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Political Lobbyists

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Mitt Romney Takes Slumlord Money While Newt Gingrinch Is Propped Up By Casino Under Federal Probe

    ​In the race for the White House, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich don't seem to have a problem taking money from corporate pirates accused of breaking the law to maximize their profits. Romney has collected at least $100,000 from a Miami-based investment fund that owns run down apartment buildings i ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2012

    Alan Farago: Eye on the Everglades

    ​In the race for the White House, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich don't seem to have a problem taking money from corporate pirates accused of breaking the law to maximize their profits. Romney has collected at least $100,000 from a Miami-based investment fund that owns run down apartment buildings i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Gambling Industry Fueling Next Year's Election Season

    In the past year, parimutuel and casino companies have contributed over a million dollars to state legislators and Republican political action committees as the gambling industry gears up for a combative legislative session in 2012. The stakes are high. State Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff and Rep. Erik Frese ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Johnny Depp's New Song Slaps Christianity in the Face; Will He Burn in Hell?

    Arnold Wells, Flickr​Less than 20 days from now, Jesus Christ will turn the big 2-0-1-2, though he doesn't look a day over 33. Around the world, Christians will celebrate his birth with an appalling display of hyper-consumerism and overconsumption. And of course, crappy Christmas music. Howeve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Government Backs Off the Food Industry

    ​Anti-obesity lobbyists and children activists have been trying for years to get food companies to stop marketing high sugar, high sodium, and overall unhealthy foods to children.Food companies, such as McDonald's, General Mills, and others, create advertising campaigns that include cartoon charac ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2011

    Gimenez, Robaina are soft-money whores

    ​Anti-obesity lobbyists and children activists have been trying for years to get food companies to stop marketing high sugar, high sodium, and overall unhealthy foods to children.Food companies, such as McDonald's, General Mills, and others, create advertising campaigns that include cartoon charac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Robaina, Gimenez And Llorente Got Their Soft Money Working Hard

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke -- who is a candidate to replace more-boring-than-bread-pudding ex-Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez on May 24 -- follo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Ron Book Never Saw a Conflict of Interest Waiver He Didn't Like UPDATED

    Is Ron Book lobbying for your taxpayer interests? Probably not. ​Update: Ron Book tells Banana Republican that it was unfair to characterize his representation of municipal governments and private clients with competing interests as something bad. "I didn't do anything nefarious or unethical," he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2011

    Llamabeats Takes Hip-Hop Fusion to the Masses at Eve Tonight

    Nacho Mama's Llamas​Llamabeats haven't been around all that long, having only linked up on this project in 2008. But this crew definitely has a vision for where it's headed and what it stand for. Beyond that, Llamabeats is surprisingly clear on the state of the business and what it takes to put ... More >>

  • News

    November 4, 2010

    Mark Siffin: Times Square in Miami

    Nacho Mama's Llamas​Llamabeats haven't been around all that long, having only linked up on this project in 2008. But this crew definitely has a vision for where it's headed and what it stand for. Beyond that, Llamabeats is surprisingly clear on the state of the business and what it takes to put ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Hall of Shame: Five Candidates You Want to Vote Against

    ​With the primary election less than a month away, Riptide is doing its civic duty by letting readers know about the five worst candidates running in local, state, and federal races. A vote for these jokers is just another leap toward Idiocracy, the made-up future world conjured by Beavis & Bu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    Icing the Mouse

    ​With the primary election less than a month away, Riptide is doing its civic duty by letting readers know about the five worst candidates running in local, state, and federal races. A vote for these jokers is just another leap toward Idiocracy, the made-up future world conjured by Beavis & Bu ... More >>

  • News

    November 12, 2009

    Letters From the Issue of November 12, 2009

    "And honestly, if I'm going out for fun, who wants to worry about parking?"

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Man Controls 27 Percent of Florida's PACs, Running for Three Offices

    Meet Josue Larose. He'd like your vote for governor... or maybe for the U.S. House? If not that, then maybe for the state Senate? Well, if you're not going to vote for him, could you at least cut a check to one of his 160 political action committees? The Sun-Sentinel reports that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Black Vs. White - Miami Remains The Same

    Alex Izaguirre Just got back from the Spence-Jones Vindication Show in Overtown. The thunderstorms had just subsided outside the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church at 301 NW 9th Street. But inside Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones' angry voice boomed throughout the cavernous assembly hall. She was ... More >>

  • News

    October 23, 2008

    End of the Diaz-Balart Dynasty

    The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

  • News

    February 1, 2007

    Wicked, Part 2

    Need some advice on a no-show job? Just ask the commish.

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2006

    Thank You for Smoking

    Need some advice on a no-show job? Just ask the commish.

  • News

    June 30, 2005

    Is Pink the New Black?

    Debate over the rights of gays to marry resonates with the rhetoric of the civil rights movement

  • News

    April 14, 2005

    Caught on Tape

    Every once in a great while we get to peek behind the curtain and see how this town really works. As you might guess, it's not very pretty.

  • News

    January 27, 2005

    Letters from the Issue of January 27-February 2,2005

    Dead ducks, bogus rapture, Home Depot, and cowboy swagger

  • Music

    October 7, 2004

    Vote for Change Tour

    Dead ducks, bogus rapture, Home Depot, and cowboy swagger

  • News

    May 27, 2004

    Bass Relief

    Check your mufflers, biker boys

  • News

    April 22, 2004

    Welcome to Fabulous Tallahassee

    Where your humble state legislators work hard by day and play hard by night

  • News

    March 25, 2004

    Meet Mr. Arza

    In four short years, state Rep. Ralph Arza has gone from schoolteacher to powerful politician, and now he's about to take control of public education in Miami

  • News

    January 15, 2004

    A Deal to Dial For

    A tenacious entrepreneur and county commissioners are hung up on the repercussions of a prepaid phone card bid

  • News

    April 4, 2002

    Pollution Solution, Part 2

    If you were Steve Shiver, why would you meet with one lobbyist when you could meet with a bunch of them?

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    It's a Wonderful Decision

    The Bush administration makes it unanimous: No commercial airport in Homestead

  • News

    November 29, 2001

    Miami Kid Makes Good

    Brett Ratner to direct The Silence of the Lambs prequel, The Red Dragon.

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Return of the Bullies

    The school board wades through a smear campaign

  • News

    October 11, 2001

    The Alonso Shell Game

    Police and prosecutors remember the old adage: Follow the money

  • News

    September 13, 2001

    The Dissection of Miriam Alonso

    Corruption investigators are delving into the county commissioner's every financial nook and political cranny

  • News

    July 19, 2001

    The Carlos Lacasa File

    Meet the most powerful politician you know nothing about

  • News

    June 14, 2001

    Shadow Dwellers

    Is Miami-Dade County Manager Steve Shiver a lying little weasel? Absolutely, absolutely.

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the issue of February 8, 2001

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Collision Course

    On one side are politicians and influential business interests. On the other are environmentalists and some very wealthy private citizens. In the middle is Homestead Air Force Base. Dead ahead: An explosive confrontation.

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    The Last Service Station, Part 2

    As Big Oil forces out the last independent gas station dealers, the era of truly giant oil begins

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    A Fine Mess

    Miami-Dade's election workers are overworked, underpaid, and years behind

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    The Knight of Blight

    Miami developer Aristides Martinez once seemed an inner-city savior. Today he goes by another name: Slumlord.

  • Finest Foods

    May 11, 2000

    Best Fish Sandwich

    Scotty's Landing

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    Homestead's Dirt

    In South Miami-Dade it's all in the land -- the earth, the profits, and the sweet deals

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    Letters

    In South Miami-Dade it's all in the land -- the earth, the profits, and the sweet deals

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Letters

    In South Miami-Dade it's all in the land -- the earth, the profits, and the sweet deals

  • News

    October 2, 1997

    Why Can't We All Just Go for the Jugular?

    The dogfight over the Independent Review Panel proves that you might unite the community, but you'll never unite the Dade County Commission

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    Sitting Petty

    The dogfight over the Independent Review Panel proves that you might unite the community, but you'll never unite the Dade County Commission

  • News

    February 13, 1997

    Bounty Manager

    The dogfight over the Independent Review Panel proves that you might unite the community, but you'll never unite the Dade County Commission

  • News

    November 9, 1995

    The Politician's Best Friend: A Lobbyist Whose Clients Have Money

    The dogfight over the Independent Review Panel proves that you might unite the community, but you'll never unite the Dade County Commission

  • News

    April 20, 1994

    Ride the Rails, Pay the Price

    For some Dade County commissioners money is no object when it comes to keeping Wackenhut on the public payroll

  • News

    April 28, 1993

    Is This Any Way to Run an Airport?

    After years of flying first class, politicos and lobbyists are now having their baggage inspected -- by federal agents

  • News

    March 10, 1993

    See Joey Run

    Six things you might want to consider before casting your vote for Joe Gersten

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