Brazil's president-elect Jair Bolsonaro is going after a program that pays thousands of Cuban doctors to work in the Latin American country. Cuba sends its doctors around the world when needed, but the government also takes a large portion of their earnings and prevents them from bringing their families along on their missions. WLRN's America's Correspondent Tim Padgett joined Sundial to talk about the changes Bolsonaro is demanding and how they were received in Havana. Ford recently launched a

Florida has elected the highest ranking Latina in the state's political history. State Representative Jeanette Nuñez will be the Lieutenant Governor alongside Republican congressman Ron DeSantis, the new Governor-elect. Nuñez is the current Speaker Pro Tempore of the Florida House of Representatives. During her time as a state representative, she advocated for conservative tax policy to attract small businesses. She also took unique stances on issues like immigration, sponsoring a bill that

Coming January 2019, the highest-ranking Latina in Florida's political history will be Lieutenant Governor-elect Jeanette Nuñez. She ran alongside Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis, who will be the next governor of the state. The DeSantis and Nuñez campaign ran on issues such as continuing to grow a strong economy, battling the algal bloom problems plaguing Florida coastlines, and keeping taxes low. Nuñez joined Sundial to talk about the issues the DeSantis administration will tackle when in

Weapons. Water. Weed. Nikki Fried successfully campaigned on those "three W's" to become Florida’s new agriculture commissioner. The former lobbyist defeated Republican challenger Matt Caldwell in an extremely tight race that went to a manual recount. The margin of victory was only 6,000 votes or .08%. Fried has an ambitious and progressive policy platform but faces some difficult challenges. She will be the lone Democrat elected to Florida's cabinet and expects to face pushback on policies

The first female agriculture commissioner in Florida history and only Democrat to win a statewide race in this year's election is Nicole "Nikki" Fried. She became victorious with less than 7,000 votes under a machine and hand recount. She will be the lone Democrat in governor-elect Ron DeSantis’ cabinet and will be pushing a progressive agenda on gun control, water and medical marijuana. Fried joined Sundial to talk about her transition into the new position, her plan and how she will deal with

Events like Art Basel and Spring Break bring tens of thousands of spectators, art aficionados and tourists to Miami, but creates logistical challenges for residents. Miami Beach Police Chief Daniel Oates says the "real solution" to improve the safety and traffic nightmare is a "robust" security plan and more cops on the ground. Oates joined Sundial to talk about his department's efforts. This conversation has been edited lightly for clarity. WLRN: What do the residents expect? What do you tend

In just two weeks, many spectators will descend upon Miami Beach for Art Week and Art Basel. The event may create logistical challenges for the police in coordinating traffic and keeping the area safe for tourists. Miami Beach Police Chief Daniel Oates joined Sundial to talk about Art Basel, how his department plans on dealing with people coming in town for Spring Break and the deployment of body cameras among the force. More than a year after Hurricane Irma landed in South Florida, residents in

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After two weeks and three recounts in statewide races, on Tuesday, the state’s elections canvassing commission officially signed off on Florida’s election results. And while the state's new political leadership is now transitioning into office, one political leader is getting ready to leave her post. Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes submitted her resignation in a letter to Governor and now Senator-elect Rick Scott. Sun Sentinel Broward Politics Reporter Anthony Man joined

Hundreds of years before Art Basel brought tens of thousands of spectators to Miami Beach, artists from around the world were already drawn to Florida. A new exhibit at the Boca Museum of Art called “Imagining Florida: History and Myth in the Sunshine State” features the work of artists who traveled here in the 1700s to capture the state’s wildlife, natural landscape and unique residents. The collection — which took three years to compile — includes more than 200 photographs, drawings and