By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration has given more than $4 million in no-bid, coronavirus-related state contracts to a social media startup co-founded based in New York City and led by the son of a South Florida billionaire and prominent supporter of President Donald Trump.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Outgoing Broward Supervisor of Elections Peter Antonacci was named Tuesday by Florida’s Cabinet to be the next Chief Judge/Executive Director of the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings. But his new job creates an immediate appearance of a conflict of interest involving his wife.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A political committee that has supported Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony, Broward First, paid nearly $50,000 to a pair of high-powered law firms that represent him personally in a civil suit brought by opponents who contend he is a convicted felon, and thus ineligible to serve as sheriff.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Corruption. The dictionary defines it as “dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by powerful people.”
How else to explain the failures of both the Florida Senate and the Florida ethics commission to hold powerful National Rifle Association lobbyist and board member Marion Hammer accountable for not disclosing more than $1.7 million in arguably illegal payments she received from the NRA between 2007 and 2018?
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s criminal investigation of Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony for making a false declaration under oath last January has expanded to include a probe into whether the sheriff lied to cover up that he’s a convicted felon, as well as other still confidential matters.
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pick to provide COVID isolation centers in Florida was a Republican donor who faced a federal kickback suit.
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