October 2015 - Florida Bulldog

By Brian Joseph, FairWarning

Big rig crashes kill nearly 4,000 Americans each year and injure more than 85,000. Since 2009, fatalities involving large trucks have increased 17 percent. Injuries have gone up 28 percent.

Given these numbers, you might expect Congress to be agitating for tighter controls on big rigs. In fact, many members are pushing for the opposite – looser restrictions on the trucking industry and its drivers.

U.S. settles case against Broward Health for millions less than it lost in alleged fraud

October 28, 2015 4:28 am

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By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The U.S. Justice Department settled a massive healthcare fraud case against Broward Health last month for millions of dollars less than the government lost as a result of the alleged fraud, records show.

Growing chorus of Miami-Dade teachers denounce pay deal by Carvalho, union

October 22, 2015 5:17 am

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By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
As Miami Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho blames Tallahassee for failing to overhaul student and teacher performance evaluations, a growing chorus of disgruntled rank-and-file teachers accuse him, the school board and the teacher’s union of breaking state law governing their employment contract.

Speaking up for safety can lead to retaliation against workers

October 21, 2015 6:20 am

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By Stuart Silverstein and Brian Joseph, FairWarning

As both a veteran railroad worker and union official responsible for safety, Mike Elliott became alarmed when he learned of trouble-plagued train signals in his home state of Washington.

Signals, he said, at times would inexplicably switch from red to yellow to green – potentially creating confusion that could lead to a crash. Elliott raised that and other signal issues repeatedly with his managers at BNSF Railway Co. But eventually, Elliott concluded that “these guys are running me around in circles.”

Fort Lauderdale to use “poor people’s money” to subsidize transit for affluent?

October 20, 2015 5:41 am

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By William Gjebre
FloridaBulldog.org
Fort Lauderdale’s recent approval of a no-bid contract to update the plan for the troubled Northwest-Progresso-Flagler Heights Community Redevelopment Agency has raised concerns about a lack of public input amid a rush to add projects not in the current plan at the expense

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Heavy-spending trucking industry pushes Congress to relax safety rules

U.S. settles case against Broward Health for millions less than it lost in alleged fraud

Growing chorus of Miami-Dade teachers denounce pay deal by Carvalho, union

Speaking up for safety can lead to retaliation against workers

Fort Lauderdale to use “poor people’s money” to subsidize transit for affluent?

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