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    January 11, 2012

    Broward Sheriff's Office Cleared for Purchase of Fourth Helicopter for a Cool $6.5 Million

    lametees.net​The Broward Commission gave the OK yesterday for $6,505,593 to come out of the Law Enforcement Trust Fund and be used for the purchase of a brand new helicopter for the Broward Sheriff's Office.The BSO already has three other helicopters -- the most recent one being purchased in M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    BSO Says It Needs a $6.5 Million Helicopter Because the Other Three It Has Are Needy

    The Broward Commission will be deciding today whether the Broward Sheriff's Office gets $6,505,593 for a new helicopter.Sure, they already have three other helicopters -- the most recent one being purchased in March 2010 -- but the sheriff's office apparently needs a brand new one, because the three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Broward Commissioner Stacy Ritter Gets the Lew Rockwell Treatment

    ​The Broward Commission voted yesterday to go through with its complaint to the Transportation Security Administration against the body scanners at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, but the conversation that took place before the vote apparently didn't quite satisfy some of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    TSA Body Scanners at Fort Lauderdale Airport Targeted by Broward Commission

    TSAImages from the "backscatter" machine.​The Broward Commission may request that the Transportation Security Administration go back to the old-school gropings pat-downs of passengers at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and ditch the use of body scanners.The item -- which was de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    John Rodstrom Becomes New Broward Mayor; Kristin Jacobs Gets the Upgrade to Vice Mayor

    Broward Vice Mayor Kristin Jacobs (left) and Mayor John Rodstrom.​The Broward Commission voted unanimously to pick Vice Mayor John Rodstrom as the new Broward Mayor, replacing Sue Gunzburger to begin his one-year term.Kristin Jacobs' path to becoming the new vice mayor wasn't exactly a shoe-in. Sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Broward Commission Rejects One Proposal Requiring Permits for "Expressive Activities"

    ​The Broward Commission unanimously voted down a draft ordinance proposed by County Administrator Bertha Henry to require people to apply for and obtain permits to engage in "expressive activities" at county facilities -- a mandate that many members of the public see as a stab at the First Ame ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Broward Commission to Consider Anti-Occupy Policy: "Expressive Activities" Need a Permit

    legaljuice.comWell, "everyone" may need a permit.​The Broward Commission loves the First Amendment right of the people to assemble, as long as you get a permit two days in advance, don't bring tents or sound amplification, don't have more than the maximum people allowed, are out by 5 p.m., and don ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Broward Is Turning Into Miami-Dade, Says the Census. Here's How to Embrace It

    Wikimedia Commons​Nobody takes more sectarian pride in county lines than Florida -- where you would normally find city rivalries and geographic landmarks, we have a patchwork quilt of little sovereign empires dividing up the swamps. Heck, we even named our paper after some counties.So when the lat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Diana Wasserman-Rubin Indictment Due to the Reporting From Our Own Bob Norman

    Wasserman-Rubin's mug shot.​Prosecutors typically don't cite reporters as a source when they've built a criminal case, and today's indictment of Broward County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin is no different. So here's a little footnote.Today's charges would likely have never happened if not fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    The Stacy Ritter Corruption Compendium

    After the Miami Herald over the weekend broke a story on yet another Stacy Ritter vote that benefitted the lobbying business of her husband, Russ Klenet, I think it's time we had a one-stop shopping spot for all the alleged misdeeds of the Ritter-Klenets. Because of its length, the post jumps. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Vice Mayor Keechl Mum About Fraud Case, Former Partner's Arrest

    I've always thought of Broward Commission newcomer Ken Keechl, who now holds the position of Vice Mayor, as a benign force. Sure, he's subject to the wiles and temptations of Broward's ruling class like anyone else, and he's fallen prey at times to special interests. But he's sort of a goo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2007

    Schreiber Goes Bye-Bye

    I've always thought of Broward Commission newcomer Ken Keechl, who now holds the position of Vice Mayor, as a benign force. Sure, he's subject to the wiles and temptations of Broward's ruling class like anyone else, and he's fallen prey at times to special interests. But he's sort of a goo ... More >>

  • News

    August 30, 2007

    Letters for August 30 to September 5, 2007

    I've always thought of Broward Commission newcomer Ken Keechl, who now holds the position of Vice Mayor, as a benign force. Sure, he's subject to the wiles and temptations of Broward's ruling class like anyone else, and he's fallen prey at times to special interests. But he's sort of a goo ... More >>

  • News

    March 24, 2005

    Cash Cow

    A group of political opportunists is cashing in on the rural town of Southwest Ranches

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