By Bob Norman
Special to FloridaBulldog.org
As an elected official, Vincent Moretti’s job is to oversee the North Springs Improvement District (NSID), a public utility that services large portions of Coral Springs and Parkland. A big part of the 58-year-old NSID board president’s responsibility is providing a check on its mercurial manager, Rod Colon.
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Two years ago, when she was Miami Shores mayor, Crystal Wagar led the charge in hiring The Southern Group to lobby Tallahassee legislators and the governor’s office on the village’s behalf. Now a council member, Wagar recently landed a gig with the same firm, violating a state law that bars public officials from accepting jobs with companies doing business with their governments.
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Novice Florida Supreme Court Justice Renatha Francis got a chance to rule against the woman who thwarted her high court bid two years ago – and ran with it.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Florida Supreme Court to impanel a statewide Grand Jury to investigate “crimes and wrongdoing committed against Floridians related to the COVID-19 vaccine.” But if the 18 grand jurors and the prosecutors who will shepherd them do an actual investigation, the governor’s request should backfire unpleasantly on him and his apparent hopes for higher political office.
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
On June 1, North Bay Village Mayor Brent Latham had prime lower bowl seats at London’s Wembley Stadium for the Cup of Champions, a South America versus Europe soccer match between heavyweights Argentina and Italy. The mayor’s VIP ticket came courtesy of the Argentine Football Association, or AFA, which picked up the tab for Latham to spend a week in the United Kingdom’s capital city.
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