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In the cannabis patch, a patchwork of safety standards – and in some cases none at all
By Nate Seltenrich
FairWarning.org
Although 35 states, three U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for recreational or medical use, there still are no uniform standards for regulating potentially harmful contaminants in cannabis products. -
The sheriff and the school board member: how Tony and Alhadeff scratched each other’s backs
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward School Board Member Lori Alhadeff has raised thousands of dollars for Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s election campaign, and a nonprofit she leads purchased thousands of dollars in bleeding control kits sold by a company Tony founded. Now, the sheriff’s Law Enforcement Trust Fund has awarded Alhadeff’s nonprofit a grant of $8,000. -
Fort Lauderdale doctors: Cancel Las Olas Art Fair or watch COVID-19 casualties climb
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A group of Broward County doctors is trying to convince city and county authorities to cancel this weekend’s Las Olas Art Fair, warning it could turn into a COVID-19 superspreader event. -
The election’s not over until Florida’s overseas voters chime in – if they can
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Civilian expatriates who cast their votes in Florida are hitting new roadblocks. -
Why was fired Broward transit chief rehired despite ‘gross misconduct’? No one’s talking
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A Broward transit superintendent fired last year after county auditors found he’d repeatedly falsified payroll timecards and funneled thousands of taxpayer dollars to a subordinate has been quietly rehired. -
Miami-Dade rock miners continue to blast away with help from Legislature
By Ann Henson Feltgen
FloridaBulldog.org
Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam has lambasted as virtually worthless a new state program to monitor rock blasting in northwestern Miami-Dade in response to residents’ complaints that it reverberates powerfully through nearby homes.
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