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Miami New Times - Politics
Trans Rights Groups Decry State Healthcare Decision
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Outdoors Groups to Protest Homeless Camp3 days ago
State Attorney Drops Steakhouse Slap Case Against CJ Gimenez -- By Joshua Ceballos -- The Miami-Dade state attorney has dropped battery charges in the case of "The Slap Heard 'Round the County."18 hours ago
Uncle Luke: Virginia Key Homeless Camp Plan Is a Travesty -- By Luther Campbell -- The Miami City Commission proves once again that it has no respect for Black history.3 days ago
"Dirty Politics": Miami-Dade Commissioner Candidate Launches OnlyFans Account -- By Alex DeLuca -- Miami-Dade Commissioner candidate Martha Bueno is feeling out a new campaign tactic.6 days ago
Report: FPL CEO Eric Silagy Blew a Fuse About a New Times Story! -- By Alex DeLuca -- Eric Silagy, FPL's CEO, sicced his staff on José Javier Rodríguez after the then-state senator filed a pro-solar bill in 2019.6 days ago
Miami-Dade School Board Capitulates to Right-Wing Groups in Sex Ed Textbook Debate UPDATED -- By Joshua Ceballos -- After heated debate from local parent and student groups, the Miami-Dade County School Board rejected two controversial comprehensive sex education books.10 days ago
Five Bills Marco Rubio Sponsored That Are "A Stupid Waste of Time" -- By Alex DeLuca -- It turns out Marco Rubio knows a thing or two about stupid wastes of time.11 days ago
Kyiv Suburb Accepts Miami's Offer of Guns and Ammo -- By Joshua Ceballos -- A suburb of Kyiv agrees to accept guns from Miami and enter into a sister cities relationship.17 days ago
Joe Carollo Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Reverse Ruling in Ball & Chain Owner's 2018 Lawsuit -- By Alex DeLuca -- Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo takes his immunity claims to the highest court in the land.18 days ago
Violent Crime Might Soar if DeSantis Arms Floridians With Constitutional Carry -- By Izzy Kapnick -- New research shows that lax right-to-carry laws lead to large increases in gun-related crime.26 days ago
Organizations Continue to Help South Florida Women Who Seek Abortions -- By Reina Perez -- People will continue to need abortions in Miami and South Florida.26 days ago
Top Five Songs Ron DeSantis Should Use for Campaign Ads and Rallies -- By Tom Finkel -- Here are five hits the DeSantis campaign could secure rights to without breaking a sweat.1 month ago
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade: Local Politicians React -- By Joshua Ceballos -- Miami politicians respond to the fall of Roe v. Wade.1 month ago
Activist Sues Gov. DeSantis for Surveilling Him, Barring Him from Press Conferences -- By Joshua Ceballos -- In a federal complaint, Thomas Kennedy alleges the government violated his civil rights.1 month ago
Interview: Miami-Dade Commission Candidate Martha Bueno on Controversial Tweets About Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model -- By Alex DeLuca -- Martha Bueno tweeted that "society doesn't care about praising hard work, ethics, and self control."1 month ago
What We Know About the Proud Boys in the Miami-Dade GOP Executive Committee -- By Alex DeLuca -- The lowdown on five current or former Proud Boys in Miami-Dade GOP.1 month ago
Miami City Commission Passes Gun Buyback Resolution to Ship Arms to Ukraine -- By Joshua Ceballos -- In a previously unannounced move, the City of Miami resolved to create a buyback program that would ship Miamians' firearms to Ukraine.1 month ago
"We're Moving to Miami": On Javanka's Rush to Ditch Trump for the 305 -- By Alex DeLuca -- "We're moving to Miami," Kushner announced, well before Donald Trump officially lost the 2020 election.1 month ago
As Storm Clouds Gathered, Gun-Reform Activists Protested Outside Marco Rubio's Miami Office -- By Joshua Ceballos -- A combination of activists and organizations stressed that they're "not trying to take away guns" but to enact nationwide gun-law reform.1 month ago
Save Our Views! Proposed Ordinance Seeks to Ban Mangrove Planting in City Parks -- By Alex DeLuca -- Environmentalists worry the law would be a setback for the city's resiliency efforts.1 month ago
Forgotten Refugees: Recent Afghan Arrivals Struggle to Build a New Life in Miami -- By Joshua Ceballos -- While the world's attention has moved on to other crises, Afghan refugees who fled to the U.S. after the Taliban takeover are struggling to make a life in Miami.2 months ago