Alexander Lugo

Business of law reporter @lawdotcom / Bylines: @MiamiHerald @TB_Times @AP @FreshTakeFla @TheAlligator / Email: [email protected] 🇵🇷 data enthusiast

[Anna J Kaiser @AnnaJKaiser]

Remeber The Clevelander's proposal to put a 30-story Live Local project on Ocean Dr?
They came to Miami Beach with a new offer: They'll ditch their entertainment license & their Live Local project if MB allows them to build 2 12-story luxury condo towers
https://t.co/5m6Wf68ub2

[Joshua Ceballos @JoshCeb]

New Census data via @FIUMetroCenter

Miami-Dade County had negative net domestic migration between 2020 and 2023. That means more people were moving out of the county than people moving in from within the U.S.

Meanwhile, more people are moving in from international locations

[Danny Rivero @TooMuchMe]

Miami-Dade might soon stop publishing legal notices in the Miami Herald and other local media sources, instead posting notices on its own website.

A state law allows this move. It would further decimate ad revenue at struggling publications.

Passed 13-0 on first vote.

[Naomi Feinstein @naomifeinstein]

New: In a email to the Florida Bar, Miami City Attorney Vicky Méndez revealed that her office has been grappling with staff departures and resignations in recent months.

https://t.co/wxXsTg7eVg

[POLITICO @politico]

Sen. Josh Hawley is the famous one in the family — but Erin Hawley might be having an even bigger impact on American politics.

Her legal work on abortion-related cases has transformed the U.S. political landscape — and the biggest one is still to come. https://t.co/G9GhN1miRS

[Alexander Lugo @AlexLugo67]

A look into @cftodistrict’s budget shows that @GovRonDeSantis’ takeover of the district swelled its legal spending by over 60%. The firm that benefitted blames the inflation on litigation against Disney as it charges the district almost as much as @GT_Law
https://t.co/Ebu2Wbm6kr

[Alexander Lugo @AlexLugo67]

@lesleyctorres @TB_Times Congrats! You’re going to do amazing things!!

[Lesley Cosme Torres @lesleyctorres]

I’m super proud to announce that today is my first day @TB_Times! This move has been incredibly meaningful for me because I grew up in Tampa. The Tampa Bay Times is the very first newspaper I ever read. I’m so excited to be able to give back to my hometown in a meaningful way. 1/

[Jason Garcia @Jason_Garcia]

One thing about Ron DeSantis is that he loves paying lawyers.

[Jason Garcia @Jason_Garcia]

Ron DeSantis really wants to spend $1 million of taxpayer money suing because Florida State wasn't picked for a football game.

[Daily Business Review @dbreview]

Ex-Foley & Lardner Adviser Charged With Acting As Cuban Agent https://t.co/G5mlYjdQtn

[Matt Dixon @Mdixon55]

“Progressive is rebalancing its homeowners’ book by non-renewing roughly 47,000 DP-3 and 53,000 high-risk homeowners’ policies in Florida, this publication has learned.”

https://t.co/btDHEaf00v

[Alex Harris @harrisalexc]

Miami's Back Bay study is restarting -- again!

This time everyone agreed on more nature-based solutions and fewer big structures, like walls or gates, for a study that could change up how the Corps does things.

As @rhode_rachel said, "all eyes on Miami"
https://t.co/7lkKccBEzi

[Ted Bridis @tbridis]

Good luck to our @UFJSchool & @FreshTakeFla nominees: @jack_prator @BauschKristin @TheAlligator @WUFTNews @makseminera @AlanHalaly @_chloegreenberg @ChestangMadison @AndersonBobo_ @ChristinaPugli @petitus25 @ajlotz8 @amygalo_ @DaniellaSevares @AlexLugo67 @Troy_Myers1 @swalker_7

[Daily Business Review @dbreview]

Florida's potential judicial circuit consolidation sparks heated debate among attorneys, with some fearing dire consequences while others see it as a fiscally sound move. The committee's review & upcoming decisions will shape the state's legal landscape. https://t.co/BOSJXdOSxG

[BK @BradKutner]

How have @GovRonDeSantis's changes in FL's insurance laws actually impacted the industry?

"...it makes it harder to recover attorney fees, disincentivizing lawyers from taking the lawsuits to begin with." via @AlexLugo67

@dbreview @lawdotcom
https://t.co/V5kQWsoVi2

[Adam X. McNeil, PhD (aka Metaphors & Memes) @CulturedModesty]

“The African American studies department at UF made nine offers while trying to fill three positions. None accepted.”

https://t.co/c4VTxzZkOu

[Daily Business Review @dbreview]

Big Law's arrival to South Florida and an appetite for local firms to grow bumped Florida headcounts in 2022. https://t.co/5epoPd6fAj

[Sarah Blaskey @Blaskey_S]

In campaign appearances, @FrancisSuarez has touted a major decline in Miami’s homeless population.

But that’s not true.

An analysis by @AnaChacinc & @joeflech shows no significant change in the city’s homeless population during Suarez’s mayoral term.

https://t.co/W7dNFcJ5lR

[Alexander Lugo @AlexLugo67]

Who says you have to be a lawyer to be in the business of law?

[Doug Hanks @doug_hanks]

We now have a vendors section outside the Miami federal courthouse.