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.
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.
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Gov. Rick Scott Wednesday rejected a recommendation that he reappoint Dr. Joshua Perper, Broward’s high-profile medical examiner, to another three-year term.
The move appears to signal the end of Perper’s 17-year tenure as Broward’s Chief Medical Examiner – a post that in 2007 made him a national media celebrity after he conducted the examination and autopsy of the body of model and actress Anna Nicole Smith.
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
South Florida Water Management District will reconsider its policies on influence-peddling after news reports about how it does not follow state laws on insider dealing and requiring lobbyists to register.
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Saying it had gotten the best deal it could, Broward’s Resource Recovery Board six months ago urged the county to approve its controversial 10-year, $1.5 billion no-bid trash disposal agreement with giant Waste Management. But Broward County commissioners balked, asking staff instead to negotiate a better deal.
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
When it comes to lobbying, the rules are different at the South Florida Water Management District.
A loophole written into the Water District rules has opened a revolving door of influence that at least one former governing board member-turned-lobbyist has used to sidestep state conflict of interest rules.
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