Category: Issues

Jul 13, 2020 5:16 AM

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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.
Jul 5, 2020 5:41 AM

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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.
Jun 24, 2020 5:16 AM

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SFWMD colleagues award $9 million to Commissioner Ron Bergeron’s construction firm

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Commissioner Ron Bergeron had a rewarding experience at this month’s Zoom meeting of the governing board of the South Florida Water Management District. His colleagues voted unanimously to award his company another $9 million to complete construction of a storm water treatment project in Martin County.
Jun 19, 2020 5:42 AM

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Consumer group urges FDA to crack down on unapproved ‘Abortion Reversal’ procedure

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft
FairWarning.org
A consumer watchdog group is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to shut down a group of websites advertising a so-called abortion pill reversal, a potentially dangerous treatment that is not FDA-approved.
Jun 17, 2020 5:27 AM

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Broward judge won’t block Florida Panthers 50-year lease at Holiday Park

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A Broward judge Tuesday dismissed a legal challenge that sought to block Fort Lauderdale’s controversial deal with the owners of the Florida Panthers, giving them control of a chunk of Holiday Park, including War Memorial Auditorium, for 50 years.
Jun 10, 2020 5:27 AM

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Blind Floridians demand state heed their plight in voting-rights case

By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Advocates for Florida voters who are blind or vision-impaired are trying to raise their profile in a federal mail-in-voting case. They say their right to vote is at risk despite an easy fix.