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A Broward tale: Property taxes, politics and conflicting interests
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Vice Mayor Martin Kiar is beginning to look a lot like the county’s next property appraiser, but his political ambition already has created an apparent conflict of interest at the board that decides property tax appeals by homeowners and businesses. -
Holness: Margate isn’t the only city that’s mishandled CRA funds
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
In the wake of a critical inspector general’s report that accused Margate of mishandling millions of dollars in community redevelopment funds, Broward Commissioner Dale Holness says he expects similar findings of wrongdoing about other cities as the county’s investigation continues. -
Hallandale finds allies amid aggressive response to county’s request for CRA documents
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
A group of Broward cities have reached an agreement with the county Inspector Genera’s Office to turn over financial documents from their redevelopment agencies, temporarily heading off a possible court battle over the county’s claim that it has jurisdiction to investigate those agencies. -
Broward opens broad inquiry into misuse of property tax dollars by CRAs; millions at stake
By William Gjebre and Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The Broward Inspector General’s Office has opened a broad inquiry into the potential misuse of public funds across the county with written requests to at least nine cities with a Community Redevelopment Agency to hand over a variety of financial records for inspection. -
FDLE and Broward College disagree on who is responsible for controversial police training
By Karla Bowsher
BrowardBulldog.org
Teaching local police officers how best to do their duty is an important job. But no one seems to know who is responsible for vetting instructors or setting course work standards at Broward College’s Institute of Public Safety. -
Critics say Broward College teaches police to profile, discriminate against Muslims
By Karla Bowsher
BrowardBulldog.org
Broward College’s counterterrorism courses are supposed to teach Broward police officers how to protect citizens from terrorists. But critics say the college teaches discrimination instead.
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