Tag: James Uthmeier
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Trump DOJ Memo threatens decades of disability rights protections, tests key Florida rights case
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
To little notice by the nation’s newspapers, the Trump administration recently moved to reverse decades of disability civil rights policy through a Justice Department opinion that signals an apparent sea change in how the executive branch plans to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). -
AG Uthmeier ignores ‘duty to prosecute’ and 4th DCA rules kids as young as Parkland killer Nikolas Cruz can carry concealed guns
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Last week the state appeals court for Broward County, where the 2018 Parkland school massacre took place, ruled that kids as young as convicted killer Nikolas Cruz have the right to walk around with concealed weapons. -
Broward Sheriff Tony to take budget fight to Tallahassee, but BSO’s budget numbers often don’t add up
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Sheriff Dr. Gregory Tony wants the State of Florida to force Broward County to give him a hefty budget increase. He wants it so badly that he and a team of his top brass are planning to travel to Tallahassee to appeal the county’s partial denial of his unprecedented billion-dollar-plus proposal. -
Lawmakers rubber stamp false report about key transparency law despite $6 billion in missing contracts
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
A legislative committee tasked with being a fiscal watchdog for the state approved a report falsely stating that the requirements of a key financial transparency law have been met despite clear evidence of chronic, widespread violations of the law. -
Who’s in charge in City of West Park? As AG Uthmeier does nothing, Broward judge to weigh arguments later this month
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
West Park is a small Broward city at odds with itself. For months, a majority of the five-member, nonpartisan city commission have wanted to oust both the city attorney and city manager for alleged corruption they say includes usurping their legal authority. -
More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared that “transparency is no longer optional,” and vowed to expose any government entity misusing taxpayer dollars. But his own administration has been repeatedly violating a state transparency law, awarding companies billions of dollars in “emergency” contracts while failing to publicly post copies of the agreements as the law requires.
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