Category: Florida
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Pretzel logic, NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer and the Florida Commission on Ethics
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Why did the Florida ethics commission vote to let NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer off without sending her case to the governor and cabinet for a possible public hearing, further investigation and, if necessary, an “appropriate penalty’’? The answer involves a kind of pretzel logic… -
Florida Commission on Ethics lifts NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer off the hook
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Commission on Ethics has found “no probable cause” to believe that National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer didn’t adhere to state lobbyist registration requirements, and it also dismissed a second allegation that she failed to properly file lobbyist compensation reports. -
Citizens Property Insurance chairman got millions in no-bid state coronavirus contracts
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
The chairman of the board of governors of Citizens Property Insurance, the state-owned insurer of last resort, obtained millions of dollars in no-bid Florida coronavirus contracts – paperwork the governor’s office has refused to show the public in defiance of state law. -
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. -
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NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer to face ethics commission hearing
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida’s top gun lobbyist Marion Hammer faces a probable cause hearing next week before the Florida Commission on Ethics regarding her failure to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from the National Rifle Association. -
Fort Lauderdale’s sewer calamity blamed on budget strategy that diverted funds meant for fixes
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
State regulators did what they could to prevent the Fort Lauderdale sewer mess that experts predicted years before a major pipeline sprang leaks in December–and kept on spewing waste for almost three months. But Fort Lauderdale failed to protect itself. Now, in the middle of a pandemic, the city is fighting a costly rearguard action to restore the sewage system, rescue marine life and preserve clean water.
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