s budget, using his line-item authority to strike out scores of projects ranging from a $50 million coast-to-coast bike trail to tens of millions in college and university tuition hikes.

    Scott’s extensive veto list is more than twice as large as his list last [...]

     |  Rate

  • RIP: Lincoln Gabriel Diaz-Balart, 29.

    @MarcACaputo

    Lincoln Gabriel Diaz-Balart, son and namesake of a former congressman and nephew of a current U.S. representative, died Sunday at the age of 29.

    The family has asked for privacy and time to grieve.

    The Diaz-Balart family is, perhaps, the most-politically powerful in Miami's Cuban-exile community.

    U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [...]

     |  Rate

  • Congress vs. IRS: The do-littles vs. the do-wrongs.

    @MarcACaputo

    Congress vs. IRS: The do-littles vs. the do-wrongs.

    With 79 percent of Americans disapproving of its performance, Congress finally found a government group that’s probably more disliked than the politicians: the tax bureaucrats.

    The U.S. House's tax-agency inquests that began Thursday and run through this week are bad [...]

     |  Rate

  • Heavy-hitters back school board's Carlos Curbelo to unseat U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia

    @MarcACaputo

    Carlos Curbelo, a Miami-Dade school board member and Republican consultant, today announced a congressional exploratory committee and finance team in a possible bid to take on U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia in District 26, which stretches from SW 8th Street all the way to Key West's Southernmost Point.

    Garcia is no easy [...]

     |  Rate

  • Gov. Rick Scott will sign budget, veto tuition increase Monday

    During Monday's budget signing, Gov. Rick Scott will veto a 3-percent tuition increase for state colleges and universities, the Associated Press is reporting.

    In his letter explaining the tuition veto, Scott will say Florida's low tuition is a point of pride and he doesn't want to saddle students and families [...]

     |  Rate

  • Nan Rich questions Will Weatherford's manhood

    @MarcACaputo

    Bearing the subject line "Is there a man in the House?" here's a press release from former state Senate Democratic leader Nan Rich, a candidate for governor:

    Two weeks have passed since ceremonial handkerchiefs signaled the end of the legislative session.  But not one signal yet that the Governor will call [...]

     |  Rate

  • Notoriety follows David Rivera pal in Nicaragua

    @PatriciaMazzei

    GRANADA, Nicaragua -- In this quaint colonial town, vigilant residents who keep close tabs on their neighbors know the enigmatic woman asDoña Anita, a sometime hairdresser with a mean temper.

    They describe her as a night owl prone to cursing, buying Coca-Cola by the case and watching dirty movies so loudly the [...]

     |  Rate

  • Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward position

    Florida House Republicans tried to close the state's pension system to new employees this year, saying it's a ticking time bomb that could cripple the state's budget for years to come.

    But many of those same GOP lawmakers are members of the state pension system themselves, according to aTimes/Herald review.

    In fact, more [...]

     |  Rate
1 2 3 4 5 ... 1040
← Riptide 2.0 Obalesque →

  • Hot Topics