Category: Politics
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Weak ethics agencies, lobbyist regulation tarnish Florida in national integrity investigation
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org with The Center for Public Integrity
Florida kicked off the modern era of open government reforms when it became the first state to pass an open meetings law in 1967. Today, Florida’s Sunshine Law, and its even older Public Records Law, are among the strongest in the nation. But while Florida lets plenty of sun shine in on public meetings and records, it has done a poor job of illuminating the activities of lobbyists. -
Tough new voting restrictions clamp down in Florida; Video of Broward elections chief Snipes
By Amber Statler-Matthews
BrowardBulldog.org
Broward voters who plan to turn out to the polls during the busy 2012 election season better be prepared for changes. State voter laws approved last year reduce the number of early voting days and locations, make it tougher for organizations to register voters, impose strict identification requirements and make it more difficult for felons to regain the right to vote. -
Gingrich’s health care center was power player in a host of Washington policy debates
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org -
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Wexler congressional aide got kickback in campaign deal; pleads guilty to federal tax charge
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
An aide and fundraiser to former Congressman Robert Wexler has pleaded guilty in federal court to providing false information to the Internal Revenue Service about a $15,000 kickback she received during a controversial real estate transaction by the South Florida Democrat’s campaign. -
Cleared of insider trading charges, Zachariah is back in presidential politics
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
Less than three months after being cleared of civil insider stock trading, Fort Lauderdale heart doctor and top Republican fund raiser Zachariah P. Zachariah is back in big time, big money politics. -
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FBI asked questions about $150,000 campaign investment before Wexler quit
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Months before popular Democrat Robert Wexler abruptly quit Congress last year federal agents interviewed two South Florida businessmen about his campaign’s unconventional $150,000 investment in a real estate venture.
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