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 brother while on the taxpayer’s dime.
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
If there was a shred of doubt that the Florida Supreme Court will sign off on the state’s extreme abortion bans, it vanished during Friday’s hearing in the case of Planned Parenthood v. State of Florida.
By Bob Norman
FloridaBulldog.org
As an appointed member of Surfside’s planning and zoning board, Michael Szafranski is trusted to pass judgment on some of the most important issues involving the town. But what about Szafranski’s notorious past as a convicted felon involved in the largest Ponzi scheme in Florida’s history?
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Two weeks after his previous choice for ethics commissioner quit after his conflict-of-interest was exposed, Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed controversial Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich to fill a seat on the Florida Commission on Ethics.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida ethics commission chairman Glenton “Glen” Gilzean Jr. resigned Tuesday, opting instead to hold onto his $400,000-a-year job as administrator of the Central Florida special district that Florida removed from the control of the Walt Disney Company.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Like a hooked swordfish, Florida ethics commission chairman Glenton “Glen” Gilzean Jr. is battling to hold onto both his post and his $400,000-a-year public job even as he was handed a legal opinion saying he must choose between them.
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