Category: Governor

Jul 13, 2020 8:16 PM

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Court challenge to newest member of Florida Supremes with a thin resume, but good optics

By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Editor’s note: This is a July 13 update of a story first published June 3. State Rep. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, petitioned the Florida Supreme Court Monday to stop Gov. Ron DeSantis’s latest appointee to the high court from taking her seat.
Jun 28, 2020 5:23 AM

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Gov. DeSantis hides no-bid COVID contracts from public in defiance of state law

By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
The DeSantis administration has been hurriedly handing out hundreds of no-bid COVID-19 related state contracts worth tens of millions of dollars while flouting contract transparency laws and stonewalling public records requests.
Jun 24, 2020 5:16 AM

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SFWMD colleagues award $9 million to Commissioner Ron Bergeron’s construction firm

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Commissioner Ron Bergeron had a rewarding experience at this month’s Zoom meeting of the governing board of the South Florida Water Management District. His colleagues voted unanimously to award his company another $9 million to complete construction of a storm water treatment project in Martin County.
Jun 10, 2020 5:27 AM

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Blind Floridians demand state heed their plight in voting-rights case

By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Advocates for Florida voters who are blind or vision-impaired are trying to raise their profile in a federal mail-in-voting case. They say their right to vote is at risk despite an easy fix.
Jun 8, 2020 5:34 AM

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No-bid Florida COVID contracts flow to DeSantis donors

By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Millions of dollars in no-bid state contracts issued as part of Florida’s COVID-19 response have gone to a trio of firms tied to men who’ve contributed hefty sums to support Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political ambitions.
Jun 6, 2020 6:36 PM

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DeSantis rush job: Records show feeble FDLE screening of Broward Sheriff Tony

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office didn’t ask the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to conduct a background check on Gregory Tony until the day before DeSantis announced that Tony was his choice to be Broward’s next sheriff, according to state records obtained by Florida Bulldog.