Author: Dan Christensen
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Leisure parks chain looks to buy Miami Seaquarium, South Florida’s iconic attraction
By John Dorschner
BrowardBulldog.org
The owner of South Florida’s iconic tourist attraction, the Miami Seaquarium, has had “discussions” about selling to a California-based subsidiary of a Spanish parks operator, but said no final deal has been struck. -
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The ‘lobbyist’ is dead; Long live the ‘government relations professional’
By Dave Levinthal
Center for Public Integrity
The lobbyist, like Philip Morris, ValuJet and the World Wrestling Federation before him, died today. He was 150 years old, give or take a decade, the victim of relentless pejorativation and transmogrification. Naysayers who believed he too often abused the right to petition his government for a redress of grievances hastened his demise. -
Two senators short-circuit Legislature’s plan to audit troubled Hallandale Beach CRA
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
A Florida Legislature’s joint auditing committee is dropping its inquiry of Hallandale Beach’s questionable use of local redevelopment funds at the urging of two area state senators, one a long-time acquaintance of Mayor Joy Cooper. -
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Push against offshore secrecy an uphill battle
By Michael Hudson
Center for Public Integrity
Offshore tax havens are under attack again in the wake of scandal. Britain has vowed to lift secrecy covering the Cayman Islands and other financial sanctuaries under its flag. France’s president has promised to “eradicate” tax havens. Will this time be different? -
Star of Oscar-winning film about dolphin hunting cast in long-running Broward civil action
By William Hladky
BrowardBulldog.org
Six years after it began, a sprawling civil action targeting the Miami-based star of an Academy Award-winning documentary about dolphin hunting in Japan drags on in Broward Circuit Court with no end in sight. -
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Koch-backed nonprofit spent record cash in 2012
By Michael Beckel
Center for Public Integrity
Americans for Prosperity — the main political arm of billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch — spent a staggering $122 million last year as it unsuccessfully attempted to defeat President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, according to a Center for Public Integrity review of documents.
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