{"id":98552,"date":"2025-12-29T09:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T09:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/98552\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T09:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T09:49:10","slug":"here-are-the-top-10-political-stories-from-south-florida-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/98552\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are the Top 10 political stories from South Florida in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

If last year<\/a> was a big year for South Florida politics on the national and international stage \u2014 and it most certainly was \u2014 2025 didn\u2019t slow things down.<\/p>\n

Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties attracted attention from across the state, country and globe. Some were of the good variety. Others\u2026 Not so much.<\/p>\n

Cutting the list of the year\u2019s most important stories to a definitive \u201cTop 10\u201d wasn\u2019t easy, nor was it scientific. Many headline-grabbers didn\u2019t make the cut, from fallout over the state\u2019s affordable housing<\/a> and condo safety<\/a> reforms to Miami-Dade\u2019s removal of fluoride<\/a> from its drinking water and LGBTQ advocates and officials\u2019 outrage over the removal of<\/a> rainbow<\/a> street designs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hollywood Sen. Jason Pizzo, thought by many to be a likely Democratic Primary frontrunner for Governor, dramatically quit<\/a> the party, declaring it \u201cdead\u201d \u2014 an arguable exaggeration, based on recent events.<\/p>\n

Former Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez and ex-Jackson Health System executive Charmaine Gatlin were both sentenced<\/a> to years in prison for using their offices for personal gain (Martinez is appealing).<\/p>\n

Gary Farmer, a former state Senator, was forced from the Broward Court<\/a> bench following complaints of judicial misconduct. CFO Blaise Ingoglia\u2019s DOGE tour landed a 1-2-3 combo, declaring all<\/a> three<\/a> counties<\/a> and some of their municipalities fiscally irresponsible.<\/p>\n

And throughout the year, the Rep. Fabi\u00e1n Basabe show continued, with the sophomore lawmaker successfully pursuing the firing of a Town Attorney<\/a> and an audit of Miami Beach<\/a>, both of which drew rebukes from local officials and media but didn\u2019t deter endorsers from both sides of the aisle from getting behind his re-election effort.<\/p>\n

None of those stories made the list. We believe the stories that did spotlight the especially high (and low) points of the year.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner\u2019s effort to block screenings of a film critical of Israel backfired spectacularly. Image via AP.<\/p>\n

10. Mayor\u2019s effort to evict a theater over a pro-Palestine film draws sharp criticism<\/p>\n

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner learned the hard way that censorship is counterintuitive to engendering support.<\/p>\n

In March, he moved to terminate<\/a> the city\u2019s lease and grant funding for O Cinema<\/a> after the independent theater screened \u201cNo Other Land,\u201d an Oscar-winning, strongly pro-Palestine documentary about the Israel-Palestine conflict.<\/p>\n

Meiner, who is Jewish, labeled the film as a \u201cone-sided propaganda attack on the Jewish people\u201d inconsistent with the values of Miami Beach, which has a large Jewish population. The issue quickly attracted widespread attention, with the New York Times<\/a>, NPR<\/a>, BBC<\/a>, Times of Israel<\/a>, Guardian<\/a> and other outlets seizing on the story.<\/p>\n

O Cinema CEO Vivian Marthell admitted she\u2019d initially agreed not to screen the film under pressure from Meiner, but reversed course after consulting with staff and the nonprofit\u2019s Board, citing free speech principles.<\/p>\n

At a contentious City Commission meeting later that month that drew a large crowd of protesters, an emotional Meiner withdrew his proposal<\/a> after five of his six peers on the dais said they\u2019d oppose it, promising to instead explore ways to encourage broader dialogue without dictating content.<\/p>\n

The issue wounded Meiner\u2019s standing in the city, but not fatally; he won re-election<\/a> to a second term in November with just over 51% of the vote.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>(L-R) Boynton Beach Rep. Joe Casello and Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes died while in office. They joined several other notable figures South Florida lost in 2025. Image via Florida Politics and the city of Miami.<\/p>\n

9. Rest in peace: South Florida loses notable figures<\/p>\n

South Florida bid farewell to several influential political figures in 2025 who served in both elected and unelected capacities.<\/p>\n

Former U.S. Rep. Lincoln D\u00edaz-Balart<\/a>, a towering leader in Florida and Cuban American politics, died at 70. He served for 8 years in the Florida Legislature and 18 years in Congress, where he championed human rights, immigration protections and a free Cuba. He also co-founded the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute and authored landmark measures, including the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.<\/p>\n

Rep. Joe Casello<\/a>, an ex-firefighter who represented parts of Palm Beach County, died at 73. First elected in 2018, he was widely respected for his quiet leadership and strong constituent services. His legislative legacy includes helping to establish Florida\u2019s Purple Alert system for missing adults with cognitive difficulties.<\/p>\n

Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes<\/a>, who ran for the City Commission five times before winning his seat in 2017, died at 80 just six months after winning re-election. He was known for his integrity, compassion and dedication to District 4.<\/p>\n

Former Rep. Roy Hardemon<\/a>, a blunt, neighborhood-first lawmaker and lifelong Liberty City advocate, died at 63. He served one term in the House, where he sought funding for youth and senior services, public health and community infrastructure. After leaving office, he remained active in local advocacy and ran several times to regain his old post.<\/p>\n

G. Holmes Braddock<\/a>, a longtime Miami-Dade School Board member, died at 100. He served 38 years, shaping desegregation, bilingual education and student involvement initiatives, leaving a lasting legacy in local public education.<\/p>\n

Daniel Liftman<\/a>, a longtime aide to late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings known for his quiet dedication and principled voice, died at 73 after devoting more than three decades to constituent service and political advocacy.<\/p>\n

Seth Gordon<\/a>, a Miami publicist and lobbyist who shaped political campaigns, championed culture and creativity, and helped fund the New World School of the Arts, died at 77.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to have a hand in crafting South Florida\u2019s political composition. Image via Colin Hackley\/Florida Politics.<\/p>\n

8. DeSantis continues to exert his influence on South Florida<\/p>\n

Former U.S. House Speaker Tip O\u2019Neill famously averred, \u201cAll politics is local.\u201d You can\u2019t accuse Gov.\u00a0Ron DeSantis\u00a0of not acting on that maxim.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the Governor has reshaped Florida in his ideological image, and he\u2019s certainly paid attention to its most populous region.<\/p>\n

In 2025, DeSantis appointed<\/a> former state Rep. Mike Caruso to serve as Palm Beach County Clerk and added ally Adam Cervera to the Broward County School Board. The Broward College Board of Trustees, all<\/a> there<\/a> by way of DeSantis appointments, confirmed Torey Alston \u2014 whom the Governor previously<\/a> placed<\/a> on the Broward County Commission and School Board \u2014 to serve<\/a> as the school\u2019s new President.<\/p>\n

DeSantis appointed a slew<\/a> of<\/a> Judges<\/a> across the<\/a> tri-county area<\/a> and named Board members at the Children\u2019s Trust of Miami-Dade<\/a>, North Broward Hospital District<\/a> and\u00a0Memorial Healthcare System<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He also picked Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director Dave Kerner and repeat appointees Tracy Caruso and Michael Barnett to serve on the Palm Beach State College Board<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In mid-June, the Florida International University Board, whose membership is mostly influenced directly or indirectly by DeSantis, unanimously confirmed<\/a> his former Lieutenant Governor, Jeanette Nu\u00f1ez, as the school\u2019s seventh President.<\/p>\n

Then on Sept. 11, he added two more members<\/a>, former state Rep. Jos\u00e9 F\u00e9lix D\u00edaz and decorated homicide detective Juan Segovia, to the Miami Dade College Board. Less than two weeks later, the Board \u2014 composed entirely of DeSantis appointees \u2014 participated in a vote that grabbed national headlines and attracted a lawsuit.<\/p>\n

More on that at No. 6.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Miami-Dade\u2019s red shift continued into 2025. AI image via Copilot.<\/p>\n

7. Miami-Dade\u2019s active voter count flips red for the first time<\/p>\n

If the November 2024 election was a seismic, rightward shift<\/a> for Miami-Dade, a May update to the county\u2019s voter rolls was the aftershock.<\/p>\n

It marked the first time that, among active Miami-Dade voters, Republicans outnumbered Democrats<\/a>. \u201cMiami-Dade is Red!\u201d declared Florida GOP Chair Evan Power. \u201cNobody would have predicted this 10 years ago,\u201d DeSantis wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the time, the county had 449,337 active Republican voters, 414,680 active Democrats and 417,144 active voters registered as belonging to a third or no party (NPA).<\/p>\n

The GOP\u2019s lead has continued to grow since. Through Dec. 1, both major parties saw voter falloffs, but the difference was startling. While Republicans shed just 537 voters (an interesting numerical coincidence<\/a>), Democrats lost more than 13.5 times as many (7,298).<\/p>\n

The lost voters didn\u2019t all switch to NPA; that group saw just a 2,521-voter uptick.<\/p>\n

Notably, Democrats may still have more actual registered voters than Republicans \u2014 they did in May<\/a>, as Florida Politics pointed out \u2014 but the state only counts active voters, which better represents the true voting power each party has in a given jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Miami-Dade College parking lot slated as the site of a future Donald Trump presidential library. Image via Marta Lavandier\/AP.<\/p>\n

6. Miami Dade College gives away prime public land for a future Trump library<\/p>\n

The groundwork for a Donald Trump presidential library was laid in Spring 2025 and solidified in June, when DeSantis signed legislation<\/a> stripping local governments of authority over presidential libraries. By September, Miami \u2014 not Trump\u2019s home city of Palm Beach \u2014 was targeted for the facility\u2019s construction.<\/p>\n

And later that month, the Miami Dade College Board of Trustees voted quietly and unanimously to give up a 2.63-acre waterfront parcel off Biscayne Boulevard valued at more than $67 million for the project. The Florida Cabinet then swiftly signed off<\/a> on the giveaway.<\/p>\n

The backlash was immediate. Retired professor and local historian Marvin Dunn sued, arguing the college Board violated Florida\u2019s Sunshine Law<\/a> by rushing its vote without proper public notice. Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz agreed, temporarily blocking<\/a> the transfer and scheduling a trial for August 2026. Attorney General James Uthmeier then stepped in<\/a> to defend the college.<\/p>\n

But that trial won\u2019t come. The Board held a redo vote<\/a> Dec. 2 and, after hours of public testimony, reached the same decision. Ruiz dismissed Dunn\u2019s complaint<\/a> just over two weeks later, ruling that any notice violations had been cured. Dunn said he\u2019s filing a second lawsuit<\/a> soon.<\/p>\n

Though legally sufficient now, the land transfer remains unpopular. Polling from October found that only 14% of Miami-Dade voters<\/a> approve of the move, while a whopping 74% believe the parcel should remain with the college for future expansions.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The House reestablished its coequal footing under Speaker Daniel Perez. Image via Colin Hackley\/Florida Politics.<\/p>\n

5. Under Daniel Perez, the Florida House regrows its backbone<\/p>\n

Perez, a Miami Republican, hit the ground running when he took the gavel last November, reshaping the House committee apparatus, overhauling the chamber\u2019s website and revamping many of its rules.<\/p>\n

He promised, during a brief confirmation speech<\/a>, to refocus the House on delivering more for Floridians than for corporate and special interest groups. It would also tamp down on government spending, he said, including the Governor\u2019s use of state funds<\/a> for political messaging.<\/p>\n

With support from House leaders and lawmakers, Perez then set about delivering on that promise and, in the process, threw off DeSantis\u2019 game like none before him. It started with a rejection<\/a> of the Governor\u2019s January call for a Special Session on illegal immigration, which Perez and Senate President Ben Albritton substituted with one of their own that better aligned with Trump\u2019s dictates.<\/p>\n

After DeSantis publicly fumed at the House for overriding his vetoes<\/a>, advancing tort bills he opposed and eschewing his budget and tax proposals, Perez called the Governor \u201cemotional\u201d and prone to \u201ctemper tantrums\u201d while stressing, \u201cI consider him a friend. I consider him a partner.\u201d<\/p>\n

When questions arose about the Governor and his inner circle\u2019s role in rerouting $10 million in Medicaid settlement dollars through First Lady Casey DeSantis\u2019 Hope Florida charity to fund ads attacking proposed abortion and cannabis amendments, Perez called for answers<\/a> and tasked state Rep. Alex Andrade with getting them.<\/p>\n

That initial effort ended abruptly<\/a> in April, though Perez said \u201call options are still on the table\u201d and the issue has since sprouted an ongoing grand jury probe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since then, the Speaker has led the chamber in tackling several top-of-mind matters, including working on Trump\u2019s call for mid-decade redistricting<\/a> and multiple property tax reform proposals<\/a> the Governor unsurprisingly dislikes.<\/p>\n

Miami-Dade has produced three House Speakers this century \u2014 Marco Rubio from 2006 to 2008, Jos\u00e9 Oliva from 2018 to 2020 and now Perez. A fourth is coming in 2030; freshman Rep. Mike Redondo clinched the spot in July<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick ended 2025 in a tough spot. Image via J. Scott Applewhite\/AP.<\/p>\n

4. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick indicted for stealing vaccine money<\/p>\n

Cherfilus-McCormick, a Miramar Democrat representing Florida\u2019s 20th Congressional District, has been dogged for years by accusations that she misappropriated funds her former health care company received to register people for COVID vaccinations, using the money to instead finance her 2022 election.<\/p>\n

She has denied the allegations through a persistent House Ethics Committee probe, which was reauthorized<\/a> in July. \u00a0Now, she\u2019ll defend herself against the accusations in a criminal case.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 19, a federal grand jury indicted<\/a> Cherfilus-McCormick on charges that she stole $5 million in COVID-related overpayments and rerouted them to her campaign. The Justice Department is prosecuting the case, which the Miami offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service are investigating<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If found guilty on all counts, the 46-year-old lawmaker \u2014 who made history as the first Haitian American Democrat elected to Congress \u2014 could face up to 53 years in prison.<\/p>\n

For her part, Cherfilus-McCormick hasn\u2019t let on publicly that recent developments have shaken her much, despite her swift removal<\/a> from a committee leadership post and calls for her resignation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s even fundraised off the issue<\/a>, telling voters by text that she needs help \u201cfighting back\u201d against a \u201cpolitically motivated\u201d attack against her.<\/p>\n

In a cheeky bit of one-upsmanship, one of her Primary challengers, Elijah Manley \u2014 whom she\u2019s suing for defamation<\/a> for accusing her of generally the same misdeeds detailed in the indictment \u2014 is fundraising off of her fundraising<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Alligator Alcatraz has been a source of controversy since it opened in July. Image via Jesse Scheckner.<\/p>\n

3. Alligator Alcatraz stirs controversy, immigration debate<\/p>\n

When Trump retook the White House in January, it was a foregone conclusion that immigration enforcement would be a major pillar of his administration\u2019s agenda. And based on DeSantis\u2019 past actions on the issue, including the controversial migrant flights<\/a> program he launched under ex-President Joe Biden, many were confident Florida would play an outsized role in that effort.<\/p>\n

It sure has, and to a marketable degree. In just weeks in June, the state seized what was previously a Miami-Dade training airport in the Everglades, erecting a makeshift detention center composed of tents, portable toilets, fencing and generators.<\/p>\n

Uthmeier dubbed the facility, completed through more than $200 million in no-bid contracts<\/a>, \u201cAlligator Alcatraz<\/a>.\u201d And the name stuck \u2014 not only in people\u2019s minds, but on shirts<\/a>, hats<\/a> and other MAGA merch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the weeks and months that followed, Alligator Alcatraz welcomed thousands of detainees, drew widespread<\/a> and\u00a0ongoing protests<\/a>, and spurred inquiries by Democratic members of Congress. It also attracted numerous lawsuits from environmental groups, civil liberties organizations and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians<\/a>, which decried, respectively, the facility\u2019s environmental impacts, treatment of detainees and misuse of ancestral land.<\/p>\n

It also inspired copycat facilities<\/a> in Indiana and Nebraska, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) dubbed the \u201cSpeedway Slammer\u201d and \u201cCornhusker Clink.\u201d<\/p>\n

Legal challenges this year briefly cast doubt on Alligator Alcatraz\u2019s future. One environmental suit led a Judge to order the facility to wind down and stop admitting new detainees, but an appellate court stayed that order<\/a>, keeping it open.<\/p>\n

A federal Judge rejected a separate detainee suit<\/a> this month, ruling that the legal standard for immediate closure had not been met. Other, similar suits \u2014 including ones over access to lawyers \u2014 are ongoing.<\/p>\n

As for the ongoing price tag of the operation, which includes an estimated $450 million needed yearly to keep things running, Florida got a boost just before the government shutdown, when DHS sent $608 million to cover costs.<\/p>\n

Some of those funds may go to a second detainment center, dubbed the \u201cDeportation Depot<\/a>,\u201d which opened just outside of Jacksonville in September.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Eileen Higgins was sworn in as Miami Mayor on Dec. 18. Image via Alexandra Rodriguez\/AP.<\/p>\n

2. Eileen Higgins shatters glass ceiling in bellwether race<\/p>\n

Polling<\/a> ahead of Election Day showed Higgins was on track to win. National Democrats poured into the area<\/a> to bolster her support and energize voters. Further helping her odds was a growing disdain for the harsh treatment of immigrants, many of whom call Miami home, and rising unaffordability in the \u201cMagic City\u201d that she\u2019d expressly made a top issue during her campaign and prior tenure on the Miami-Dade Commission.<\/p>\n

But history wasn\u2019t on her side \u2014 until it was. Higgins\u2019 victory last month over former City Manager Emilio Gonz\u00e1lez marked the first time ever that Miami voters elected a woman as Mayor. She\u2019s also the first Democrat to capture the office in nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n

It was a massive accomplishment in a race that many viewed as a bellwether for the 2026 Midterm, and top figures from both political parties treated it as such.<\/p>\n

Trump, DeSantis, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds and a slew of other GOP pols and groups got behind Gonz\u00e1lez, who outraised and outspent Higgins ahead of Election Day.<\/p>\n

But it was to no avail. Higgins \u2014 who enjoyed support from U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Frederica Wilson, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and many more state and local officials \u2014 trounced him by 19 points.<\/p>\n

Miami voters also said \u201cno thanks\u201d to perpetuating a few political dynasties this year. In June, they picked Ralph Rosado over fellow Republican Jose Regalado, the son of former Mayor Tom\u00e1s Regalado \u2014 now Miami-Dade\u2019s Property Appraiser \u2014 and sister of Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado.<\/p>\n

Then in November, voters rejected mayoral candidates Joe Carollo and Alex D\u00edaz de la Portilla \u2014 both former City Commissioners with families boasting decades in Miami politics \u2014 and picked newcomer Rolando Escalona over Joe\u2019s brother, Frank, in a race for the Commission\u2019s District 1 seat.<\/p>\n

Higgins\u2019 win wasn\u2019t the only history-maker this year. In Miami Beach, Democratic Commissioner Alex Fernandez scored a record-setting victory<\/a> by taking 84% of the vote against a GOP challenger. Bryan Calvo, a Republican, also became the youngest person ever<\/a> elected Mayor of Hialeah. And in the Special Election for House District 90 in Palm Beach County, Democrat Rob Long won by more than 27 points, the largest margin of victory there since redistricting.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>South Florida has ample representation in Washington, and not just the elected kind. Image via AP.<\/p>\n

1. South Florida sees unprecedented representation in D.C.<\/p>\n

Trump became America\u2019s first President from Florida when he took office in January. He\u2019d served his first term while still registered to vote in New York. But in 2019, while mounting a comeback campaign, he changed his registration to the Sunshine State.\u00a0And since he regained control of the White House, he\u2019s remade its halls, walls and offices in his image.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s done the same for Washington, D.C., and its many national and international extensions.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, a sizable share of key Washington figures are from South Florida. By our count, more than a dozen top Trump administration figures are from or live in the area.<\/p>\n

From Miami-Dade, there\u2019s Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/a>, U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta<\/a>, Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg and Under Secretary of Defense Emil Michael.<\/p>\n

From Palm Beach, there\u2019s Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling, Federal Housing Agency Director Bill Pulte, Under Secretary of State Thomas DiNanno, Under Secretary of Defense Anthony Tata, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Kevin Rhodes and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Sara Perkins.<\/p>\n

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Biden appointee, grew up and graduated from high school in Miami.<\/p>\n

Many of America\u2019s diplomats are from South Florida, too. From Miami-Dade, Trump tapped former County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera<\/a> for Panama, health care entrepreneur Benjam\u00edn Le\u00f3n Jr.<\/a> for Spain, Howard Brodie for Finland and Michael Kavoukjian for Norway.<\/p>\n

He also chose Palm Beach\u2019s John Arrigo, Duke Buchanan III, Sergio Gor, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Michael Issa, Lee Lipton, Nicole McGraw, Roman Pipko and Anjani Sinha to represent U.S. interests in Portugal, Morocco, India, Greece, Lebanon, the Philippines, Croatia, Estonia and Singapore, respectively.<\/p>\n

Florida\u2019s growing government and lobbying power in Washington was the focus of Florida Politics\u2019 final issue of INFLUENCE this year<\/a>, and for good reason; it\u2019s unprecedented and represents a shifting political landscape that increasingly looks to our state for direction.<\/p>\n

And with Trump in the Oval Office, Perez as Florida House Speaker, Rubio as Secretary of State and a host of other South Floridians calling shots, South Florida\u2019s influence factors heavily into where America will go next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If last year was a big year for South Florida politics on the national and international stage \u2014…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98553,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[51919,4065,2561,3120,15823,506,15188,51920,6059,8945,409,3674,51921,4077,51922,28,30,29,51923,4260,51924,5325,51925,51926,51927,51928,51929,51930,8877,4175,8233,123,1642,4287,1064,8679,373,51931,51932,51933,6061,51934,51935,9097,557,25588,412,51936,51937,8884,807,51938,16445,51939,51940,51941,23300,51942],"class_list":["post-98552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-adam-cervera","tag-alex-andrade","tag-alex-fernandez","tag-alligator-alcatraz","tag-broward","tag-broward-county","tag-bryan-calvo","tag-daniel-liftman","tag-daniel-perez","tag-dave-kerner","tag-donald-trump","tag-eileen-higgins","tag-elijah-manley","tag-emilio-gonzalez","tag-evan-power","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-g-holmes-braddock","tag-james-uthmeier","tag-jason-brodeur","tag-joe-biden","tag-joe-casello","tag-jose-felix-diaz","tag-jose-oliva","tag-juan-segovia","tag-lincoln-diaz-balart","tag-manolo-reyes","tag-marco-rubio","tag-marvin-dunn","tag-mavel-ruiz","tag-miami","tag-miami-beach","tag-miami-dade-college","tag-miami-dade","tag-miami-dade-college-board-of-trustees","tag-miami-dade-county","tag-michael-caruso","tag-migrant-flights","tag-mike-caruso","tag-mike-redondo","tag-no-other-land","tag-o-cinema","tag-palm-beach","tag-palm-beach-county","tag-rob-long","tag-ron-desantis","tag-roy-hardemon","tag-seth-gordon","tag-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick","tag-south-florida","tag-south-florida-politics","tag-steven-meiner","tag-tip-oneill","tag-torey-alston","tag-tracy-caruso","tag-trump-library","tag-vivian-marthell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}