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Charter business owned by Rep. Donalds’ wife cut side deals with construction firm, lawsuit claims
By Will Bredderman
FloridaBulldog.org
Taxpayer-funded charter schools overseen by the wife of Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Byron Donalds gave tens of millions in construction contracts to a Jacksonville firm that, according to one irate academy’s lawsuit, simultaneously set up investment vehicles to plow money into her side ventures. -
Florida Bar flops in effort to demonize DeSantis critic as referee recommends lightest possible sanction
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Bar’s politically charged prosecution of an attorney who publicly challenged Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pandemic policy climaxed Tuesday in embarrassment. -
Lawmakers rubber stamp false report about key transparency law despite $6 billion in missing contracts
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
A legislative committee tasked with being a fiscal watchdog for the state approved a report falsely stating that the requirements of a key financial transparency law have been met despite clear evidence of chronic, widespread violations of the law. -
Who’s in charge in City of West Park? As AG Uthmeier does nothing, Broward judge to weigh arguments later this month
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
West Park is a small Broward city at odds with itself. For months, a majority of the five-member, nonpartisan city commission have wanted to oust both the city attorney and city manager for alleged corruption they say includes usurping their legal authority. -
Florida Bar hid prosecutions of witnesses it was using to go after lawyer targeted by DeSantis
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A lawyer facing discipline for alleged misdeeds five years ago has accused Florida Bar prosecutors of hiding news that might have helped exonerate him at a pivotal moment in his politically charged case. -
More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared that “transparency is no longer optional,” and vowed to expose any government entity misusing taxpayer dollars. But his own administration has been repeatedly violating a state transparency law, awarding companies billions of dollars in “emergency” contracts while failing to publicly post copies of the agreements as the law requires.
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