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DeSantis’s justice-screening panel blamed for Francis fiasco and all-white Supreme Court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Renatha Francis was to have been the first Florida Supreme Court justice from the black Jamaican-American community, but it didn’t happen after a fight erupted between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the court. The fault for this fiasco lies mostly with the governor-controlled panel that screens potential justices: the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission. -
Miami-Dade rock miners continue to blast away with help from Legislature
By Ann Henson Feltgen
FloridaBulldog.org
Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam has lambasted as virtually worthless a new state program to monitor rock blasting in northwestern Miami-Dade in response to residents’ complaints that it reverberates powerfully through nearby homes. -
Florida Supreme Court reject Renatha Francis now in line for lifetime federal judgeship
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Wounded but defiant, Gov. Ron DeSantis dangled the consolation prize of a federal judgeship for Renatha Francis at a zero-hour press conference where he named someone else to the Florida Supreme Court. Republican politics of the moment suggests Francis will secure that prize and possibly spend decades on the federal bench, along with a growing legion of conservative colleagues who, like her, will enjoy lifetime tenure. -
Fortress forgave huge Trump loan, got federal permits to transport LNG by rail
By Ann Henson Feltgen and Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A multi-billion dollar private equity firm whose subsidiary was awarded two special permits by the Trump Administration to haul hazardous liquified natural gas (LNG), including by rail along Florida’s east coast, apparently forgave more than $100 million in debt owed by President Trump. -
Judge to Saudi Arabia: Produce top officials, Royals for depositions about 9/11
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In a milestone decision, a federal judge has ordered the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to produce key Saudi ministers, members of the Royal Family and others to answer questions under oath about Saudi support for the 9/11 hijackers inside the U.S.
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