Rig at Citadel’s Miami Construction Site Falls; Injures Four September 15, 2026 By Michael Smith and Daniel Cancel A rig collapsed in Miami’s financial district at the construction site of Citadel’s new headquarters, crushing several cars and snarling...
Florida Bans Flock Cameras, License Plate Readers From State Roads September 2, 2026 By Michael Smith Florida has banned local police from installing license-plate readers on state roads, responding to growing concern about the proliferation of...
AI Backlash Builds in President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Backyard July 15, 2026 By Michael Smith and Erin Hudson A vote in Palm Beach County on whether to allow the construction of a digital infrastructure hub to house AI...
A Super Yacht Armada Came to Miami, Leaving a Marine Graveyard in Its Wake June 26, 2026 By Michael Smith Not far from the super yachts docked outside the island palaces of Miami’s new billionaire class, smaller boats abandoned by...
Palm Beach Billionaires Feud Over Who’s Really Protecting the Everglades April 20, 2026 By Michael Smith Sugar tycoons Jose “Pepe” Fanjul and Alfonso “Alfy” Fanjul Jr. have a plan to dig up thousands of acres of...
Miami’s Mandarin Demolished to Make Way for Luxury Towers April 13, 2026 By Daniel Cancel and Michael Smith In a young city like Miami, a quarter century can seem like a long time. For the Mandarin Oriental hotel,...
DeSantis Amplifies Warning on ‘Real Perils’ of AI, Data Centers and Pushes Regulation January 15, 2026 By Michael Smith and Daniel Cancel Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is ratcheting up a campaign against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence and data centers, resisting...
Ken Griffin-Backed Florida Bill for Non-Competes Becomes Law July 9, 2025 By Anna J. Kaiser and Michael Smith Florida enacted legislation allowing non-competes of up to four years, handing a victory to Citadel’s Ken Griffin, who pushed for...
Florida Taps Contractors With No Detention Experience for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ July 3, 2025 By Michael Smith, Sophie Alexander and Rachel Adams-Heard On June 20, nearly three weeks into the Atlantic hurricane season, Florida disaster-management officials assembled a group of emergency relief...
Trump’s Migrant Crackdown Adds to Miami’s Real Estate Woes May 9, 2025 By Augusta Saraiva, Michael Smith and Anna J. Kaiser President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is making it harder for foreigners to buy and rent homes, threatening a key pillar...