Category: Federal

Jan 27, 2016 5:15 AM

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South Florida’s 10 worst nursing homes for seniors based on U.S. data

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Out of 145 nursing homes in South Florida 10 had incidents of negligent care so common that they received abysmal reviews from federal healthcare regulators. Read our report on the area’s worst nursing homes.
Jan 21, 2016 11:46 AM

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Doubts raised about chemical stew in fragrances used in commercial products

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Jan 7, 2016 5:08 AM

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Donald Trump and the art of the campaign expense

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Donald Trump knows how to make money, even when he’s running for president. Federal records show that Trump’s campaign paid the Republican frontrunner and 10 companies he owns more than $1.64 million for various campaign expenses since the billionaire businessman began his run last spring.
Jan 5, 2016 5:29 AM

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Rep. Lois Frankel’s endorsement of security guard firm may breach House ethics rules

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Rep. Lois Frankel’s endorsement of a private security guard firm whose owner poured $11,000 into her campaign after her support helped him land a sweet, no-bid government contract appears to have run afoul of House ethics rules prohibiting business endorsements.
Dec 22, 2015 5:01 AM

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Firm tied to US Rep. Lois Frankel gets no-bid contract, owner gives her campaign $11K

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Fort Lauderdale’s Downtown Development Authority awarded a lucrative, no-bid contract for its security patrol program to a private guard firm with political ties to Congresswoman Lois Frankel.
Dec 21, 2015 5:24 AM

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Senate ethics committee asked to investigate Marco Rubio for improper use of campaign funds

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A national watchdog group is claiming U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio may have broken U.S. congressional ethics rules by allegedly using funds from a political action committee to pay a writer who helped pen the Miami Republican presidential candidate’s 2012 memoir, An American Son.