.Jay Shooster taps out-of-state effective altruism donors to stack $102K in Q1 for House bid

Reporting by Jesse Scheckner

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Update on Miami Lakes runoff: County Elections Dept. says there are 8 uncounted mail-in ballots voters have until Thursday to correct their signatures on. Esther Colon (now heading to the runoff, unless something changes) and Hector Abad are 7 votes apart.
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Big ups to #BiscaynePark 's newest Village Commission member, Ryan Huntington, who secured a whopping 79% share of the vote Tuesday to win a seven-month term.

He'll run again to keep his seat in November.
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Mail-in ballots drop indicates #MiamiLakes is headed to a runoff for a shorter Seat 6 term.

Miami-Dade Sheriff candidate Mario Knapp for Sheriff distances himself from brother’s DUI controversy: ‘My brother is his own person’

Reporting by Jesse Scheckner

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John Passidomo, husband to Kathleen Passidomo Passidomo, dies after Utah hiking accident

Reporting by @JacobOgles

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Full count of early votes and partial count of mail-in votes show incumbent Council member Joshua Fuller and candidate 'Ezzy' Eric Rappaport with strong leads for the Bay Harbor Islands Council.

2 Town Council seats up for grabs in #BayHarborIslands election Tuesday

Reporting by Jesse Scheckner

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.Ron DeSantis signs social media, pornography age verification requirements

Reporting by @JacobOgles

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.Ron DeSantis eyes Special Session to crack down on Haitian migrants. Legislative product could take cues from Texas law currently held up in court.

Reporting by AG Gancarski

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Sixth-straight month of home-price declines in Miami-Dade; now down 9% plus from peak fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEDLISP…

The ‘22 vote expanding the UDB wasn’t valid, a judge ruled Fri. If upheld, resets Aligned app in South Dade. Full ruling in article. From Commish Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins , who led oppo w Daniella Levine Cava: I hope this issue comes back to the board to fight it again miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

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.Ron DeSantis signs bill to ban localities from blocking demolition, replacement of old, coastal buildings

Reporting by Jesse Scheckner

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Delegation for 3.22.24: None shall pass — taxman — pick a side — zombie guns

@JacobOgles & Jesse Scheckner report

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.Peter Schorsch, publisher of Florida Politics, shares his beginnings, changes within the industry, and the power of the Los Angeles Olympics. He joins Ballard Partners's Anthony C. Williams, on this episode of 13th & Park!

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📺: youtu.be/R-ODADy9AM0

Florida Dems Chair Nikki Fried says a program focused on local races helped flip seats in city contests across the state. But in every race where the state party intervened and a Dem candidate won, a Dem already held the seat before. Story via @JacobOgles. floridapolitics.com/archives/66608…

Miami hits federal funding jackpot for Underdeck
#MiamiTodayNews #Underdeck

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We're now an hour since the polls closed and Surfside's vote count from its ONLY precinct still isn't in.

Early/mail-in votes strongly favor Angelo Castillo to be #PembrokePines ' first new Mayor in two decades, but many precincts still pend reporting.