Tag: Department of Children and Families
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Appellate judges signal they see no conflict in Darren Shull keeping a politically connected father’s child custody case
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org Although state child welfare authorities are still looking into an incident that raises concerns about Judge Darren Shull’s impartiality, his appeals court supervisors seem bent on allowing him to continue making questionable calls unchecked.
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Medicaid contracts, a close friend, big money and Gov. Scott’s re-election campaign
By Dan Christensen BrowardBulldog.org Before the Legislature convenes in Tallahassee next Tuesday, Coral Gables healthcare tycoon Miguel B. “Mike” Fernandez will host a Sunday afternoon BBQ with Gov. Rick Scott, his wife Ann, and key members of the governor’s campaign finance team.
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Amid rising deaths, a warning that heroin epidemic has begun in South Florida
By Dan Christensen BrowardBulldog.org A new report sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse has determined that a heroin epidemic is underway in South Florida. “The key issue identified in 2013 is the outbreak of a heroin epidemic in South Florida and particularly in Miami-Dade County,” the report says.
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More judges may have violated rules by working with company overseeing public health funds
By Dan Christensen BrowardBulldog.org Two more South Florida judges may have violated ethics rules by serving on the board of a private company that controls public health care spending. Those Miami-Dade judges sit on the board of a nonprofit corporation that is paid by the Department of Children and Families to administer tens of millions…
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Despite “No Involvement” pledge, Butterworth got the kind of private deal he backed as DCF boss
By Dan Christensen BrowardBulldog.org When Bob Butterworth filed a bid last winter on a $44.8 million-a-year Department of Children and Families private management contract he signed a “Statement of No Involvement.” By signing the statement, the former Florida Attorney General certified that neither he nor anyone else at the non-profit Broward Behavioral Health Coalition was…
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Judges backed Butterworth’s push to nail down DCF’s $44.8 million Broward healthcare contract
By Dan Christensen BrowardBulldog.org A state appeals court chief judge and three Broward Circuit Court judges lent their names to Bob Butterworth’s private push for a $44.8 million-a-year state mental health management contract, state records show.
