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Buddy Nevins

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Former Broward Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin Insists She's Done Nothing Wrong

    Former Broward County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin is accused of felony public corruption. Investigators say her husband made $1.1 million off of taxpayers for writing grants that she helped approve, which we first wrote about back in 2005.The affidavit that went along with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Lauderdale Lakes Loses Nearly $2 Million, Hires Auditing Firm to Find It

    City motto: "We Care."​The City of Lauderdale Lakes, sitting at the heart of Broward County and already owing nearly $5 million to BSO for contracted services, has apparently lost $1.7 million, equal to about 5 percent of its annual budget.Not lost it in bad investments or unforeseen costs. Like, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Broward Politics: Turning Red Into Blue (And A Weather Babe Exclusive)

    You want to hear some political B.S.? Just listen to Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter when she opens her mouth to talk. Here's what she said yesterday during a discussion about the new courthouse: Ritter​RITTER: "Every time someone on this dais says the voters voted down the cour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Exposed: Judy Stern Played Secret Role In Mayoral Election

    For years, campaign operative and erstwhile politician Dan Lewis has claimed that his 2006 run against incumbent Jim Naugle for mayor of Fort Lauderdale was undermined by a conspiracy led by his nemesis, super-lobbyist Judy Stern. For years, Stern has said she had nothing to do with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Hamilton Forman Dead at 90

    South Florida Sun-SentinelHamilton Forman (right), with sons.​Hamilton Forman, the man who was to Broward County what Montgomery Burns is to Springfield, died last night at age 90. The old man had a facility for making friends with powerful figures -- especially when it was a simple matter of writ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    So Many Seats to Fill; So Few Republicans Without Baggage

    plantation.orgPetrocelli​That's the only explanation I can offer for Charlie Crist's appointment of Rico Petrocelli to the Broward County Housing Authority, which Buddy Nevins is reporting on Broward Beat. Petrocelli, of course, was defeated in his bid for the Plantation City Commission. His campa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Broward Health Documents Arrive (Anonymously) in Defense of Commissioner

    Anonymously mailed envelopes are usually full of a whistleblower's goodies. But today's discovery was a bit of a let-down: This envelope with no return address contained the minutes of the April 7, 2008 special meeting by the North Broward Hospital District board.browardhealth.orgStoll​That was th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Book of Jeb: At Hospital District, a Trial of Faith Between Ethics and Republican Friendships

    Flickr: presidential_predictionsBush and Bernstein had a mutual friend at Gray-Robinson.​Broward Health Commissioner Robert Bernstein has cast himself as a watchdog for waste at the county's public health-care district. But in the months since he led the charge to terminate the hospital district's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Cell-Out: Jenne Breaks Silence

    Photo courtesy South Florida Sun-SentinelHeads up, Broward County: Your ex-sheriff ex-con gave an interview to former Sun-Sentinel columnist Buddy Nevins that was posted on Broward Beat over the weekend. It's a cream-puff interview, but whatever. Ken Jenne was convicted, served his time, and no one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    Sunrise Commissioner Not Qualified to Give Lectures on Waste

    It's terrific that seemingly every level of government has been infected with vigilance toward waste, but you can have too much of a good thing. Prudence with trimming budgets can quickly turn to hysteria, especially when politics is involved. There's a risk of being penny-wise and pound-foolish.sun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Sunrise City Atty Makes Bid for "V" Word

    Sunrise commissioners came under fire for hiring MichelsonCheck it out. Buddy Nevins reports that Sunrise City Attorney Stuart Michelson is actually saving the city legal fees, possibly even justifying his $432,000 contract.You may remember that Michelson took lots of flak en route to his new positi ... More >>

  • News

    September 25, 2008

    The People Person

    State Rep. Ellen Bogdanoff puts you ahead of politics — if you're the right kind of person

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2008

    A Bloggy Summer

    State Rep. Ellen Bogdanoff puts you ahead of politics — if you're the right kind of person

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2007

    Buddy Nevins Sues Bob Norman/Village Voice Media

    State Rep. Ellen Bogdanoff puts you ahead of politics — if you're the right kind of person

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2007

    Pulpa Culpa

    State Rep. Ellen Bogdanoff puts you ahead of politics — if you're the right kind of person

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2007

    Digging Into A Smear

    State Rep. Ellen Bogdanoff puts you ahead of politics — if you're the right kind of person

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2007

    Stuck On Stuck On the Palmetto

    State Rep. Ellen Bogdanoff puts you ahead of politics — if you're the right kind of person

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2007

    The State of The Pulp Is ...

    State Rep. Ellen Bogdanoff puts you ahead of politics — if you're the right kind of person

  • News

    December 21, 2006

    Deck the Halls With Waste and Folly

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • News

    December 14, 2006

    Deck the Halls With Waste and Folly

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2006

    Issues' Issues

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2006

    Don't Vote... It Only Encourages Them

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2006

    Foley's Priest Unmasked

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2006

    Till Firing Bad News

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2006

    Foley Got Shaft From POTUS -- And Not In Good Way

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2006

    Bill Keith, Noted Broward Corrupto, Dies

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2006

    Foley Disgrace Exposes Newspapers' Flaws

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2006

    North Broward Hospital District Admits Shell Game

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2006

    Spread the Mayo

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2006

    He's Not Tom's Buddy

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2006

    Somebody Listened

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2006

    Hey Brother, Can You Spare 20 Grand?

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2006

    Sentinel Blows It On Michael Chizner

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2006

    The Rainbow Sentinel?

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2006

    Eggelletion's Cronies Feel Political Bite

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2006

    Buddy, the Blog, and the Boot

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • News

    March 9, 2006

    Letters for March 9-15, 2006

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • News

    March 2, 2006

    Letters for March 2-8, 2006

    Just don't ask too many questions about a sweetheart trash contract in Florida's most complacent city

  • News

    February 23, 2006

    The GOP's Buddy

    If the Sun-Sentinel's Buddy Nevins has declared for Crist, why's he still covering the governor's race?

  • News

    May 19, 2005

    A Work of Art

    Michael Satz's office clears Ilene Lieberman. Some might call it a travesty, but we call it transcendence.

  • News

    June 17, 2004

    GOPundit

    Oft-quoted USF Prof Susan MacManus is neutral. Yeah, right.

  • News

    June 5, 2003

    Out with the Truth, the Epilogue

    The mainstream media ruin a perfectly good debate

  • News

    May 22, 2003

    Out with the Truth, Part 2

    The web sure didn't ignore the Foley-is-gay story

  • News

    November 21, 2002

    That's not Journalism. That's Poetry!

    The biggest, baddest bloviators in town match witlessness in our Columnist Poetry Slam

  • Best of BPB

    May 17, 2001

    Best Friends

    Broward County Commissioner Lori Parrish and her lobbyists

  • Best of BPB

    May 11, 2000
  • Best of BPB

    March 11, 1999
  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Undercurrents

    Buddy Nevins

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