Manny Diaz

Less than one year into the job as Florida’s Education Commissioner, Manny Diaz has seen education be front and center in the news lately.

Diaz spoke with our sister station Telemundo 51 about the issue Friday.

The head of the Florida Democratic Party has resigned after a disastrous midterm election in the onetime battleground state. Florida Democratic Party chair Manny Diaz, chair of the Florida Democrats, sent a long letter Monday to the state’s executive committee members complaining about a lack of resources, a lack of volunteers to knock on doors, and a failure to present...

The Florida Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Republican Sen. Manny Diaz as the state’s first Hispanic education commissioner on Friday. The vote came just more than a week after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced him as his choice to replace outgoing Commissioner Richard Corcoran. Diaz appointment is effective June 1. Corcoran leaves the position on Monday, but the…

Gov. Ron DeSantis has recommended that State Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. should be Florida’s next education commissioner

Killing of Jorge Diaz-Johnston, the brother of former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz.

An indictment was handed down Thursday in the killing of Jorge Diaz-Johnston, the brother of former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz who was the plaintiff in a historic same-sex marriage lawsuit. A circuit court in Leon County handed down the five count indictment against 37-year-old Steven Yinger, who faces charges including first-degree murder, tampering with evidence and grand theft. According to…

NBC 6’s Jackie Nespral sat down with State Sen. Manny Diaz to discuss the recent passing of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.

State Sen. Manny Diaz joins NBC 6’s Jackie Nespral to discuss access to monoclonal antibody treatment and the push to eliminate critical race theory.

Jorge Diaz-Johnston, who was the plaintiff in a historic same-sex marriage case, was found in a Jackson County landfill days after being reported missing.

The brother of former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz who was the plaintiff in a historic same-sex marriage lawsuit was found dead in a Florida landfill, and now authorities are investigating his death as a homicide. Jorge Diaz-Johnston, 54, had been last seen alive on Jan. 3, Tallahassee Police officials said. A missing person alert was issued for Diaz-Johnson on Saturday,…

The Miami Hurricanes will have a new leader for their football team for the upcoming season. The school announced Monday it had parted ways with head coach Manny Diaz after three seasons leading the ‘Canes. “We are grateful to Coach Diaz for his many contributions to our campus community and to his native South Florida, and for the strong leadership…