Tag: Glenton :”Glen” Gilzean Jr.
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Moms for Liberty’s Descovich hit with ethics complaint as she awaits confirmation to ethics commission
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org As Florida Ethics Commissioner Tina Descovich, co-founder of the controversial political group Moms for Liberty, awaits a confirmation vote before the Florida Senate this week, even as a newly filed ethics complaint could well lead to her ouster.
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State ethics commissioner Figgers, a DeSantis favorite, snags million dollar contract from Central Florida tourism district run by ex-colleague
UPDATE: Oct. 31 The Orlando Sentinel reports “As Scrutiny Mounts, DeSantis’ Disney District Cancels No-Bid 911 Contract” By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Oct. 29 – The Florida Commission on Ethics is taking another ethical hit with news of a cozy million-dollar no-bid contract given to one of its members by Gov. Ron DeSantis’s recently retooled Central…
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Desantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to seat on the Florida Commission on Ethics
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.
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Florida ethics commission chair quits after conflict-of-interest exposed
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.
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Defiant Gilzean’s $400K public job ‘inconsistent’ with his ethics commission seat, but he won’t quit
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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The Gilzean files: Your governor’s press office in action
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org From time to time, news reporters publish stories that draw reactions from elected leaders or their staff who claim a story is wrong. Occasionally they are right and a correction or even a retraction is published. Mostly, though, the complaints are bogus – intended to intimidate or coerce a minor correction…