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Epstein’s shadowy criminal partners still rely on three words from dead predator’s 2007 immunity deal
https://www.floridabulldog.org/2026/01/jeffrey-epsteins-shadowy-partners-rely-three-words-2007-immunity-deal/
Published: January 7, 2026 10:00
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The current Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal, a political tsunami that threatens to swamp Donald Trump’s presidency, can be condensed into three words in a legal document.
The post Epstein’s shadowy criminal…
Charter business owned by Rep. Donalds’ wife cut side deals with construction firm, lawsuit claims
https://www.floridabulldog.org/2026/01/charter-business-owned-rep-donalds-wife-cut-side-deals-construction-firm-suit-says/
Published: January 4, 2026 10:00
By Will Bredderman
FloridaBulldog.org
Taxpayer-funded charter schools overseen by the wife of Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Byron Donalds gave tens of millions in construction contracts to a Jacksonville firm that, according to one irate…
Florida Bar flops in effort to demonize DeSantis critic as referee recommends lightest possible sanction
https://www.floridabulldog.org/2025/12/florida-bar-flops-effort-to-demonize-desantis-critic-referee-recommends-lightest-sanction/
Published: December 31, 2025 10:00
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Bar’s politically charged prosecution of an attorney who publicly challenged Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pandemic policy climaxed Tuesday in embarrassment.
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Gone in 41 seconds: Tough gift restrictions on Broward’s elected officials
https://www.floridabulldog.org/2025/12/gone-41-seconds-tough-gift-restrictions-browards-elected-officials/
Published: December 28, 2025 10:00
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Forty-one seconds.
That’s all it took for the Broward County Commission to gleefully enact an ordinance three weeks ago disposing of tough restrictions on the acceptance of gifts by elected officials in the county’s…
A Christmas remembrance: Miami’s 2025 loss of Kinard Shirley and 171 others who died in the streets
https://www.floridabulldog.org/2025/12/a-christmas-remembrance-miamis-2025-loss-of-kinard-shirley-and-171-others-who-died-in-the-streets/
Published: December 25, 2025 10:00
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Kinard Shirley was one of 172 homeless people who died this year in Miami. He wasn’t somebody’s father or spouse, but he was a brother and a son.
Shirley, 37, was a day laborer at a downtown construction site near North…
Carnival hires D.C. lobbying firm to seek ‘relief’ from Trump regime for past environmental crimes
https://www.floridabulldog.org/2025/12/carnival-hires-d-c-lobbying-firm-seek-relief-trump-regime-past-environmental-crimes/
Published: December 17, 2025 10:00
By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org For years, there’s been a metaphorical albatross hanging around the smokestacks of every ship in Carnival Corp.’s 93-ship fleet across its nine cruise brands. Yet as billions in revenue keep rolling in, redemption for…
Controversial Hollywood beach tower may face another hurdle: litigation
https://www.floridabulldog.org/2025/12/controversial-hollywood-beach-tower-may-face-new-hurdle-litigation/
Published: December 9, 2025 10:00
By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org The Related Group, the developer behind a divisive plan to build a private condo tower on a public Hollywood beach, seems to be anticipating that litigation may be needed to clear its path forward. But a lawsuit could…
Political consultant Ulvert cuts deals with Republicans to help his Miami mayoral Democrat win
https://www.floridabulldog.org/2025/12/political-consultant-ulvert-cuts-deals-republicans-to-help-his-miami-mayoral-democrat-candidate/
Published: December 7, 2025 09:00
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Just about every South Florida MAGA Republican, including President Donald Trump, has endorsed former Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez to be the city’s next mayor. Recently, two of Miami’s Cuban-American…
Lawmakers rubber stamp false report about key transparency law despite $6 billion in missing contracts
https://www.floridabulldog.org/2025/11/lawmakers-rubber-stamp-false-report-about-key-transparency-law-despite-6-billion-in-missing-contracts/
Published: November 29, 2025 20:26
By Daniel Ducassi, FloridaBulldog.org A legislative committee tasked with being a fiscal watchdog for the state approved a report falsely stating that the requirements of a key financial transparency law have been met despite clear evidence of chronic,…
Resurrected lawsuit puts FPL’s past controversies back in the spotlight
https://www.floridabulldog.org/2025/11/resurrected-law-suit-puts-fpl-past-controversies-back-spotlight/
Published: November 29, 2025 16:56
By Nate Monroe
The Tributary
An investor lawsuit accusing Florida Power & Light’s parent company, NextEra, and several current and former executives of securities fraud can move forward, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled this week in a remarkable…