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What’s politically ‘celibate’ UF president Ben Sasse gonna do with his $2.67 million in campaign cash?
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By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org When conservative Nebraska Republican U.S. Senator Ben Sasse won his extremely lucrative job as University of Florida president in November 2022, he promised to practice “political celibacy” and avoid partisan politics.
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Miami Commish Alex Diaz de la Portilla facing corruption charges while his district staff skate on campaign violations
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org Even as Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla was put in handcuffs Thursday for bribery and other charges, members of his city staff were the focus of a separate investigation that found they were part of a scheme in which they did paid campaign work for Diaz de la Portilla’s…
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Donald Trump and the art of the campaign expense
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Donald Trump knows how to make money, even when he’s running for president. Federal records show that Trump’s campaign paid the Republican frontrunner and 10 companies he owns more than $1.64 million for various campaign expenses since the billionaire businessman began his run last spring.
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Senate ethics committee asked to investigate Marco Rubio for improper use of campaign funds
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By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org A national watchdog group is claiming U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio may have broken U.S. congressional ethics rules by allegedly using funds from a political action committee to pay a writer who helped pen the Miami Republican presidential candidate’s 2012 memoir, An American Son.
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Heavy-spending trucking industry pushes Congress to relax safety rules
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By Brian Joseph FairWarning.org Big rig crashes kill nearly 4,000 Americans each year and injure more than 85,000. Fatalities involving large trucks are up 17 percent since 2009; injuries up 28 percent. Given these numbers, you might expect Congress to be agitating for tighter controls on big rigs. In fact, many members are pushing for…
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Outside groups dwarf candidate spending in Florida special election
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By Michael Beckel Center for Public Integrity The campaign money machines of Democrat Alex Sink and Republican David Jolly have not just been matched by outside forces, they’ve been lapped. Roughly $12.5 million has flooded the heated special election in Pinellas County, but less than one-third of that sum was controlled by the candidates’ own…