Month: August 2017
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Hidden audit shows big budget hole at union for Miami Dade schools lowest-paid workers
By William Gjebre FloridaBulldog.org An embattled union representing the lowest-paid Miami-Dade public schools employees is facing new problems that include a $210,000 budget deficit, possibly driven by compensation paid to a handful of top union officials.
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Broward chief judge leads push to release from jail nonviolent poor who can’t make bail
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By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Concerned that poor people charged with minor, nonviolent offenses who can’t post bond are clogging the jail at taxpayers’ expense, Broward Chief Judge Jack Tuter is spearheading a push to release more of them before trial.
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Hallandale Beach commissioner says she’s victim of identity theft, blames political foes
By William Gjebre FloridaBulldog.org Hallandale Beach City Commissioner Anabelle Taub has become the victim of credit card fraud and blames her political opponents for playing a part in publicizing her personal information during last year’s bitterly contested commission election.
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State Sen. Lauren Book seeks restraining order to silence protester
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org As Broward State Sen. Lauren Book prepares for her annual walk to raise awareness about child sex abuse, she wants to make sure one of her harshest critics is nowhere near her. On July 26, Sen. Book filed a petition in Broward Circuit Court seeking a restraining order against Derek Logue,…
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Hallandale commissioner Anthony Sanders resigns amid allegations of wrongdoing
By William Gjebre FloridaBulldog.org UPDATE, Aug. 11 – Hallandale Beach City Commissioner Anthony Sanders resigned his commission seat today on the heels of a scathing report from the Broward Inspector General’s Office that said he “engaged in a pattern of misconduct” in the awarding of city grants and other funding.
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Saudi Arabia cites FBI’s Meese Commission in asking judge to toss 9/11 victims’ lawsuit
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Forced back into court by an act of Congress and faced with tens of billions of dollars in potential civil liability, oil-rich Saudi Arabia is asking a U.S. judge again to throw out a lawsuit brought against it by thousands of 9/11 victims.
