Category: Florida
-
Florida DOGE orders Broward Sheriff Tony to turn over financial records; Tony tells staff he complied
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida DOGE task force created by Gov. Ron DeSantis to identify wasteful government spending has ordered Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony to turn over a broad set of BSO financial records dating to 2022. -
Florida taxpayers pay billions to Centurion, the prison health care provider and lawsuit magnet
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Floridians are paying Centurion of Florida L.L.C., the state’s prison health care provider, up to $2.8 billion over five years. And it seems only the lawyers who sue Centurion closely monitor what the strictly-for-profit company does with all that money. -
Gov. DeSantis cancels elections and hand-picks trial court judges instead of letting voters decide
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Lawyer Margaret “Maggie” Wagner, who campaigned for a year to succeed a retiring Brevard County judge, was “devastated” when the election was canceled as Gov. Ron DeSantis snatched the opportunity to name another new judge. -
Gov. DeSantis balks at ethics commission recommendation that Broward Sheriff Tony be censured
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In March 2025, Florida’s ethics commission recommended that Gov. Ron DeSantis censure and reprimand Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony for lying under oath on a driver’s license renewal application a month after DeSantis appointed him sheriff in January 2019. Had criminal charges been brought, the false statement could have been treated as felony perjury. -
Alarming South Florida eviction shows ease of separating Florida homeowners from their equity
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
On April 10, when Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies arrived at a Lake Worth address to evict 63-year-old Deborah Megna, the ailing woman had to be helped onto a stretcher and taken to a nearby hospital. -
Attorney General Bondi wants to adapt Florida rule that protects her from Bar discipline to shield lawyers who work for her
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi apparently can get away with defying standard rules of professional conduct and still suffer no harm to her legal career.
Support Florida Bulldog
If you believe in the value of watchdog journalism, please make your tax-deductible contribution today.
We are a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible.
Join Our Email List
Florida Bulldog delivers fact-based watchdog reporting as a public service that’s essential to a free and democratic society. We are nonprofit, independent, nonpartisan, experienced. No fake news here.