Rand Hoch, Florida’s first openly- gay judge, predicted that marriage equality would come to the state — and the rest of the U.S. — no later than by the end of June, 2016. The prediction came during Hoch’s remarks at the marriage equality demonstration in Lake Worth on Sunday. The…
Jeb Bush briefly spoke in Spanish, called illegal immigrants “risk takers” and touted Common Core standards as a keynote at the sixth annual Broward Workshop State of our County Forum at Signature Grand Friday morning in Davie.
President Barack Obama left South Florida on Thursday night after attending a fund raiser at the home of former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning, but not before being greeted by dozens of people protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline. Protesters, some wearing costumes representing everything that’s wrong with the pipeline, lined…
Former South Floridian Aaron Jackson began his career of philanthropy by deworming Haitian kids — for which he was first the subject of a New Times cover story and later named a CNN Hero. With his charity Planting Peace, he then went on to buy an “Equality House” in Topeka,…
Protesters dressed in scuba gear, a polar bear costume, and as various sea creatures are gathering in Pinecrest near former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning’s house Thursday afternoon. President Obama is scheduled to have a fundraiser at Mourning’s home, and members of groups like 350 South Florida, the Center for…
Andy Amoroso, the first openly gay city commissioner in Palm Beach County, is leading the charge for a gay marriage demonstration this coming weekend. But the angle Amoroso is taking is unique. Instead of the usual call for gay rights, the city commish and countless others will try to reason…
No single debate is as overstuffed with bloody history and hot feelings like the Israeli-Palestinian standoff. With U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expected to unveil a plan to settle the century-long tug of war this spring, the heat is only rising. And now, stumbling into the picture, here comes…
A group calling itself Floridians for Immigration Enforcement (or, FLIMEN) is putting on the full-court press to get legislators to derail HB 851, a bill that would allow all students who have studied in Florida for three consecutive years the opportunity to pay in-state tuition at a state college or…
Arguably the most important governor this state has ever had has died. Reubin Askew, who served Florida as the state’s 37th governor from 1971 to 1979, died early Thursday after suffering through various ailments, including a stroke, a former aide has confirmed. He was 85. In his time as governor,…
On Tuesday, Broward College adjunct professor Evan Rowe came out swinging against school administration by accusing it of paying poverty wages. Adjuncts can earn a max of $16,000 a year teaching a full load, he said. He threatened to organize a strike. Yesterday, the college responded, saying that it’s illegal…
Hey lookit, everybody! The state Senate actually agreed on something! Unanimously, even. The Florida Legislature has passed the “Welcome Home” bill on Tuesday. The bill will make Florida veterans eligible for in-state tuition and will provide scholarships for members of the state’s National Guard while reducing education costs for military…
Republican state senator in Florida Alan Hays is just a vessel of amazing ideas. The man who once filed legislation to keep public buses from stopping on streets because one time he got stuck in traffic behind one and who once called Sharia law a “dreadful disease” that needed vaccination,…
In case you didn’t know, President Obama is hitting up Florida this weekend, giving terrorist fist bumps shoutouts to Dania Beach ice cream shop owners and looking to push his health-care initiative. But if the proverbial crap begins to hit the proverbial fan in the Ukraine, POTUS may well cancel…
U.S. Congressman firebrand nutter Alan Grayson is being accused by his wife of pushing her during a fight over the weekend. He, of course, is denying the allegations. In a statement released by the congressman, Grayson says he never touched his wife and says she physically attacked him. See also:…
This past September, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz stole the national spotlight for a hot minute — OK, 21 hours — when he took over the Senate floor, giving a speech that included a full reading of Green Eggs and Ham. Cruz promised to filibuster to delay a vote on a…
About 50 or so protesters showed up at Marco Rubio’s offices in Palm Beach County to show the senator their support and protest the Venezuelan government. On Monday, Rubio took to the floor and gave what is probably the best speech of his political career, as he condemned Venezuelan President…
Broward County could be opening at least one Vegas-style casino thanks to a new gambling proposal introduced via the Florida Senate on Monday. The new proposal would give both Broward and Miami-Dade counties one new casino each, as well as give other casinos across the state a boatload of new…
Landlubbers may not be aware of a current epic sea battle: shrimpers v. sea turtles. The reality is that we have very little idea what kind of impact the former has on the latter endangered critters. In part, that’s because the federal government is dragging ass about conducting meaningful studies…
A Florida animal rights activist who’s fresh off a stint in prison has a new target in her sights — the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The organization tosses around millions of dollars a year, and some of that money has landed at the University of Florida. That’s…
Gov. Rick Scott is in Orlando on Friday making what his office is calling a “major jobs” announcement. What that announcement is remains a mystery wrapped in a serpenty grin. What is certain is that the governor is going to be unveiling the new tourism-traffic figures, which are expected to…
In 2007, 15-year-old Amber White was parasailing in Pompano Beach with her sister when winds picked up, the tow line broke, and White slammed into a building and died. Last year, 17-year-old Alexis Fairchild was parasailing in Panama City when again winds picked up, the line snapped, and she and…
Remember when Charlie Crist hugged President Obama and all the GOPers lost their damned minds over it? It happened back in May of 2009 right here in Florida and pretty much signaled the end of Crist’s relationship with his fellow Republicans forevermore. Well, Crist appeared on The Colbert Report on…
