Category: Issues
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Three on Florida commission decide parole for thousands of inmates
By Deirdra Funchson
JJIE
Whether or not to let certain inmates out of prison is a decision that falls to the Florida Commission on Offender Review (FCOR), consisting of three commissioners appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate. -
Ex-BSO deputy used immigrants for sex. Now he runs a justice center
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Ex-BSO deputy Jonathan Bleiweiss is back after 45 months in prison for using his badge and gun to coerce sex from seven vulnerable men. Today, he’s a self-styled champion of justice. -
Miami Herald newsroom votes on whether to unionize amid divisive charges, countercharges
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
UPDATE: Nov. 20. The newsrooms of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald have voted in favor of unionizing, 66-24. The new union’s name is One Herald Guild. -
Florida’s Longest-Serving Inmates: They Get Older, Sicker and More Well-behaved
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org -
Trump’s push to fast track LNG by rail collides with LNG projects in Ukraine
By Ann Henson Feltgen and Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
President Trump’s effort to ramp up rail transport of volatile Liquified Natural Gas in the U.S. collided spectacularly last week with his administration’s push to export LNG to Eastern Europe. -
Bergeron v. Waste Management: Judge to decide if trash giant committed a crime or fraud
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Six hours of tedious testimony and legal jargon spewed in court last week laid out the “sloppiness and mistakes” that Broward Chief Judge Jack Tuter said accompanied Waste Management’s $510-million takeover of Southern Waste Systems.
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