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By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
A new Broward public schools internal audit of the district’s troubled Facilities and Construction Management Division has found “areas of concern” in the bidding of contracts and says changes should be made.

GEO Group spends big on politicians, lobbyists as lucrative state contract goes out for bids

July 28, 2011 1:18 pm

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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
If political contributions and Tallahassee lobbyists are any measure, Boca Raton’s The GEO Group is the odds-on favorite to win a super-sized contract put out to bid this week in Tallahassee to privatize state prisons across South Florida.

City votes to pay $1.2 million for ex-U.S. Rep’s property without a plan for what to do with it

July 22, 2011 5:01 am

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By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
In a $1.2 million “bitter-sweet” land deal, Hallandale Beach City Commissioners agreed to buy nearly 2 acres owned by former US Congressman Peter Deutsch and his partners to solve a community dispute.

Reality TV meets reality as public defender wants contract of “Policewomen of Broward County” star

July 19, 2011 7:56 pm

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By Dan Christensen and Wanda DeMarzo
BrowardBulldog.org
MONDAY UPDATE: A Broward judge Monday declined to force prosecutors to turn over to a criminal defendant a copy of the television talent contract of a sheriff’s deputy who arrested him on camera in January.

Hallandale to vote on $1.2 million Deutsch land deal; purchase would quell charter school foes

July 19, 2011 6:25 am

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By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
A charter school company run by ex-Congressman Peter Deutsch stands to make a $700,000 profit if Hallandale Beach commissioners accept a staff recommendation Wednesday to buy a 1.9 acre residential site where it once planned to build a controversial 450-student, K-8 school.

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Internal audit cites sloppy bid practices in Broward school construction division

GEO Group spends big on politicians, lobbyists as lucrative state contract goes out for bids

City votes to pay $1.2 million for ex-U.S. Rep’s property without a plan for what to do with it

Reality TV meets reality as public defender wants contract of “Policewomen of Broward County” star

Hallandale to vote on $1.2 million Deutsch land deal; purchase would quell charter school foes

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