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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…
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February 20, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Miami-Dade to vote on controversial zoning change in booming South Dade off US 1

Miami-Dade to vote on controversial zoning change in booming South Dade off US 1 Rendering of the proposed assisted living facility in South Dade's east Killian neighbhorhood. By William Gjebre, FloridaBulldog.org Miami-Dade County commissioners will soon decide whether to rezone a 1.59-acre …
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February 17, 2024 at 12:30 PM

New video said to show Saudi spy who aided 9/11 hijackers 'casing' the U.S. Capitol

New video said to show Saudi spy who aided 9/11 hijackers 'casing' the U.S. Capitol The U.S. Capitol. Photo: Architect of the Capitol By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org As the massive 9/11 lawsuit against Saudi Arabia plods on toward a looming decisive moment, tantalizing bits and pieces a…
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February 15, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Moscow’s broadcast man in Miami spews right-wing conspiratorial news content

Moscow’s broadcast man in Miami spews right-wing conspiratorial news content A screenshot of Ben Swann's January 2017 report on Pizzagate that got him suspended from an Atlanta television station. He was fired one year later. By Francisco Alvarado, FloridaBulldog.org Ben Swann is one of the “…
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February 9, 2024 at 12:30 PM

PR exec’s pushback on story about his lawyer friend’s death looks like crisis management for Florida Bar

PR exec’s pushback on story about his lawyer friend’s death looks like crisis management for Florida Bar Ron Sachs, founder and chairman of Tallahasee's Sachs Media By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org A leader of a Tallahassee PR firm that’s paid to polish the Florida Bar’s image says embatt…
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February 7, 2024 at 12:30 PM

As BSO turns: Sheriff Tony's only defense witness at trial for lying under oath turns out to be his lover

As BSO turns: Sheriff Tony's only defense witness at trial for lying under oath turns out to be his lover Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony and Sonia Colon at Tuesday's trial By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The non-jury trial of Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony on charges that he repeatedly lie…
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February 6, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Broward Sheriff Tony on trial today with his license to be a police officer on the line

Broward Sheriff Tony on trial today with his license to be a police officer on the line Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Eighteen months after a panel of Florida’s Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission found probable cause to consider revoking…
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February 4, 2024 at 12:30 PM

An attorney father's last words to his son amid Florida Bar hellscape: ‘Don’t let the Bar & courts get you down’

An attorney father's last words to his son amid Florida Bar hellscape: ‘Don’t let the Bar & courts get you down’ Steve Uhlfelder, left, and his son Daniel, at the 2008 SEC championship game, Florida v. Alabama By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Eminent Tallahassee lawyer and civic leader…
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February 2, 2024 at 12:30 PM

New statewide bond scheme widely challenged as unconstitutional

New statewide bond scheme widely challenged as unconstitutional By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Florida’s tough new uniform bond schedule, which took effect Jan. 1, is already under “numerous’’ constitutional challenges throughout the state, according to court papers filed in one such…
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January 31, 2024 at 12:30 PM

End of jail bail reform may cost Broward taxpayers an extra $16.7 million

End of jail bail reform may cost Broward taxpayers an extra $16.7 million  The Central Intake Bureau in the Broward County Jail in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Photo: BSO By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Broward’s exercise in bail reform, intended to end the unjust treatment of the poor an…
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January 29, 2024 at 10:25 PM

NAACP calls on Justice Department to investigate "alarming" BSO jail deaths; 'Immediate action' urged

NAACP calls on Justice Department to investigate "alarming" BSO jail deaths; 'Immediate action' urged By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org The NAACP Monday asked the Justice Department to investigate the Broward Sheriff’s Office after the deaths of 21 inmates in the Broward County jail sin…
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January 28, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Florida Bar gives Trump’s tainted Broward counsel a pass but bedevils a lawyer on DeSantis’s blacklist

Florida Bar gives Trump’s tainted Broward counsel a pass but bedevils a lawyer on DeSantis’s blacklist Peter TIcktin and ex-president Donald Trump By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.com When a federal judge accused Broward lawyer Peter Ticktin of misconduct, the Florida Bar was expected to open…
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January 24, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Waste Management wants deal with Broward to allow Monarch Hill dump to rise as much as another ten stories

Waste Management wants deal with Broward to allow Monarch Hill dump to rise as much as another ten stories Monarch Hill dump By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org After Waste Management’s four-year push toward a significant expansion of its Monarch Hill dump was yanked from the Broward Commis…
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January 22, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Broward commissioners to vote Tuesday on 'emotional issue' of mountainous north county dump

Broward commissioners to vote Tuesday on 'emotional issue' of mountainous north county dump The Monarch Hill landfill. Photo: (c) Jorge Molina By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org To dump, nor not to dump. That is the question. At 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, giant Waste Management will ask the …
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January 20, 2024 at 12:30 PM

As U.S. Supreme Court's workload drops, justices seek hefty budget increase to include 24-hour private security

As U.S. Supreme Court's workload drops, justices seek hefty budget increase to include 24-hour private security The U.S. Supreme Court. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices A…
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January 18, 2024 at 12:30 PM

A client sued his deceased lawyer’s estate to collect a debt in Palm Beach Circuit Court. Then things got ugly

A client sued his deceased lawyer’s estate to collect a debt in Palm Beach Circuit Court. Then things got ugly Palm Beach County Courthouse. Photo: Michael Rivera CC BY-SA 4.0 By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org A case that started four years ago as a straightforward debt collection against t…
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January 7, 2024 at 12:30 PM

What's politically 'celibate' UF president Ben Sasse gonna do with his $2.67 million in campaign cash?

What's politically 'celibate' UF president Ben Sasse gonna do with his $2.67 million in campaign cash? Ben Sasse at his inauguration ceremony at the University of Florida on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Photo: Gabriella Aulisio | The Independent Florida Alligator By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.…