Month: July 2011
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GEO Group spends big on politicians, lobbyists as lucrative state contract goes out for bids
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
If political contributions and Tallahassee lobbyists are any measure, Boca Raton’s The GEO Group is the odds-on favorite to win a super-sized contract put out to bid this week in Tallahassee to privatize state prisons across South Florida. -
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City votes to pay $1.2 million for ex-U.S. Rep’s property without a plan for what to do with it
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
In a $1.2 million “bitter-sweet” land deal, Hallandale Beach City Commissioners agreed to buy nearly 2 acres owned by former US Congressman Peter Deutsch and his partners to solve a community dispute. -
Reality TV meets reality as public defender wants contract of “Policewomen of Broward County” star
By Dan Christensen and Wanda DeMarzo
BrowardBulldog.org
MONDAY UPDATE: A Broward judge Monday declined to force prosecutors to turn over to a criminal defendant a copy of the television talent contract of a sheriff’s deputy who arrested him on camera in January. -
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Hallandale to vote on $1.2 million Deutsch land deal; purchase would quell charter school foes
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
A charter school company run by ex-Congressman Peter Deutsch stands to make a $700,000 profit if Hallandale Beach commissioners accept a staff recommendation Wednesday to buy a 1.9 acre residential site where it once planned to build a controversial 450-student, K-8 school. -
Broward cuts $107 million trash deal; calls start to disband Resource Recovery Board
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Saying it had gotten the best deal it could, Broward’s Resource Recovery Board six months ago urged the county to approve its controversial 10-year, $1.5 billion no-bid trash disposal agreement with giant Waste Management. But Broward County commissioners balked, asking staff instead to negotiate a better deal.
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