Tag: Lauren Book
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Amendment 2 on hunting and fishing bankrolled by special interests
By Dan Christensen
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New Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book has conflict of interest as Republicans quietly shower taxpayer millions on her charity
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Lauren Book, the newly anointed leader of Florida’s Senate Democrats, has a financial conflict of interest that’s raising questions about her loyalties as her beleaguered party prepares for the challenge of redistricting in January. -
Cops as ‘victims’ court ruling means an officer like Derek Chauvin would be anonymous in Florida
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Imagine a white police officer named Derek Chauvin killing a black civilian named George Floyd somewhere in Florida. But without witnesses or a video. -
Broward, Hollywood wrangle over 911 radio network ‘mess’
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward County blames a fight with the city of Hollywood for the county’s failure to upgrade a dangerously deficient 911 radio system for first responders. Hollywood residents who’ve worked tirelessly to save a environmentally sensitive park where the county wanted to install a radio tower disagree. They say the buck stops with the county. -
Legislative ‘sprinkle’ adds extra half-million dollars to state senator’s nonprofit, quietly doubling state payout to Lauren’s Kids
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
In the waning days of the most recent Florida legislative session, it appeared the nonprofit agency founded and run by Plantation State Sen. Lauren Book would walk away with only half-a-million dollars in taxpayer funding after consecutive years of receiving seven-figure sums. Then came the April 30th meeting of the budget conference chairs. That’s when Lauren’s Kids got sprinkled. -
Miami judge seals high-profile defamation suit filed after state dropped child sex abuse case
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Peter Lopez has sealed all court records in a high-profile defamation lawsuit brought by Jozef Opdeweegh against the parents and grandfather of a 6-year-old girl who accused him of sexually molesting her at a May 2017 pool party.
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