Category: Issues

Nov 12, 2015 5:46 AM

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Rubio’s ambition tied to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for South Florida schools

By William Gjebre
FloridaBulldog.org
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach public schools have lost hundreds of millions of dollars since 2004 when the Florida Legislature changed the way schools are funded – an action linked to the political ambitions of Republican Party presidential candidate Marco Rubio.
Nov 9, 2015 4:53 PM

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Trouble at the Statehouse: secrecy, questionable ethics and conflicts of interest

By Nicholas Kusnetz
Center for Public Integrity
Loopholes are a common part of statehouse culture nationwide, according to the 2015 State Integrity Investigation. The comprehensive probe found that in state after state, open records laws are laced with exemptions and part-time legislators and agency officials engage in glaring conflicts of interests and cozy relationships with lobbyists.
Nov 5, 2015 5:35 AM

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As Marco Rubio pushes past Jeb Bush in polls, Democrats shift sights

By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
As Marco Rubio pushes past Jeb Bush in the polls, Democrats are stepping up attacks on the U.S. Senator, accusing him of breaking Senate ethics rules and federal election laws.
Oct 31, 2015 5:41 PM

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Heavy-spending trucking industry pushes Congress to relax safety rules

By Brian Joseph
FairWarning.org
Big rig crashes kill nearly 4,000 Americans each year and injure more than 85,000. Fatalities involving large trucks are up 17 percent since 2009; injuries up 28 percent. Given these numbers, you might expect Congress to be agitating for tighter controls on big rigs. In fact, many members are pushing for the opposite – looser restrictions on the trucking industry and its drivers.
Oct 28, 2015 4:28 AM

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U.S. settles case against Broward Health for millions less than it lost in alleged fraud

By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The U.S. Justice Department settled a massive healthcare fraud case against Broward Health last month for millions of dollars less than the government lost as a result of the alleged fraud, records show.
Oct 20, 2015 5:41 AM

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Fort Lauderdale to use “poor people’s money” to subsidize transit for affluent?

By William Gjebre
FloridaBulldog.org
Fort Lauderdale’s recent approval of a no-bid contract to update the plan for the troubled Northwest-Progresso-Flagler Heights Community Redevelopment Agency has raised concerns about a lack of public input amid a rush to add projects not in the current plan at the expense of community needs.