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Sweet deal for owners of Hallandale newspaper that features mayor as columnist
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
A weekly newspaper in Hallandale Beach got a $50,000 city “loan” under terms so favorable that half of it – $25,000 – amounted to a taxpayer giveaway because the city did not require it to be repaid. -
Tough new voting restrictions clamp down in Florida; Video of Broward elections chief Snipes
By Amber Statler-Matthews
BrowardBulldog.org
Broward voters who plan to turn out to the polls during the busy 2012 election season better be prepared for changes. State voter laws approved last year reduce the number of early voting days and locations, make it tougher for organizations to register voters, impose strict identification requirements and make it more difficult for felons to regain the right to vote. -
Broward trash disposal board eyes new no-bid deal with long-time partner Wheelabrator
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
The bruising battle over which firm can tap into Broward County’s multi-million dollar waste stream is back to where it started: With a no bid deal. -
State ethics board finds it likely that ex-Broward Health commissioner broke law; does nothing
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The Florida ethics commission has found probable cause to believe that Fort Lauderdale consultant Joseph Cobo had business conflicts that “interfered with his public duties” as a North Broward Hospital District commissioner. -
A Pompano Beach murder mystery; a year later BSO has not cracked it
By Karla Bowsher
BrowardBulldog.org
During the first week of January 2011, Russell Walker answered his front door and was shot nine times, his body left lying face down in a pool of blood on the floor of his Pompano Beach home. The killer got a long head start on a getaway. A week would pass before anyone even knew Walker was dead.
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