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By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
Faced with continued financial problems, Miami-Dade public school officials are recommending the layoff of more than 200 employees directly involved or in support of construction and maintenance operations.

Lauderdale Lakes scrambling to find $1.7 million missing from redevelopment coffers

April 11, 2011

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By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
Already drowning in red ink and buried under past due bills, financially crippled Lauderdale Lakes is deeper in the hole after the discovery that $1.7 million is missing from the city’s redevelopment fund.

Water district loses $1.5 million on Hollywood company’s failed pumps; now buying $2 million more

April 7, 2011

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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The cash-strapped South Florida Water Management District spent $1.5 million in 2006 to buy 15 large electric pumps from a politically connected Hollywood company. But the Morrison Pump Company's pumps quickly failed.

Proposal seeks to assure public is heard at Broward School Board planning workshops

April 4, 2011

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By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
Following a stinging grand jury report that urged the Broward School Board to be more open, a proposed rule change would guarantee the public the opportunity to speak out at board workshops.

Broward School Board majority favors nationwide search to replace Notter, restore trust

April 1, 2011

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By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
The Broward School Board will conduct a nationwide search to replace Superintendent of Schools Jim Notter, who announced his resignation this week.

COVID death undercuts Republican efforts for FEC disclosure, ‘election integrity’

September 16, 2021

A screenshot of the home page of the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee

By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org

The Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee has a problem.

On Tuesday, it informed the Federal Elections Commission that it may be late with its required monthly financial filing because its member responsible for submitting reports electronically died suddenly on Saturday of COVID-19.

The late Gregg Prentice developed software that converted the committee’s QuickBooks data into information usable by the FEC. But “Gregg did not share the software and instructions with our officers,” the committee explained in its special filing with the FEC.

Looking to balance budget, Miami-Dade schools chief proposes cutting 200+ non-teacher jobs

Lauderdale Lakes scrambling to find $1.7 million missing from redevelopment coffers

Water district loses $1.5 million on Hollywood company’s failed pumps; now buying $2 million more

Proposal seeks to assure public is heard at Broward School Board planning workshops

Broward School Board majority favors nationwide search to replace Notter, restore trust

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