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 describe what just happened to longtime National Rifle Association Florida lobbyist Marion Hammer. The post NRA dumps longtime Florida lobbyist Marion Hammer, halts hundreds of thousands in payments flowing to her appeared first on Florida Bulldog ..read more

By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org For nearly a decade, Troy Walker lorded over the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Miami office with the iron fist of a paranoid tyrant. But it was Walker’s penchant for sending sexually explicit text messages on his work-issued phone that led to his departure. The post Chief of FDLE Miami office retired after probe found he sent thousands of sexually suggestive texts appeared first on Florida Bulldog ..read more

By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org After listening to a whitewash proffered by its general counsel, Florida’s Commission on Ethics Friday gave absolution to ethics commissioner Freddie Figgers for failing to file a required financial disclosure form for 2021. The post Whitewash at Florida ethics commission as commissioner Freddie Figgers beats ‘speeding ticket’ appeared first on Florida Bulldog ..read more

By William Gjebre FloridaBulldog.org Issues of overdevelopment raised nearly a decade ago over a small tract of land along the South Dade busway have flared into a controversy regarding a proposal to let a 216-bed assisted living facility be built there. The post Hundreds of South Dade residents oppose proposed ALF along busway; County commission to vote Tuesday appeared first on Florida Bulldog ..read more

By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Believe it or not. Florida’s ethically challenged Commission on Ethics is poised to waive a $1,500 fine for one of its own commissioners. The post Florida Commission on Ethics set to cancel $1,500 fine for one of its own appeared first on Florida Bulldog ..read more

By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org The Supreme Court is playing a cruel joke on Florida voters: They won’t have final say on abortion in November The post Supreme Court is playing a cruel joke: Florida voters won’t have final say on abortion in November appeared first on Florida Bulldog ..read more

By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org A Broward Sheriff’s sergeant cleared of battery and falsifying records in the controversial 2019 takedown and arrest of a black teenager amid a mob that had gathered outside a Tamarac McDonalds has sued Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony and two members of his command staff. The post BSO Sgt cleared of wrongdoing sues Sheriff Tony, says Broward prosecutor conspired with Tony to convict him and win elections appeared first on Florida Bulldog ..read more

By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org Deerfield Beach residents are opposed to reopening a dormant asphalt plant they fear will endanger public health. But there’s more to fear, perhaps, as asphalt plants begin making recycled asphalt for roadway construction using radioactive waste from the state’s fertilizer industry. The post Deerfield Beach asphalt plant worries neighbors, raises concerns about recycling radioactive waste  appeared first on Florida Bulldog ..read more

By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org It’s payback time for Rudy Giuliani. And look who’s poised to sic the financial bloodhounds on him: Wandrea’ ArShaye “Shaye” Moss, as chair of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of America’s ex-mayor and Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer and #1 chump. The post It’s payback time for Rudy Giuliani; Creditors want his luxury Palm Beach condo, hidden assets appeared first on Florida Bulldog ..read more

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 synonymous with mega-healthcare fraud since it was forced to pay $1.7 billion in criminal fines, civil restitution in the early 2000s. The post Sen. Rick Scott talks Medicare fraud; no, not his ex-company’s Medicare fraud appeared first on Florida Bulldog ..read more