Category: Government

Apr 21, 2011 6:12 AM

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Loophole in law lets lobbyists dodge disclosure at South Florida Water Management District

By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The South Florida Water District uses a loophole in state law to avoid requiring lobbyists to register and disclose who hired them, which officials they seek to influence and how much they are being paid.
Apr 18, 2011 6:15 AM

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Local governments feel the pain at the pump, turn to cash reserves and technology to save fuel

By Karla Bowsher
BrowardBulldog.org
Much like everyday drivers floored by soaring gas prices, Broward County governments with large vehicle fleets have been forced to dip into reserves to keep their cars, trucks and buses rolling.
Apr 13, 2011 8:59 PM

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South Florida Water Management District boss steps down abruptly after news reports

By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The executive director of the South Florida Water Management District announced in an email to her staff Wednesday that she would step down at the end of the month.
Apr 7, 2011 6:00 AM

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Water district loses $1.5 million on Hollywood company’s failed pumps; now buying $2 million more

By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The cash-strapped South Florida Water Management District spent $1.5 million in 2006 to buy 15 large electric pumps from a politically connected Hollywood company. But the Morrison Pump Company’s pumps quickly failed.
Feb 23, 2011 5:40 AM

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Does commissioner’s job at firm that lobbies for Waste Management trash deal pose a conflict?

By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Oakland Park Commissioner Anne Sallee was hired last month by a law firm that’s lobbying to resuscitate Waste Management’s proposed $1.5 billion trash deal with Broward’s cities – a deal her city has firmly opposed.
Dec 16, 2010 5:15 AM

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Weston Mayor Eric Hersh fined, flipped as informant by Florida securities regulators

By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
As a member of the county’s Resource Recovery Board, Weston Mayor Eric Hersh was the chief negotiator and driving force behind Broward’s controversial $1.5 billion garbage deal. But Hersh has another, less well known public position.

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Category: Government

Loophole in law lets lobbyists dodge disclosure at South Florida Water Management District

Local governments feel the pain at the pump, turn to cash reserves and technology to save fuel

South Florida Water Management District boss steps down abruptly after news reports

Water district loses $1.5 million on Hollywood company’s failed pumps; now buying $2 million more

Does commissioner’s job at firm that lobbies for Waste Management trash deal pose a conflict?

Weston Mayor Eric Hersh fined, flipped as informant by Florida securities regulators

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