Category: Issues
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Broward’s two hospital districts lobby for bill that would give them sweeping new business powers
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Nearly identical bills quietly filed in the Florida House and Senate would grant Broward’s two taxpayer-supported hospital districts sweeping new powers they could use to merge or go into business with any public or private company without fear of violating state or federal antitrust laws. -
A letter to the editor that the Palm Beach Post refused to publish
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
And now for something different. The Palm Beach Post, like all of South Florida’s once mighty newspapers, is in trouble. Its circulation has crumbled, its influence has waned as it continues to bleed reporters and editors under financially beleaguered owner Gannett. -
Conflicted ethics commission prosecutor paves way to settlement sought by Broward Sheriff Tony
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Sheriff “Dr.” Gregory Tony’s legal troubles with the State of Florida are finally behind him. The Commission on Ethics decided Friday by a 3-2 vote to accept a settlement deal that ends the case without a public trial that could prove embarrassing to Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
Fearful voices from Sheriff Tony’s past – witnesses to when he killed – come alive in ethics case. Listen
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
On Friday, Florida’s Commission on Ethics is to consider a proposed settlement with Broward Sheriff Gregory “Dr.” Tony that would quell its unpleasant and embarrassing previous findings about him, like failing to disclose he’d killed someone, with minimal punishment. -
Sheriff Tony gives luxurious gold rings to his ‘executive directors’; Says no public money spent, won’t say who paid
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org -
Broward commission OK’s Monarch Hill dump to rise higher than Statue of Liberty
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In a split 5-3 vote, the Broward County Commission Tuesday approved Waste Management’s request to increase the allowable height of its already mountainous Monarch Hill dump astride Florida’s Turnpike another 10 stories.
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