Category: Fort Lauderdale
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Device makers have funneled billions to orthopedic surgeons who use their products
By Fred Schulte
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First Baptist of Fort Lauderdale splinters over money, power and concerns for church’s real estate riches
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Standing in the pulpit of First Baptist Church’s historic sanctuary, Lead Pastor James Welch praised this “beacon of hope in the heart of Fort Lauderdale.” It was May 2, the first Sunday after the church’s trustees expelled an estimated 200 members. The group, Concerned Members of First Baptist Church, had tried to exert the influence that church bylaws promise congregants, only to be blocked at every turn. -
First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale implodes over challenge to pastor’s iron rule
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale, a venerable downtown religious landmark, is in full-out civil war after a year of sporadic confrontations about financial accountability and transparency. -
‘Probable cause’ found that Broward Comm’r Tim Ryan failed to disclose more than $1 million in income from cities his law firm represents
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Commission on Ethics found “probable cause” last month to believe that Broward County Commissioner Tim Ryan filed inaccurate financial disclose forms from 2015-2017, but dropped the case after choosing to take no further action. -
Next chapter in a ‘he said/she said/they said’ nude photo drama of a judge
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
It could be a telenovela plotline, except it’s straight out of new court documents in a high-stakes contest over an upcoming Palm Beach County trial. -
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Dire need for COVID-19 shots adds urgency to Miami homeless advocates’ refrain
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Civil rights lawyers and activists are agitating for Miami police to stop disrupting homeless people by emptying their camps. It’s the same old song, but with a different meaning in a pandemic.
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