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December 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM

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Today is #GivingTuesday, a day of global generosity we journalists call #GivingNewsDay. Since we began in 2009, we’ve made it our mission to provide essential news and information to the people of South Florida — and we’re not slowing down any time soon. We believe that nonprofit news is a vital…
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November 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM

Lawmakers rubber stamp false report about key transparency law despite $6 billion in missing contracts

Lawmakers rubber stamp false report about key transparency law despite $6 billion in missing contracts 55 seconds before adjourning a Nov. 3 meeting of the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, co-chairs Rep. Chase Tramont, R- Port Orange and Sen. Jason Brodeur, R-Lake Mary, left, obtain witho…
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November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Resurrected lawsuit puts FPL’s past controversies back in the spotlight

Resurrected lawsuit puts FPL’s past controversies back in the spotlight Photo illustration. Deirdre Conner/The Tributary FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE TRIBUTARY By Nate Monroe, The Tributary November 28, 2025 An investor lawsuit accusing Florida Power & Light’s parent company, NextEra, and sever…
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November 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM

Ex-Florida Bar president accuses Bar of ‘cheating’ in ethics trial to punish DeSantis critic Uhlfelder

Ex-Florida Bar president accuses Bar of ‘cheating’ in ethics trial to punish DeSantis critic Uhlfelder The Florida Bar's offices in Tallahassee By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org A former Florida Bar president has accused the Bar of “cheating” in a politically noxious lawyer grievance case …
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November 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM

As Trump opens a new lane of clemency for corporations, Florida's Cruise America hits the road to Washington

As Trump opens a new lane of clemency for corporations, Florida's Cruise America hits the road to Washington By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Much has been written about President Trump’s recent use of his pardon power – often as large sums of money changed hands – to erase the federal …
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November 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM

IT'S GIVE MIAMI DAY!

To everyone who has helped with a donation so far, please accept our heartfelt gratitude! Give Miami Day runs until midnight so we're sending out this follow up request. GMD helps make the vital work of nonprofits like Florida Bulldog possible. Greater Miami is where we live and is the focus of …
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November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM

IT'S GIVE MIAMI DAY!

Give Miami Day is an annual online fundraising event that helps make the vital work of nonprofits like Florida Bulldog possible. Greater Miami is where we live and is the focus of our work. Help South Florida's most experienced news team dig out the stories we all need to know. You can donate an…
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November 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM

Florida Supreme Court suspends MAGA lawyer whose D.C. ethics strife followed him to Boca

Florida Supreme Court suspends MAGA lawyer whose D.C. ethics strife followed him to Boca Larry Klayman By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org August was a big month for Boca Raton lawyer Larry Klayman. His star client and flame-throwing ally Laura Loomer gave a deposition in her slander case ag…
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November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM

BEST WAY TO HELP

We asked for you help Thursday, but the attached links were unreliable. Here's the best way to donate to help us continue our mission of bringing you news you need to know. Click through to our website www.floridabulldog.org On the right side of the screen you'll see both Donate Now and FEED THE…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM

OUR ANNUAL APPEAL

Pardon our resend. Link to donate was broken! For 16 years, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Florida Bulldog has brought you watchdog news that affects South Florida – stories you often won’t see anywhere else. Unlike newspapers, we don’t make you pay to read us. Our work digging out and presenting ne…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM

OUR ANNUAL APPEAL

For 16 years, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Florida Bulldog has brought you watchdog news that affects South Florida – stories you often won’t see anywhere else. Unlike newspapers, we don’t make you pay to read us. Our work digging out and presenting news that you need to know is a service we provi…
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November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM

U.S. appeals court reinstates terrorism lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for shooting rampage at Pensacola Naval Air Station

U.S. appeals court reinstates terrorism lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for shooting rampage at Pensacola Naval Air Station Escambia County Sheriff's Office dashcam video of the response to the Dec. 6, 2019 shooting at Pensacola NAS. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org A federal appeals court …
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November 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM

Who's in charge in City of West Park? As AG Uthmeier does nothing, Broward judge to weigh arguments later this month

Who's in charge in City of West Park? As AG Uthmeier does nothing, Broward judge to weigh arguments later this month The City Commission's chambers inside West Park City Hall is not a happy gathering place. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org West Park is a small Broward city at odds with i…
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November 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM

Jury hits Broward sheriffs union and its ex-treasurer with $4 million verdict in Las Vegas sexual assault suit

Jury hits Broward sheriffs union and its ex-treasurer with $4 million verdict in Las Vegas sexual assault suit Ex-Broward Sheriff's Deputy Frank Voudy III By Bob Norman, FloridaBulldog A former labor agent for the Broward Deputy Sheriffs Association was awarded $4 million in damages Wednesday…
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October 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM

GOP crypto exec challenging Wasserman Schultz defends his businesses against multiple lawsuits

GOP crypto exec challenging Wasserman Schultz defends his businesses against multiple lawsuits Cooper City bitcoin entrepreneur Michael Carbonara and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston By Noreen Marcus and Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Republican Michael Carbonara, a Cooper Cit…
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October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM

As Trump sets the stage, 'Bitcoin Jesus' blesses Ballard, Stone, Kise, Sayfie and more with piles of cash

As Trump sets the stage, 'Bitcoin Jesus' blesses Ballard, Stone, Kise, Sayfie and more with piles of cash Clockwise from bottom right lobbyists Justin Sayfie, Roger Stone, Brian Ballard and lawyer/lobbyist Chris Kise surround their client, Roger "Bitcoin Jesus" Ver. By Dan Christensen, Florida…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM

Florida Bar hid prosecutions of witnesses it was using to go after lawyer targeted by DeSantis

Florida Bar hid prosecutions of witnesses it was using to go after lawyer targeted by DeSantis Gov. Ron DeSantis and attorney Daniel Uhlfelder By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org A lawyer facing discipline for alleged misdeeds five years ago has accused Florida Bar prosecutors of hiding news t…
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October 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM

As Florida adds firearm ‘open carry’ to ‘stand your ground,’ grocery shopping can be hazardous

As Florida adds firearm ‘open carry’ to ‘stand your ground,’ grocery shopping can be hazardous By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Publix shoppers may want to keep track of more than BOGOs now that customers can stroll grocery aisles toting guns and knives like they’re roaming the range in t…
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October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM

More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation

More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation On July 22, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia announced in Fort Lauderdale the state's plan to audit local governments for wasteful spending. Tampa’s FOX 13 highlighted Ingo…
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September 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM

Here's are the Floridians who paid megabucks to dine with President Donald Trump

Here's are the Floridians who paid megabucks to dine with President Donald Trump <img src="https://www.floridabulldog.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MAGAINC-1024x609.png" alt="<b>By Dan Christensen</b><br> <small>FloridaBulldog.org</small>Screenshot from a vide…
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September 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM

Trump's strategy to rewrite history of 'Russia hoax' plays out in Florida courts

Trump's strategy to rewrite history of 'Russia hoax' plays out in Florida courts By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org President Trump’s go-to grievance, “the Russia Russia Russia hoax,” is agitating Florida courts, where state judges tend to let him revise the story of the 2016 presidential e…
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September 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM

Federal judge, former chief justice denounce Florida Bar prosecution loaded with political baggage

Federal judge, former chief justice denounce Florida Bar prosecution loaded with political baggage Former Florida Supreme Court Justice R. Fred Lewis, right, and West Palm Beach U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org A federal judge and a retired Florida S…
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September 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM

Saudi intelligence wanted 9/11 Commission to clear key suspect who turned out to be Saudi spy

Saudi intelligence wanted 9/11 Commission to clear key suspect who turned out to be Saudi spy Philip Zelikow testifying before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, in June 2004. Photo: C-SPAN By Robbyn Swan and Dan Christensen,…
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September 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM

Key 9/11 evidence kept from FBI agents, Scotland Yard as DOJ declined to extradite Bayoumi

Key 9/11 evidence kept from FBI agents, Scotland Yard as DOJ declined to extradite Bayoumi The wreckage at the World Trade Center being cleared away on Sept. 22, 2001. Photo by Michael Rieger/ FEMA News By Dan Christensen and Robbyn Swan, FloridaBulldog.org The strange case of 9/11 is getting…
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September 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM

New disclosures only deepen mystery of Rep. Donalds's wife's charter school companies

New disclosures only deepen mystery of Rep. Donalds's wife's charter school companies U.S. Rep. Byrons Donalds, R-Naples and his wife, Erika Donalds BY Will Bredderman, FloridaBulldog.org Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Naples), a leading candidate for governor, updated his personal financial disclosures…
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August 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM

Trump’s Boca Raton hatchet man and an illegal $500K donation to a MAGA Super PAC

Trump’s Boca Raton hatchet man and an illegal $500K donation to a MAGA Super PAC William "Bill" Pulte, left, President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org When Boca Raton’s Bill Pulte – Donald Trump’s hatchet man in the president’s p…
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August 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Saudis' fail in bid to dismiss 9/11 lawsuit; Broad hunt for new evidence in Florida, elsewhere to begin soon

Saudis' fail in bid to dismiss 9/11 lawsuit; Broad hunt for new evidence in Florida, elsewhere to begin soon The twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center before they were destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001. Photo: Sander Lamme CC by 3.0. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org In an enormous …
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August 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM

A Miami federal judge confronts a surge in threats: ‘We’re just trying to do our job.’

A Miami federal judge confronts a surge in threats: ‘We’re just trying to do our job.’ Bishop James F. Checchio watches pallbearers escort the casket of Daniel Anderl during his funeral Mass at St. Augustine of Canterbury Church in Kendall Park, N.J., Sept. 26, 2020. The son of U.S. District J…
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August 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM

The two campaigns of Byron Donalds and why he appears to be violating state law

The two campaigns of Byron Donalds and why he appears to be violating state law U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Naples campaigning for re-election last year, right, and for governor in July. Photos: Donalds's Facebook page By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Congressman Byron Donalds wants it bo…
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August 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Florida Bar protects Pam Bondi, other top officials from misconduct scrutiny

Florida Bar protects Pam Bondi, other top officials from misconduct scrutiny U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, right, and U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, R-FL By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Although the Florida Bar pledges to safeguard the public by “prosecuting unethical attorneys,” it gives law…
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August 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM

Ex-UF president Ben Sasse could repay 'best dang university' for its losses in spending scandal. Will he?

Ex-UF president Ben Sasse could repay 'best dang university' for its losses in spending scandal. Will he? Former University of Florida President Ben Sasse. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org FINISH AND POST AUG 14 A year later, the stink from Ben Sasse’s spending scandal during his 541-day…
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August 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM

MAGA non grata? Trump surrogate Jason Miller got paid by firm handling Jan. 6 lawsuit against president

MAGA non grata? Trump surrogate Jason Miller got paid by firm handling Jan. 6 lawsuit against president Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA, right, and Jason Miller By Francisco Alvarado, FloridaBulldog.org The long-running bizarre paternity case pitting Donald Trump campaign’s veteran political advisor …
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July 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM

Florida taxpayers paid $1.72 million to compensate 'wrongly incarcerated' Sidney Holmes. Did the state get it right?

Florida taxpayers paid $1.72 million to compensate 'wrongly incarcerated' Sidney Holmes. Did the state get it right? Broward State Attorney Harold Pryor, left, and SIdney Lamar Holmes. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The State v. Sidney Lamar Holmes is finally over. After 34 years behin…
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July 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Trump aide, key witness in DOJ's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, paid $310,000 by RNC

Trump aide, key witness in DOJ's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, paid $310,000 by RNC Molly Michael and her attorney Daniel Benson in a March 24, 2022 deposition for the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. Photo: CSPAN By Dan Christensen, Flo…
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July 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Trump’s tariff assault on drug affordability stings a Vero Beach cancer patient

Trump’s tariff assault on drug affordability stings a Vero Beach cancer patient Photo: iStock. Credit: Pla2na By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Natalie Keegan, who has end-stage pancreatic cancer, believes ozone therapy is keeping her alive. So the Vero Beach woman, who takes six ozone caps…
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July 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Bondi Bar complaint, a non-starter in Florida, revived in high-profile Maryland immigration case

Bondi Bar complaint, a non-starter in Florida, revived in high-profile Maryland immigration case U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi had her aide respond scornfully last month when a coalition of 70 lawyers, legal scholars and fo…
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June 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Firms belonging to wife of Rep. Donalds grabbed millions in charter school contracts

Firms belonging to wife of Rep. Donalds grabbed millions in charter school contracts Erika and U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds with President Trump. By Will Bredderman, FloridaBulldog.org For years, Erika Donalds has used her perch atop the nonprofit Optima Foundation—not to mention her marriage to U.…
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June 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Bribery charges? What bribery charges? Billionaire banker, ex-FBI agent, former Puerto Rico governor get sweet deal from Bondi's DOJ

Bribery charges? What bribery charges? Billionaire banker, ex-FBI agent, former Puerto Rico governor get sweet deal from Bondi's DOJ From left to right, former FBI agent Mark Rossini, international banker Julio Herrera Velutini and former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez Garced. By Dan Christens…
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June 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Related Group’s proposed Hollywood Beach condo tower, once sidelined by residents, returns to center stage

Related Group’s proposed Hollywood Beach condo tower, once sidelined by residents, returns to center stage A rendering of the proposed Hollywood Arts Residences at 1301 S. Ocean Blvd. By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org When Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy won re-election in November, the oceanside…
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June 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM

Miami Gardens stiffs nonprofit it hired to help condo residents evacuated after fire

Miami Gardens stiffs nonprofit it hired to help condo residents evacuated after fire The New World Condominium Apartments in Miami Gardens after the Jan. 28, 2023 fire. Photo: NBC 6 South Florida By Francisco Alvarado, FloridaBulldog.org Miami Gardens stiffed a nonprofit agency that assisted r…
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June 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM

Broward Sheriff Tony backs down on immigration stance after Florida AG threatens his job

Broward Sheriff Tony backs down on immigration stance after Florida AG threatens his job Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, right, and Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony (before he awarded himself a fifth collar star.)  By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Faced with what amounted to an ulti…
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June 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM

Broward Solid Waste Authority's draft master plan: We'll need to dump trash at landfill for decades

Broward Solid Waste Authority's draft master plan: We'll need to dump trash at landfill for decades Waste Management's Monarch Hill landfill. Photo: NBC6 South Florida By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The Broward Solid Waste Authority’s long-awaited master plan for the future of garbage …
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June 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM

‘Zombie’ foreclosures and mutating mortgage lenders plague Floridians in epilogue of 2000s subprime scandal

‘Zombie’ foreclosures and mutating mortgage lenders plague Floridians in epilogue of 2000s subprime scandal By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Karina Lopez belongs to a club nobody wants to join: foreclosure defendants who once thought their mortgage problems were over. They most definitely…
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June 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM

Scotland Yard releases once secret records from its 9/11 probe of Saudi spy Omar Bayoumi

Scotland Yard releases once secret records from its 9/11 probe of Saudi spy Omar Bayoumi A screenshot from a 1999 video that plaintiffs' experts say depicts Saudi spy Omar al-Bayoumi "casing" the U.S. Capitol as part of the 9/11 plot. The video, seized when London's Metropolitan Police Service…
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May 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM

New College, Rufo dodge trial as watchdog gives up records hunt, calls for criminal investigation

New College, Rufo dodge trial as watchdog gives up records hunt, calls for criminal investigation By Daniel Ducassi, FloridaBulldog.org The watchdog group that pursued a two-year long public records lawsuit against New College of Florida and various trustees appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis has…
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May 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM

Longtime NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer, 86, opens fire on NRA, claims it abandoned her, breached $220K-a-year contract

Longtime NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer, 86, opens fire on NRA, claims it abandoned her, breached $220K-a-year contract NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer in happier days. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org At 86, lobbyist and grandma Marion Hammer remains ready to rumble – this time against her once …
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May 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM

MoonPay’s Ivan Soto-Wright gets free pass for secretly donating to Francis Suarez PAC

MoonPay’s Ivan Soto-Wright gets free pass for secretly donating to Francis Suarez PAC Ivan Soto-Wright. Photo: The Block By Francisco Alvarado, FloridaBulldog.org A Miami crypto bro whose company has ties to the Trump family’s meme coin racket is the latest beneficiary of the Federal Elections…
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May 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM

President Donald Trump: still a convicted felon, still allowed to break Florida law with impunity

President Donald Trump: still a convicted felon, still allowed to break Florida law with impunity In a White House hallway just off the Oval Office, where Cabinet members and others assemble, President Trump proudly displays his 2023 mugshot from his Georgia election racketeering prosecution. …
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May 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Conservative shift in courts weakens FEC, makes it easier for politicians, fat cats to corrupt elections

Conservative shift in courts weakens FEC, makes it easier for politicians, fat cats to corrupt elections Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera at the James Lawrence King Criminal Justice Building in Miami on Dec. 20, 2022. Photo: America TeVe By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org For 13 years, the Fe…
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May 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Florida Bar floated an off-kilter proposal to drop an oath from complaints about lawyers, but avoided the real problem

Florida Bar floated an off-kilter proposal to drop an oath from complaints about lawyers, but avoided the real problem It's hard to tell from this Roadmap, but the Attorney Consumer Assistance Program is really the Florida Bar, an arm of the Florida Supreme Court that screens and investigates …