“I will still fight for the expanded Metrorail we were promised.” Lerner is an early advocate of mitigating sea-level rise and would give priority to the county’s resiliency efforts. He won the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Delaware when he was just 29 and assumed office the next year. They won again in 2012. He was elected to the US senate by a narrow margin against Walter Dee Huddleston of the Democratic Party and became the first Republican to win in Kentucky after more than a decade. You live in South Florida — don’t hold back. She is the first Hispanic to serve as a Pulitzer board chair. It a preposterous comparison.

The two candidates have clashed over ethnicity. But the Herald clearly believes that replaying the same, shopworn, racially-charged argument is just fine, and even healthy for political discourse in our state. Born in Chicago, she was determined and ambitious from a young age. The lack of affordable housing is a key issue in the district, as is poverty, which will only worsen post-pandemic. Earlier this month, the Miami Herald's editorial board urged Michael Bloomberg to “write a big old check” to help ex-felons in Florida vote in the presidential election. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Broward recount shenanigans: 46,000 Democrat votes…, Minimum wage amendment (likely) squeaks by, mixed results from…, Winners and Losers of Florida’s 2020 Election Cycle, The fallout from Florida passing Amendment 2, Loranne Ausley posts comfortable win over Marva Preston in SD 3 contest, DeSantis & Co. don’t want ex-prisoners to vote. Higgins’ camp, however, is putting out ads painting Diaz de la Portilla and his brother, Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, as gangsters. Here are the Editorial Board's recommendations for the.

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Those ads are just as offensive. People who have done their time. The editorial writer will help Herald readers and would-be readers understand the contribution local journalism can make to the health of a community. The Miami Herald seeks an editorial board member who can craft must-read editorials and columns, hold local institutions to account with fresh reporting, and help lead a constructive conversation in the community. Nov 4, 2020 11:34 am ET|Updated Nov 4, 2020 2:58 pm ET. In 2015, she formally announced her candidacy for the presidency in the 2016 election and was formally nominated at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. An astute businessman and charismatic leader, he built and renovated numerous hotels, casinos, and office towers during his business career, accumulating a net worth of billions. The Herald Editorial Board recommends RAQUEL REGALADO for Miami-Dade Commission District 7.

He joined the Democratic Party and became active in politics alongside managing his legal career.

It is interesting to note that before taking a plunge into politics and pursuing a substantial career in the same, Reagan was in the field of entertainment, serving as a radio sports announcer and actor. Finalists. One ad from Regalado now features Lerner’s outburst at a Pinecrest meeting. Before joining the Editorial Board, I was a Miami Herald reporter, assigned to various beats from crime to education to the federal courthouse.

He also owned several beauty pageants and ventured into reality television as well. Your email address will not be published. Prior to becoming the president, he served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate and received national attention during his campaign to represent Illinois in the United States Senate. “If our local economy continues to be frozen, this county will face horrific financial consequences,” he said. Republicans forced... (WSVN) - Republicans successfully flipped two Democratic seats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Election Day, as the outgoing Miami-Dade County Mayor and a longtime South Florida journalist defeated their respective incumbents. There is no disputing this, yet Democrats and other progressives, including the Miami Herald’s editorial board, are trying to pry far more out of the compassion of Florida voters than what they actually voted for. That may be true, but the Board could not ignore them. A YouTube compilation video circulated by opponents has made the rounds. Your email address will not be published. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Riot declared in Portland as rioters smash windows, Restaurants and bars owned by celebrities. Though the results are unofficial, it looks as though she'll be the first woman to serve as the county's mayor. In her second round of interviews with the Board, Lerner said it was unfair to use the video compilation, which was edited to show she was being baited by a handful of residents with whom she was at odds. Lerner has been hit with accusations of bad temperament in exchanges with Pinecrest residents and council members when she was mayor.

Miami Herald editors caught in flagrant dishonesty over felon voting case Just days after the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected racially-charged claims by Florida’s leading Democrats over restoration of felon voting rights, the Miami Herald Editorial Board published an opinion piece (DeSantis & Co. don’t want ex-prisoners to vote. Your email address will not be published. But it was during the 9/11 terrorists attack on the City that brought the national leadership traits in Giuliani on the surface, and he became a great source for public reassurance and consolation at the time. Murderers and sex offenders would not be eligible.”, Florida Today – September 20, 2018 (Note: the Miami Herald ed board also published this same content): “To be eligible, these felons must complete “all terms of sentence including parole or probation.“ That means they would have paid restitution, court costs and fees, and completed community service, house arrest, jail and/or prison sentences, plus any other special conditions of parole or probation.”. This shouldn’t be a debate, frankly, because as it was explained in 2018, fines, fees, restitution and court costs must be paid. — Strong turnout by Florida Democrats predictably should produce good news for... Today, the Miami Herald, South Florida’s largest daily newspaper, announced its endorsement of Donna Shalala for Congress. Subscribe to Talking Biz News to receive updates daily or weekly about new stories. In August 2016, he was appointed as the CEO of Donald Trump’s election campaign by Trump himself. The Miami Herald’s editors know this. He received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his exceptional contribution in the times of crisis. Republicans held on to all of its seats.

First, the facts, few of which you’ll actually find in the Miami Herald’s opinion piece on the matter. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives twice and to the U.S Senate four times. The Miami Herald on former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg raising $20 million to help ex-felons in Florida vote in the presidential election:. The remainder of the Editorial Board's recommendations for the …