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August 6, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Conservative Florida Supremes say it's ok for aspiring judge to tell voters she's ‘a conservative’

Conservative Florida Supremes say it's ok for aspiring judge to tell voters she's ‘a conservative’ The Florida Supreme Court. Front row, (l) to (r): Justice Charles T. Canady; Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz; Justice Jorge Labarga. Back row, (l) to (r): Justice Renatha Francis; Justice John D. C…
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July 31, 2024 at 11:30 AM

All the ex-president's men* at Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners

All the ex-president's men* at Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners Jared Kushner, center, and other former Trump Administration employees now working at Affinity Partners. From the upper right corner, right to left, they are: former Maj. Gen. Miguel Correa, Avi Berkowitz, Thomas Storch, Kevin Ha…
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July 23, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Miami-Dade Mayor Levine Cava boosts Republican, torpedoes political ambition of her female Democratic staffer

Miami-Dade Mayor Levine Cava boosts Republican, torpedoes political ambition of her female Democratic staffer Flanked by Republican State Rep. Vicki Lopez, right, and Miami-Dade public safety officials, County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava at a July 3 press conference. By Francisco Alvarado, Flor…
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July 18, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Court fight over public access to FBI's secret 9/11 records intensifies

Court fight over public access to FBI's secret 9/11 records intensifies Sept. 11, 2001. Photo: NYPD Det. Greg Semendinger By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org As the monumental case titled In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 plods on toward a judge’s decisive ruling on whether Saud…
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July 15, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Project 2025, DeSantis and a retired Florida Supreme Court justice's thoughts on Nazi Germany

Project 2025, DeSantis and a retired Florida Supreme Court justice's thoughts on Nazi Germany The Democratic National Committee is sponsoring billboards like this in South Florida and around the country. By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Much of Project 2025, the sweeping MAGA program that’…
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July 11, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Appeals court's ruling in favor of ex-U.S. Rep. David Rivera may be fatal to FEC's mission

Appeals court's ruling in favor of ex-U.S. Rep. David Rivera may be fatal to FEC's mission By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org When a federal appeals court threw out the Federal Election Commission’s $456,000 judgment against former Republican Miami congressman David Rivera last week, it …
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July 8, 2024 at 11:30 AM

DeSantis ends 50 years of ethics oversight by hobbling state and local investigators

DeSantis ends 50 years of ethics oversight by hobbling state and local investigators Gov. Ron DeSantis By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org The late Gov. Reubin Askew, who helped fashion the Sunshine Law and ethics rules for state government, recalled in an oral history that when Florida poli…
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July 3, 2024 at 1:25 PM

In Sunny Isles Beach offices, Trump-son-in-law Jared Kushner rakes in tens of millions from Saudis; Is he an unregistered foreign agent?

In Sunny Isles Beach offices, Trump-son-in-law Jared Kushner rakes in tens of millions from Saudis; Is he an unregistered foreign agent? Jared Kushner with his wife, Ivanka Trump, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Way back in 1951 The Miami Hera…
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June 27, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Sheriff Dr. Tony and BSO's budding cult of personality

Sheriff Dr. Tony and BSO's budding cult of personality Broward Sheriff "Dr." Gregory Tony By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org There are some strange goings-on at the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Respected current and former deputies and observers are disturbed after watching many of Sheriff G…
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June 25, 2024 at 2:31 PM

Broward Sheriff Tony, his rich pals and brass donate big to Miami-Dade sheriff candidate Reyes

Broward Sheriff Tony, his rich pals and brass donate big to Miami-Dade sheriff candidate Reyes Broward Col. James Reyes discusses ongoing construction at BSO's new training with Sheriff Gregory Tony in 2022. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony, up for r…
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June 23, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Saudi prince’s cell phone linked to 9/11 hijackers

Saudi prince’s cell phone linked to 9/11 hijackers The Pentagon after 9/11, with the Washington Monument and another apparent al Qaeda target, The Capitol, in the background. Photo: Scott Boatright By Robbyn Swan, FloridaBulldog.org Fifteen months before 9/11, multiple phone calls were exchang…
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June 22, 2024 at 5:36 PM

Justice Renatha Francis's former trial court colleagues still punishing litigant who called her out for trampling women's rights

Justice Renatha Francis's former trial court colleagues still punishing litigant who called her out for trampling women's rights Florida Supreme Court Justice Renatha Francis, left, and Angela Bentrim By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org A Loxahatchee woman remains trapped in Palm Beach Count…
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June 19, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Bay Harbor Islands police chief promoted to top spot despite ‘double-dipping’ findings by Miami-Dade police

Bay Harbor Islands police chief promoted to top spot despite ‘double-dipping’ findings by Miami-Dade police Bay Harbor Islands By Francisco Alvarado, Floridabulldog.org A recent whistleblower’s lawsuit lays bare how Bay Harbor Islands Police Chief Lindsley Noel ascended to the top spot despite…
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June 14, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Hunter Biden may be the oldest politician’s child to tangle with law enforcement, but he’s got a lot of company

Hunter Biden may be the oldest politician’s child to tangle with law enforcement, but he’s got a lot of company President Joe BIden embraces his son after Hunter Biden's Tuesday conviction on three felony gun charges. By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Little-known fact: Hunter Biden stands …
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June 9, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Waste Management scholarships gifted to Cooper City commissioner's twins may violate ethics laws

Waste Management scholarships gifted to Cooper City commissioner's twins may violate ethics laws Cooper City Commissioner Lisa Mallozzi prepares on May 28 to announce the recipients of four Waste Management scholarships, including her twin daughters. Company lobbyist Andres Limones Cruz holds …
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June 5, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Anonymous Statewide Grand Jury targets Fauci, public health officials for causing overdoses during COVID-19 pandemic

Anonymous Statewide Grand Jury targets Fauci, public health officials for causing overdoses during COVID-19 pandemic Item sold by Gov. Ron DeSantis's campaign By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org While the nation responds to the historic spectacle of a Manhattan jury convicting an ex-president…
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June 3, 2024 at 11:30 AM

The case that won't die: DeSantis joins Patronis in boosting fortunes of big contributor in 'Tooth Fairy' case

The case that won't die: DeSantis joins Patronis in boosting fortunes of big contributor in 'Tooth Fairy' case Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, and Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Operation Tooth Fairy, the insurance fraud case cooked up by Flori…
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May 26, 2024 at 2:49 PM

The long hidden Florida connection to Ireland's enduring peace

The long hidden Florida connection to Ireland's enduring peace In this haunting photograph, Spanish tourist Gonzalo Cavedo unknowingly poses with a child beside a car packed with 500 pounds of fertilizer explosives seconds before it exploded in Omagh, Northern Ireland on August 15, 1998. Caved…
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May 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM

NRA dumps longtime Florida lobbyist Marion Hammer, halts hundreds of thousands in payments flowing to her

NRA dumps longtime Florida lobbyist Marion Hammer, halts hundreds of thousands in payments flowing to her Marion Hammer By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org No one seems to agree on the actual origin of the idiom, “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.” But it’s nonetheless useful to d…
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May 20, 2024 at 6:31 PM

Broward Sheriff Tony failed to keep "good moral character," but shouldn't lose license to be a cop

Broward Sheriff Tony failed to keep "good moral character," but shouldn't lose license to be a cop By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony violated a state law regarding the state’s “minimum qualifications” to be a law enforcement officer by failing to maintain “go…
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May 19, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Florida farmworkers brace for more needless tragedy after state fails to protect them and a scorching summer looms

Florida farmworkers brace for more needless tragedy after state fails to protect them and a scorching summer looms McNeill Labor Management employees planting cane in the muck soil in Belle Glade. The company was fined by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration in April for all…
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May 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM

More ethics turmoil as Florida AG’s chief ethics prosecutor quits amid probe she misused job to query state database

More ethics turmoil as Florida AG’s chief ethics prosecutor quits amid probe she misused job to query state database Elizabeth "Buff" Miller, chief prosecutor for the Florida ethics commission, on April 24, 2019 at a hearing for former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. Photo: Alicia Devine/Tal…
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May 15, 2024 at 11:30 AM

It's make or break time for 9/11 families' lawsuit; Saudis seek dismissal, 'Overwhelming evidence' cited against kingdom

It's make or break time for 9/11 families' lawsuit; Saudis seek dismissal, 'Overwhelming evidence' cited against kingdom Ground Zero in New York City shortly after the 9/11 attacks By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The arguments are in and now it’s up to a federal judge in New York City t…
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May 12, 2024 at 11:30 AM

'Apolitical' Statewide Grand Jury endorses DeSantis's anti-mask, anti-lockdown policy choices

'Apolitical' Statewide Grand Jury endorses DeSantis's anti-mask, anti-lockdown policy choices Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees with Gov. Ron DeSantis in March 2020. Photo: The Florida Channel By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org A statewide grand jury is writing a chapter of Florida h…
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May 9, 2024 at 11:30 AM

After state judge abdicates, Commission on Ethics to give "Maga Warrior" rare do-over hearing

After state judge abdicates, Commission on Ethics to give "Maga Warrior" rare do-over hearing State Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay with former President Donald Trump at last November's Florida Freedom Summit in Kissimmee. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org In a highly unusual move, Florida’s…
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May 5, 2024 at 11:30 AM

South Florida prosecutors aren’t saying if they’ll enforce state’s strict new abortion ban

South Florida prosecutors aren’t saying if they’ll enforce state’s strict new abortion ban Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle with, center, Broward State Attorney Harold Pryor and Palm Beach State Attorney Dave Aronberg By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Going by the book, …
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May 4, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Clash between property rights and higher density rezoning in South Dade causing angst for residents

Clash between property rights and higher density rezoning in South Dade causing angst for residents A lawn sign near the proposed site for an assisted living facility in the east Killian neighborhood in South Dade. Photo: WPLG-Local 10 By William Gjebre, FloridaBulldog.org Residents of a predo…
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April 30, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Saudi Arabia wins dismissal of suit by relatives of dead and survivors of 2019 terrorist attack at Pensacola Naval Air Station

Saudi Arabia wins dismissal of suit by relatives of dead and survivors of 2019 terrorist attack at Pensacola Naval Air Station The three sailors killed in the Pensacola Naval Air Station terrorist attack, from right to left: Cameron S. Walters, Joshua K. Watson and Mohammed Haitham. By Dan Chr…
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April 28, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Florida Bar conjures up dubious ethics complaint against DeSantis critic Daniel Uhlfelder

Florida Bar conjures up dubious ethics complaint against DeSantis critic Daniel Uhlfelder Daniel Uhlfelder, as the Grim Reaper, being interviewed in Miramar Beach in May 2020. By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org The Florida Bar is scrapping standard operating procedure in its long-running eth…
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April 25, 2024 at 11:31 AM

NRA dumps longtime Florida lobbyist Marion Hammer, halts hundreds of thousands in payments flowing to her

NRA dumps longtime Florida lobbyist Marion Hammer, halts hundreds of thousands in payments flowing to her Marion Hammer By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org No one seems to agree on the actual origin of the idiom, “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.” But it’s nonetheless useful to d…
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April 23, 2024 at 11:31 AM

Chief of FDLE Miami office retired after probe found he sent thousands of sexually suggestive texts

Chief of FDLE Miami office retired after probe found he sent thousands of sexually suggestive texts Troy Walker ran the FDLE Miami Regional Operations Center. Photo: Google By Francisco Alvarado, FloridaBulldog.org For nearly a decade, Troy Walker lorded over the Florida Department of Law Enfo…
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April 21, 2024 at 11:31 AM

Whitewash at Florida ethics commission as commissioner Freddie Figgers beats 'speeding ticket'

Whitewash at Florida ethics commission as commissioner Freddie Figgers beats 'speeding ticket' The Florida Ethics Commission on Friday. From left to right: Bill Cervone, Freddie Figgers, Michelle Anchors, Ashley Lucas, executive director Kerrie Stillman, Luis Fuste and Wengay Newton Sr. Photo:…
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April 18, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Bob Graham, 9/11, the FBI and me

Bob Graham, 9/11, the FBI and me 9/11 Joint Inquiry co-chair Sen. Bob Graham, D-FL speaking during a public hearing in on Capitol Hill in September 2002. Co-chair Rep. Porter Goss, R-FL, is at left. Committee members Sen. Richard Shelby, R-AL, seated next to Graham, and Sen. Carl Levin, D-MI a…
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April 15, 2024 at 11:31 AM

Hundreds of South Dade residents oppose proposed ALF along busway; County commission to vote Tuesday

Hundreds of South Dade residents oppose proposed ALF along busway; County commission to vote Tuesday A rendering of the proposed assisted living facility in South Dade’s east Killian neighbhorhood. By William Gjebre, FloridaBulldog.org Issues of overdevelopment raised nearly a decade ago over …
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April 12, 2024 at 11:30 AM

New records show Republicans blocked FEC probe into claims FPL used conduits to hide its illegal contributions

New records show Republicans blocked FEC probe into claims FPL used conduits to hide its illegal contributions FPL's Port Everglades power plant. Photo: FPL By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The spirit of the Watergate scandal investigation was invoked after Republicans blocked a probe in…
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April 10, 2024 at 11:31 AM

Florida Commission on Ethics set to cancel $1,500 fine for one of its own

Florida Commission on Ethics set to cancel $1,500 fine for one of its own By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org You better believe it because it’s true.  Florida’s ethically challenged Commission on Ethics is poised to waive a $1,500 fine for one of its own commissioners. Read More More He…
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April 8, 2024 at 11:31 AM

Supreme Court is playing a cruel joke: Florida voters won’t have final say on abortion in November

Supreme Court is playing a cruel joke: Florida voters won’t have final say on abortion in November A May 2022 abortion protest in front of the Florida Supreme Court. Photo: Regan McCarthy WFSU Public Media By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org On April Fools’ Day, the Florida Supreme Court used…
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April 2, 2024 at 11:31 AM

BSO Sgt cleared of wrongdoing sues Sheriff Tony, says Broward prosecutor conspired with Tony to convict him and win elections

BSO Sgt cleared of wrongdoing sues Sheriff Tony, says Broward prosecutor conspired with Tony to convict him and win elections Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony, left, and BSO Sgt. Gregory LaCerra By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org A Broward Sheriff’s sergeant cleared of battery and falsifying …
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March 31, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Deerfield Beach asphalt plant worries neighbors, raises concerns about recycling radioactive waste

Deerfield Beach asphalt plant worries neighbors, raises concerns about recycling radioactive waste  A radioactive gypstack in New Wales. Photo: Sierra Club By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Deerfield Beach residents are opposed to reopening a dormant asphalt plant that’s alarmingly close, t…
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March 26, 2024 at 11:30 AM

It's payback time for Rudy Giuliani; Creditors want his luxury Palm Beach condo, hidden assets

It's payback time for Rudy Giuliani; Creditors want his luxury Palm Beach condo, hidden assets Ex-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in a mugshot from Georgia's Fulton County Jail. Wandrea' ArShay "Shaye" Moss, left, with her mother Ruby Freeman. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org It’s payback t…
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March 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Sen. Rick Scott talks Medicare fraud; no, not his ex-company's Medicare fraud

Sen. Rick Scott talks Medicare fraud; no, not his ex-company's Medicare fraud U.S. Senator Rick Scott, R-Fl. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL, knows a thing or two about Medicare fraud. He built and ran Columbia/HCA, the huge hospital company that’s become syno…
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March 19, 2024 at 11:30 AM

No Senate confirmation? No problem for Moms for Liberty boss on Florida Commission on Ethics

No Senate confirmation? No problem for Moms for Liberty boss on Florida Commission on Ethics Florida's Commission on Ethics in session on Dec. 1, 2023. Commissioner Tina Descovich is third from the right. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The fix, as they say, is in. Typically, it’s hard …
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March 14, 2024 at 11:30 AM

U.S. Rep. Salazar campaign committees blame $2 million in misreported cash on treasurer for her and George Santos

U.S. Rep. Salazar campaign committees blame $2 million in misreported cash on treasurer for her and George Santos From left to right, U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Miami; political campaign treasurer Nancy Marks; ex-Rep. George Santos, R-New York. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Nan…
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March 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM

FEC deadlocks on allegations that FPL broke the law by using Matrix conduits to hide political contributions to "ghost candidates"

FEC deadlocks on allegations that FPL broke the law by using Matrix conduits to hide political contributions to "ghost candidates" Former FPL CEO Eric Silagy By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The Federal Election Commission has deadlocked on a nonprofit anti-corruption group’s allegations…
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March 10, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Supreme Court justices take shortcuts to end lawyer diversity training; write rules that boost business interests

Supreme Court justices take shortcuts to end lawyer diversity training; write rules that boost business interests The Florida Supreme Court. Front row, (l) to (r): Justice Charles T. Canady; Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz; Justice Jorge Labarga. Back row, (l) to (r): Justice Renatha Francis; Ju…
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March 7, 2024 at 4:11 PM

Moms for Liberty boss Descovich loses confirmation fight for ethics post in Florida Senate

Moms for Liberty boss Descovich appears to lose confirmation fight for ethics post in Florida Senate Florida ethics commissioner Tina Descovich appearing before the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee on Feb. 26. Photo: The Florida Channel By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Florida ethic…
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March 4, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Moms for Liberty's Descovich hit with ethics complaint as she awaits confirmation to ethics commission

Moms for Liberty's Descovich hit with ethics complaint as she awaits confirmation to ethics commission Tina Descovicy and Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking at Moms for Liberty's June 2023 summit in Philadelphia. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Florida Ethics Commissioner Tina Descovich, co-fou…
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March 3, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Widely shared video shows 2018 DUI arrest of new state GOP chair Evan Power, disgraced Ziegler’s replacement

Widely shared video shows 2018 DUI arrest of new state GOP chair Evan Power, disgraced Ziegler’s replacement Evan Power being placed under arrest for DUI by a Tallahassee police officer. Photo: Tallahassee Police By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org An old DUI arrest video is careening around …
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February 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Lobbyist Marion Hammer's NRA sugar daddy LaPierre is gone, but she's still riding high on NRA cash

Lobbyist Marion Hammer's NRA sugar daddy LaPierre is gone, but she's still riding high on NRA cash Actor and incoming NRA president Charlton Heston with outgoing president Marion Hammer and Executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre in 1998. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org National…
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February 27, 2024 at 12:30 PM

DeSantis, his Supreme Court and hard-right Legislature keep Florida on track to abolish abortion

DeSantis, his Supreme Court and hard-right Legislature keep Florida on track to abolish abortion A protestor's sign at a pro-abortion rally. By Noreen Marcus. FloridaBulldog.org No reasonable access to abortion in Florida, unthinkable just five years ago, now seems inevitable. Gov. Ron DeSanti…