Category: Cabinet
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Florida’s new ‘anti-riot’ law is also anti-city
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida’s controversial new “anti-riot’’ law that opponents say puts an unconstitutional chill on legitimate protest by ratcheting up the power of police to crack down on demonstrators could end up hitting unsuspecting taxpayers in the pocket. -
Antonacci gets a new job and an old problem: the appearance of a conflict of interest with his wife
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Outgoing Broward Supervisor of Elections Peter Antonacci was named Tuesday by Florida’s Cabinet to be the next Chief Judge/Executive Director of the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings. But his new job creates an immediate appearance of a conflict of interest involving his wife. -
Headlines and links to Florida Bulldog’s five years of reporting on Gov. Rick Scott
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
From a Miami reader of Florida Bulldog: “Your series on [Gov. Rick] Scott and corruption has been terrific and significant. How about, as soon as possible, posting a summary, i.e. the headline and link to your archives, so that readers can see all the relevant stories in one place? ” A great suggestion. -
Miami developer hires governor’s pal; Scott, Cabinet green light Watson Island project
By Francisco Alvarado
BrowardBulldog.org
In late March, state emails show, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection was poised to pull the plug on a long-delayed, contentious plan to build a resort and mega-yacht marina on Miami’s Watson Island. But developer Flagstone Island Gardens had an ace in the hole. A month earlier, the company hired Fort Lauderdale lobbyist William “Billy” Rubin, a longtime personal friend, business associate and political supporter of Gov. Rick Scott.
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