Tag: Broward County
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Dire need for COVID-19 shots adds urgency to Miami homeless advocates’ refrain
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org Civil rights lawyers and activists are agitating for Miami police to stop disrupting homeless people by emptying their camps. It’s the same old song, but with a different meaning in a pandemic.
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Audit: Poor staffing at Broward animal shelter created unsafe conditions for dogs, cats and general public
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org Working conditions at Broward’s $16.5-million animal shelter are so severe, County Auditor Bob Melton is recommending immediate reforms in the midst of auditing the embattled Animal Care and Adoption Center.
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At Broward government, your boss decides who gets a chance to telework from home in pandemic
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Eight days after Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of non-essential county workers are still commuting to work.
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Broward County bosses deep-six whistleblower complaints, suit says
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Broward’s top administrators have repeatedly covered up employee whistleblower complaints about serious failures, including missteps that led to a fatal accident at Port Everglades, according to new court documents.
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Port Everglades boss: We didn’t check whether dumped ship wastewater was contaminated
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Faced with an auditor’s findings that 2.5 million gallons of ship wastewater was dumped at Port Everglades, acting Port Director Glenn Wiltshire told county commissioners this week the port does not check to find out whether the wastewater is contaminated with hazardous substances.
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Republican Party recycled Waste Management contributions to Bondi before antitrust deal
in A1 Top Story, Attorney General, Broward Cities, Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Deerfield Beach, Government Contractors, Hillsboro Beach, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Lauderhill, Margate, Miramar, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Pembroke Park, Plantation, Sunrise, Tamarac, Waste disposal, West Park, Wilton ManorsBy Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org In December 2015, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office cut a secret antitrust deal with Waste Management that allowed it to complete its big money acquisition of Southern Waste Systems and Sun Recycling, including Sun’s Broward recycling facilities. In the six years before, as Bondi campaigned for election and re-election, Waste…