Florida

By Travis Pillow The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to block implementation of House Bill 1355, the controversial elections law signed last month by Gov. Rick Scott. ACLU of…
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By Craig Pittman From the St. Petersburg Times In its 35 years, the state Department of Community Affairs has irritated some of Florida's most powerful people, including developers,…
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Al’s Loupe Attempt at an anti-reform coup led by scoundrels By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progreso-weekly.com Last year Miami-Dade voters were in an uproar. They were so mad they…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com The item appeared last week tucked in on page four of the local section of The Miami Herald. The article, written by King Hundley of the St.…
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By Keith Bolender Last week President Obama was interviewed by Miami-based Univision 23 and was asked to comment on the potential for better relations with Cuba based on the major…
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Money is truth The Koch billionaires take page from Fanjul sugar billionaires By Alan Farago (as Gimleteye) From Eye on Miami (Editor’s Note: This column and the one that follows…
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Court may hear the legal challenges to law that prohibits funding for academic and research travel to nations considered “sponsors of terrorism,” among them Cuba. By Lesley Clark From…
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Al’s Loupe Blackballed MasTec still does plenty of business with county By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progreso-weekly.com Oh how soon we forget. At least some politicians in…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Florida seems to specialize in neglecting its most vulnerable citizens. Earlier this year, all the talk was about Nubia Barahona, the little girl…
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By Keith Bolender In the political chasm that separates the two sides of the Florida straits, no issue creates greater passion than the categorization of a small group of…
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