Category: Florida
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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. -
Turmoil at Miami public radio station WDNA leads to accusations of wage-theft, misuse of grant funds
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
The jazzy vibes at Miami-based public access radio station WDNA have been less than harmonious the past two years. -
First it was Deerfield Beach’s city manager, now the mayor of Pembroke Park says Sheriff Tony threatened him
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A second public official, the mayor of Pembroke Park, has accused Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony of threatening him with physical harm. -
New disclosures only deepen mystery of Rep. Donalds’s wife’s charter school companies
By Will Bredderman
FloridaBulldog.org
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Naples), a leading candidate for governor, updated his personal financial disclosures in August following a Florida Bulldog story finding he had failed to fully report his wife’s stakes in companies that provide services to a charter school chain she co-founded.
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