Category: Government
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Water District’s watered-down rules let ex-chairman-turned-lobbyist dodge conflict law
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
When it comes to lobbying, the rules are different at the South Florida Water Management District. A loophole written into the Water District rules has opened a revolving door of influence that at least one former governing board member-turned-lobbyist has used to sidestep state conflict of interest rules. -
Discovery of musket balls, artifacts may signal site of an original fort Lauderdale
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Musket balls and other relics from what could be the remains of a U.S. military fort built in 1839 have been unearthed from beneath a Fort Lauderdale parking lot near the Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel. -
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Loophole in law lets lobbyists dodge disclosure at South Florida Water Management District
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The South Florida Water District uses a loophole in state law to avoid requiring lobbyists to register and disclose who hired them, which officials they seek to influence and how much they are being paid. -
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Local governments feel the pain at the pump, turn to cash reserves and technology to save fuel
By Karla Bowsher
BrowardBulldog.org
Much like everyday drivers floored by soaring gas prices, Broward County governments with large vehicle fleets have been forced to dip into reserves to keep their cars, trucks and buses rolling. -
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South Florida Water Management District boss steps down abruptly after news reports
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The executive director of the South Florida Water Management District announced in an email to her staff Wednesday that she would step down at the end of the month. -
Water district loses $1.5 million on Hollywood company’s failed pumps; now buying $2 million more
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The cash-strapped South Florida Water Management District spent $1.5 million in 2006 to buy 15 large electric pumps from a politically connected Hollywood company. But the Morrison Pump Company’s pumps quickly failed.
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