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Oakland Park mayor asks for investigation into officials crafting no-bid, billion-dollar trash deal
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The Inspector General’s Office has been asked to investigate whether members of the county’s Resource Recovery Board have violated Broward’s tough new ethics code. Oakland Park Mayor Suzanne Boisvenue, who quit the board in December, made the request late last month in an email obtained by Broward Bulldog. -
Broward’s main trash hauler under investigation in Palm Beach for cheating on contract
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
The mammoth international waste company fighting to retain its near-monopoly on Broward County’s trash disposal business is under investigation for cheating Palm Beach County out of more than $700,000. -
Sweet deal for owners of Hallandale newspaper that features mayor as columnist
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
A weekly newspaper in Hallandale Beach got a $50,000 city “loan” under terms so favorable that half of it – $25,000 – amounted to a taxpayer giveaway because the city did not require it to be repaid. -
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. -
Broward trash disposal board eyes new no-bid deal with long-time partner Wheelabrator
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
The bruising battle over which firm can tap into Broward County’s multi-million dollar waste stream is back to where it started: With a no bid deal.
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