Category: Florida
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NSU dental college hit with disturbing allegations that ‘large portion’ of clinical faculty aren’t properly licensed
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A federal whistleblower’s complaint, withdrawn recently after the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to intervene in the case, nonetheless contains disturbing allegations of massive fraud by Nova Southeastern University and its College of Dental Medicine. -
DeSantis ally Strum reels in sweet deal to run Broward Health with contract finessed by his lawyers
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Shane Strum, the governor’s chief of staff, will become chief executive of Broward Health later this month with a handcrafted three-year contract worth $1.3 million annually, despite having no hands-on experience running a hospital. -
Bergeron vs Waste Management trial nears; focus on legitimacy of $525-million recycling deal
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Five years of complaints, amended complaints, and seemingly endless hearings, motions and incremental judicial orders later, the epic legal struggle between Waste Management and competitor Ron Bergeron is finally set for a non-jury trial later this year. -
Florida IG’s report on Broward Health: five years late, questioning its own value
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Five years after promising a sweeping review of scandal-plagued Broward Health’s contracts, Florida’s Chief Inspector General has released a scaled-back report that recounts the district’s seamy past while failing to mention its most politically explosive contract. -
Publix: Where political giving to DeSantis helped get no-bid COVID vaccine business
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
By partnering with Publix to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens, Gov. Ron DeSantis handed the Lakeland-based grocery chain a lucrative new business that has charged millions of dollars to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers. -
Florida defies FDA warning on controversial COVID test with off-label use, but Miami-Dade reconsiders
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida is dismissing a recent warning from federal regulators about the accuracy of a popular COVID-19 test from one of the state’s largest testing providers — and continuing to use the test in a way the FDA has advised against.
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