Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez has pulled double duty as a public servant in recent years: as a firefighter/paramedic and as a Miami Lakes councilman.     Both of those jobs are ending soon.      Rodriguez said he will retire from the fire service next year after three decades with the Coral Gables Fire Department and he is term-limited in November after eight years on the town council.     But Rodriguez, 53, says he’s not through...

     The race to be state representative for District 103 is heating up as incumbent lawmaker Cindy Polo, D-Miramar, is being challenged by Thomas Fabricio, a Republican attorney who also from Miramar.     “Two years ago, I ran not just to oppose one candidate but to oppose a brand of politics that has been practiced in this area for decades,” Polo said. She said she has been the target of attack ads.     District 103 includes parts of Miami...

Eight candidates in four races in the Nov. 3 election will debate at Miami Dade College North Campus.     Forums will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16.     Former Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas will moderate the town council debates.      Executive Frank Bolanos, co-founder of a charter school and former school board chair, will question candidates for the state legislature.     The candidates for council Seat 1 are business owner...

U.S. CongressSen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.7400 SW 87th Ave., Ste. 270 Miami, Fla. 33166, 305-596-4224Twitter: @SenRubioPressOfc. hours in Miami:Monday - Friday9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Ofc. hours in Miami Lakes Town Hall: 3rd Wednesdays11 a.m.-1 p.m.Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.415 Clematis St., Ste. 201 West Palm Beach, Fla.33401561-514-0189Twitter: @SenRickScottRep. Mario Diaz-Balart,R-Miami8669 NW 36th St., Ste. 100 Doral, Fla. 33166305-470-8555Twitter:...

Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez, who's term-limited in November, said he plans to run for town mayor in four years.Rodriguez told The Miami Laker Monday about his future goals, which include retiring next year after more than three decades in the fire service, as a Coral Gables firefighter-paramedic."As of now I’m planning to run for mayor in 2024," Rodriguez said in an email.Mayor Manny Cid, who automatically won reelection this year...