/tags/election-2014 Election 2014 en-US WLRN Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:53:45 GMT /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2014-12-26/the-2014-florida-roundup Note: This is a pre-recorded episode of the Florida Roundup. On the Florida Roundup, we look back at the year that was 2014. The year ends with the… Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:53:45 GMT /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2014-12-26/the-2014-florida-roundup /politics/2014-11-13/florida-democrats-form-task-force-to-analyze-disappointing-election Allison Tant sent a pained letter to the Democratic Party faithful after last week’s election that saw Democrats lose more seats than they gained… Thu, 13 Nov 2014 23:26:35 GMT /politics/2014-11-13/florida-democrats-form-task-force-to-analyze-disappointing-election /newscast/2014-11-05/november-5-2014-gov-rick-scott-wins Today on WLRN-Miami Herald News, you heard: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:37:08 GMT /newscast/2014-11-05/november-5-2014-gov-rick-scott-wins /politics/2014-11-05/curbelo-reclaims-floridas-southernmost-congressional-seat-for-gop Miami-Dade school board member Carlos Curbelo surfed a national Republican wave to victory over Democrat Joe Garcia in Florida's 26th congressional… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 06:23:23 GMT /politics/2014-11-05/curbelo-reclaims-floridas-southernmost-congressional-seat-for-gop /politics/2014-11-05/maria-sachs-defeats-ellyn-bogdanoff-in-close-race-for-sd-34 It must have felt like deja vu for Democratic State Senator Maria Sachs last night."How sweet it is!" Sachs shouted to a crowd of her supporters at the… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 06:05:12 GMT /politics/2014-11-05/maria-sachs-defeats-ellyn-bogdanoff-in-close-race-for-sd-34 Christine DiMattei /politics/2014-11-05/playing-the-cuba-card-can-south-florida-escape-its-political-addiction Few of Tuesday’s elections were as hard fought as Florida’s 26th congressional district – where Republican challenger Carlos Curbelo unseated incumbent… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 05:55:14 GMT /politics/2014-11-05/playing-the-cuba-card-can-south-florida-escape-its-political-addiction Tim Padgett /politics/2014-11-05/after-brief-suspense-rick-scott-wins-florida-governors-race Pattrik Simmons contributed to this report.Gov. Rick Scott won Tuesday's elections with a slim margin over former Gov. Charlie Crist, who was briefly… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 05:40:19 GMT /politics/2014-11-05/after-brief-suspense-rick-scott-wins-florida-governors-race /politics/2014-11-05/amendment-two-gets-majority-of-votes-does-not-pass Medical marijuana supporters in Florida were unsuccessful Tuesday night in garnering enough votes to pass Amendment Two.Although 57.6 percent of votes… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 05:29:29 GMT /politics/2014-11-05/amendment-two-gets-majority-of-votes-does-not-pass Pattrik Simmons /2014-11-04/ap-calls-race-for-scott Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott has won re-election, turning back former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist — who was trying to return to office as a... Wed, 05 Nov 2014 03:33:01 GMT /2014-11-04/ap-calls-race-for-scott Lottie Watts, Associated Press /keys-blog/2014-11-04/winning-in-keys-school-tax-building-height-raise Voters in the Florida Keys Tuesday approved extending a half-cent sales tax for schools for another 10 years. The tax, expected to raise $157 million over… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 02:20:39 GMT /keys-blog/2014-11-04/winning-in-keys-school-tax-building-height-raise Nancy Klingener