Weekend Edition
Florida bill turns to developers to tackle affordable housing
Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo (R-Naples) introduced on Thursday an $800 million affordable-housing bill designed to tackle soaring rents...
Politics
Ken Griffin kicks in $3M to Miami-Dade fund for housing, other initiatives
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is kicking in $3 million to a new fund that will grant money...
Ex-Riviera Beach housing official pleads guilty to extortion
A former Riviera Beach Housing Authority chairman pleaded guilty to a federal extortion charge connected to the agency’s purchase...
Florida Senate passes industry-friendly homeowners insurance reforms
In its second special session on homeowners insurance this year, the Florida Senate rushed through a reform bill on...
National
Trump Org convicted of criminal tax fraud
A jury on Tuesday found affiliate companies of the Trump Organization guilty of nine counts of tax fraud and related crimes. The two companies were convicted on all counts after a six-week trial, Daily...
Ex-Venezuelan judge, Chavez supporter turns to Miami real estate
Less than a month after losing her post as Venezuelan Supreme Court justice, Carmen Porras invested in South Florida...
North Palm Beach caps height of two-story homes
North Palm Beach is cracking down on spec development. The North Palm Beach Village Council passed a new set...
Billionaire Ross’ proposal to upzone Deauville site in Miami Beach fails
Miami Beach voters rejected a ballot measure that would have given New York developer and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen...
Billionaire Ken Griffin on politics, all things Florida and building a trading room in 5 days
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez lept into economic booster mode when he met with Ken Griffin at Citadel in Chicago, before the billionaire hedge funder...
Breaking down the Related-backed Miami Beach Deauville referendum
Billionaire Stephen Ross’ Related Companies pumped nearly $1.3 million into the political action committee backing his plan to develop...