Posts in category Politics

By GLYNN A. HILL Associated Press WASHINGTON — Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said Wednesday he plans to hold a Millions for Justice march …

By DAVID ESPO and CHARLES BABINGTON WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and top Republicans in Congress joined forces on a quick, bipartisan rescue attempt Wednesday for …

By Matthew Ridgely mridgely@dadecountybar.org Miami attorney Jason M. Murray becomes the Dade County Bar Association’s 99th president when he takes the oath of office on …

By Manahan, Theresa tmanahan@dolphins.com Davie, FL – Miami Dolphins General Manager Dennis Hickey and all twenty two rookies hosted Special Olympic athletes from Miami-Dade and …

By JEFF AMY Associated Press GREENVILLE, Miss. — Testifying for the federal government, a Vanderbilt University professor says the Mississippi school district’s desegregation proposals are …

Associated Press JACKSONVILLE — The former Republican Party of Florida chairman will be the next Jacksonville mayor after defeating Democratic incumbent Alvin Brown. Republican Lenny …

By LISA LERER and KEN THOMAS Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than a decade ago, Bill Clinton spotted a political star in the making, someone …

PHOTO COURTESY OF Alan Luby/for South Florida Times   Barbecue is an 80-year family tradition in the McCray family. It started as Harvey’s Barbecue in West …

On May 9, 1945, the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, then called Baker’s Haulover, was being developed by Dade County for “Whites Only.” On that …

By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE – Despite the fervent opposition of the state’s top election official, the Florida Legislature on Wednesday called for the …