Miami-Dade County Commissioner hits the heights in new role; former Mayor Francis Suarez aide facing jail sentence.
Politics
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Scott Wagner, founder of Wagner Legal in Miami, is among the three members of the South Florida Water Management District Board that Gov. Ron DeSantis has reappointed.
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Winner: Miami-Dade Republicans A recent analysis by the Miami Herald shows Republicans have cut Democrats’ voter registration in Miami-Dade County nearly in half.
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Former legislative aide is in at the West Palm Beach Mayor’s Office; Broward County School Board takes an ill-advised step.
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Winner: Chris Korge Korge, a Coral Gables-based lawyer and longtime Democratic Party power player, is now serving as Finance Chair of the Biden Victory Fund, the joint fundraising arm of Biden’s 2024 re-election bid.
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Joe Saunders scores endorsements while challenging an embattled lawmaker and FAU reworks its president search to favor Randy Fine.
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Winner: Peter Licata A proposed contract would pay Licata $360,000 to take over as Broward County Superintendent.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has tapped lawyer Alexandria Suarez to serve on the College of the Florida Keys District Board of Trustees.
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In this week’s Winner and Loser: a flood of support for new State House candidate and good luck with those floods, South Florida.
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Winner: Juan Fernandez-BarquinFernandez-Barquin will be Miami-Dade County’s next Clerk of Courts and Comptroller after the Governor named him to the post.