Politics & Government

The youth-led group says it will be handing out Plan B, rolling papers, and condoms – the “exact items Republican lawmakers wish we did not have.”

The state’s high court ruled that the abortion rights and marijuana legalization ballot items can appear on the November ballot.

St. Johns County commissioners previously criticized the mosquito museum as “wasteful” spending.

One lawmaker chided her colleagues for trying to open up gun sales to 18-to-20-year-old adults while barring them from making controversial decisions about where they want to work.

From Surfside to Pembroke Pines, voters hit the polls Tuesday to overhaul the leadership of a handful of South Florida communities.

It’s hard enough to keep track of Donald Trump’s criminal cases, much less local politics. For insight into 2024 elections in South Florida, let New Times be your guide.

The former Trump White House advisor is set to report to Miami’s Federal Correctional Institution by March 19.

A Coral Gables legislator called the program a “giant step toward providing greater access to swimming lessons” for Florida kids.

Money juggled between operative Aaron Nevins’ political committees funded a flood of election ads in the sleepy beachside town.

The ethics commission dismissed a complaint by an activist who questioned how Francis Suarez managed to “attend these high-dollar, exclusive VIP sports and entertainment events.”

This free speech activist says his decade-long legal showdown with South Florida cops has subjected him to arrests, doxxing, and a jailhouse anal search. Books could be written about the battle, but we’ve boiled it down to a few thousand words.

Eryka Gemma Flores remains a hot commodity on the cryptocurrency speaking circuit despite claims she was the brains behind the Proud Boys’ Capitol insurrection plan.

Verra Mobility, formerly known as American Traffic Solutions, has been at the center of debate over automated traffic-safety enforcement in Florida since the dawn of the technology’s rollout.

An attorney who challenged the DeSantis-championed law called it “a move straight out of the authoritarian playbook.”

Miami’s legal staffers are jumping ship as city attorney Vicky Méndez finds herself embroiled in scandal.

The Miami mayor’s tormenters suggested a number of motives for his Trump endorsement: a potential pardon, hope for a White House gig, or just good ol’ sycophancy.

Media Matters says Fox News host Laura Ingraham was blowing a timeworn “racist dog whistle” when she blamed the Florida measles outbreak on immigrants.

An attorney said Miami police officers were arresting people for panhandling in “blatant violation” of a court ruling.

Legislators are looking to institute AI regulations as deepfakes creep evermore into everyday life.

An ACLU attorney says the settlement will help ensure the city respects homeless people’s constitutional rights.

Dershowitz threatened litigation after a University of Miami student group skewered him ahead of his campus event.

Ousted Miami radio host Carlos Frías alleges that WLRN discriminated against him and his Latino staff.