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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
St. Petersburg securities lawyer Kevin Carreno says he was targeted to prevent his appointment as Florida’s top financial watchdog because he threatened to expose regulators for failing to uncover the multi-billion dollar Ponzi schemes of Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford.

As Gov. Scott calls for billions in cuts, South Florida teachers demand millions more in pay

March 21, 2011 6:07 am

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By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
While public employees battle to maintain collective bargaining rights and benefits in many states, including Florida, teachers unions in the state’s two largest school districts want pay increases this year and next.

More students heading to charter schools; officials brace for a bigger money drain on public education

March 14, 2011 6:26 am

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By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
Millions more in state money is going to Miami-Dade and Broward charter schools as enrollment in the private schools increased by more than 7,000 students this school year, siphoning dollars from Florida’s two large public school districts.

Cleared of insider trading charges, Zachariah is back in presidential politics

March 8, 2011 6:06 am

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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.

The national debate over public workers to be played out in Florida as Legislature convenes

March 7, 2011 6:11 am

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By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
Florida has a long history of battles for collective bargaining rights for public employees going back to the late sixties and early seventies, some gained after workers – particularly in South Florida -- staged work stoppages and strikes. When the 2011 state legislative

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Cleared lawyer says regulators who failed to stop Madoff, Stanford sank his watchdog appointment

As Gov. Scott calls for billions in cuts, South Florida teachers demand millions more in pay

More students heading to charter schools; officials brace for a bigger money drain on public education

Cleared of insider trading charges, Zachariah is back in presidential politics

The national debate over public workers to be played out in Florida as Legislature convenes

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