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Election Office Denying New Voters

Piss Off!

When the City of Hollywood told an accountant he'd have to take a drug test, he told the city: See you in court.

Letters

When the City of Hollywood told an accountant he'd have to take a drug test, he told the city: See you in court.

Best Mile of Broward/Palm Beach

State Road A1A

Letters May 6-12, 2004

Save 'em from slaughter; end the travesty:

Letters for April 21-27, 2005

Save 'em from slaughter; end the travesty:

Big Brown Machine

Save 'em from slaughter; end the travesty:

Seminoles: Senate Version of Compact, Please

The Florida House and Senate have both drafted legislation that would dramatically alter the games at Seminole casinos. Either the Tribe's profits will take a huge leap back or huge leap forward.The House version scales back the games that the Tribe can offer, eliminating card games so that the casi ... More >>

Legislators Pay Lip Service to Dreaded Compromise

FLHouse.govHasnerCompromise is what distinguishes the effective, conscientious governments from the dysfunctional ones, and the lack of it has been a drag on the Florida Legislature for some time. One would think that this year's gaping, $6 billion budget hole would make compromisers out of the stub ... More >>

Mutual Benefits czar Joel Steinger manipulated local politicians and the state legislature. But divorce court too?

FLHouse.govHasnerCompromise is what distinguishes the effective, conscientious governments from the dysfunctional ones, and the lack of it has been a drag on the Florida Legislature for some time. One would think that this year's gaping, $6 billion budget hole would make compromisers out of the stub ... More >>

Lady of the House

She's got three kids, 650,000 constituents, and millions of watching eyes. Debbie Wasserman Schultz can't keep them all happy.

Pit Bulls Banned in Miami Find Refuge in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

She's got three kids, 650,000 constituents, and millions of watching eyes. Debbie Wasserman Schultz can't keep them all happy.

The License Plate Gambit

Don't think you're going to get rich by attaching a slogan to the backs of people's cars.

The Bad-Hands People

You say you want United Auto Insurance to pay your medical bills? Be ready to go to war.

The Great Slurp

Gov. Bush's Scripps gamble is sucking up state funds -- and the Everglades with it

Pretty Boy

Jim Stork has become the face of Broward's gay community. But is he ready for Capitol Hill?

One-Way Street

Popped for DUI? Smile. You've just fallen victim to the DHSMV's kangaroo court.

Broward Shell Game

It wasn't Elections Supervisor Miriam Oliphant who done the county wrong but the County Commission itself

Poison Pill

Florida's first law to protect farm workers from pesticides died a quiet death, but now it's back

West Palm's Next Mayor Speaks

Forget Joel Daves. Lois Frankel rules.

Minority Madness

Wisecracking Democrats in Tallahassee were steamrollered during the presidential contest. But they didn't take it lying down.

Just Look at the House Republicans Inaction!

When House Republicans caucus, I'll bet it looks something like this: Star Wars-Imperial March - Click here for more amazing videosAmid all the other state budget crises, it's not getting nearly enough attention, but the Florida Legislature is on the brink of giving the heave-ho to $444 million in f ... More >>

Selling Used Video Games Now Requires Essentially Getting Booked

Proof that he didn't make it past Mario's second level.I'm in line at Gamestop the other day, breaking down and finally buying the much-hated NCAA Football '09, when I hear the clerk ask the guy in front of me for his fingerprints. He's returning a game, and the clerk breaks out some kind of form. H ... More >>

New Hampshire Ends Live Greyhound Racing; Will Florida Follow Suit?

Jailamony used to race at Mardi Gras. Now she sits around looking adorable. Live greyhound racing in New Hampshire ended swiftly this week with a new state bill that allows the two tracks there to have simulcast betting without having to run dogs on the premises. Similar bills have been propo ... More >>

Hallandale Rep Clashes With Blue Dog in Black Caucus

Photo: myfloridahouse.govRep. Joe Gibbons​Joe Gibbons better watch out. Not only is he no longer the chairman of the Florida Legislature's black caucus. But the new chairman is Gary Siplin, the state senator from Orlando famous for trying to put a crucified Christ on the Florida license plate. And ... More >>

Bum Fights: Do Liberal New Yorkers Know What Happens to Homeless in Florida?

Flickr: 71sbeetle​It's advertised as a way to deal with a city's homeless problem in the most humane way possible -- give 'em one-way tickets out of town. But that's only if the progressives in cities like New York aren't reading headlines like we've got down here, about Florida leading the nation ... More >>

A Deputy Left Eric Brody Brain-Damaged, and His Family Still Hasn't Received a Penny

Flickr: 71sbeetle​It's advertised as a way to deal with a city's homeless problem in the most humane way possible -- give 'em one-way tickets out of town. But that's only if the progressives in cities like New York aren't reading headlines like we've got down here, about Florida leading the nation ... More >>

Palm Beach Rebs Threaten Secession

Rebellion, Palm Beach-style​Nothing secedes like excess. We here at the Juice thinks it makes  sense: Palm Beach town councilman William Diamond urged his fellow confederates at yesterday's council meeting to consider seceding from Palm Beach County and forming a  new county of its very ... More >>

Man and Beast: State Bird Gets the Heave-Ho; Monkeys Go Home; Pythons Morph Into Man-Eaters

The rock python's scary-sexy maw.​Amnesty Day is coming up on October 3, but that's amnesty for you, not for our scaly friends. Owners of exotic reptiles may turn in their anacondas at Gatorland in Orlando, no questions asked. It's time for Spot the reticulated python to find a new home, if he sur ... More >>

[UPDATED] "Toothless" Commission on Ethics Gives Legislators Something to Chew On

Flickr: simplelogikThat's the kind of arsenal you need to get a jaw-full of Florida corruption​The political scandals in Broward County have roused the Florida Commission on Ethics from its comatose state. An outfit derided as "toothless" is asking the Florida Legislature to give it a new set of c ... More >>

Broward County Commissioners Face Questions About Shady Deals

Flickr: simplelogikThat's the kind of arsenal you need to get a jaw-full of Florida corruption​The political scandals in Broward County have roused the Florida Commission on Ethics from its comatose state. An outfit derided as "toothless" is asking the Florida Legislature to give it a new set of c ... More >>

Michele Bachmann to Speak About Something She Seems to Know Little About: The Constitution

Michele Bachmann can't be bothered with mere facts​After Charlie Sheen injected tiger blood and seven-gram rocks into the national discourse this week, you may be numb to subtly absurd political gaffes. But let's take a few minutes to look at the congresswoman currently visiting Florida, who is kn ... More >>

Drug Testing for Welfare Checks

​Looks like state employees aren't the only ones who will have to pee in a cup before they get a check.On Thursday, a bill that would require welfare recipients to pass a drug test before they could receive state benefits advanced in the Florida Legislature. The proposed law also requires that tho ... More >>

Florida GOP: Uterus Is a Bad Word, Should Be Seen (Before Abortions) and Not Heard

OBSCENE​One time in first-grade art class, I said the word penis, or some approximation of it, to my classmate Will, who was a tattler. "I'm telling!" said Will, and suddenly I was at risk of having my blue ribbon taken away by my homeroom teacher. So, with some half-formed notion of self-respect, ... More >>

The Toll Of Public Service

You know those before and after photos of presidents showing how much they aged during their years running the country? Here's one example: ​iThat's a big difference but it's nothing compared to what spending time in the Florida Legislature does to a politician. Inside, see the photograp ... More >>

Bill Nelson Warns Rick Scott to Veto Election Bill or Face a Federal Investigation

State lawmakers want to keep people from having sex with animals. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson wants to keep lawmakers from screwing voters.​Although it seems like Gov. Rick Scott will make the bold and progressive move of banning bestiality, he still plans to screw voters. The election overhaul bill, wh ... More >>

Will Privatizing Prisons Save Florida Money? Arizona Study Says Maybe Not

The GEO Group was a huge donor to political campaigns.​Last month, the Florida Legislature passed a landmark plan to privatize nearly all of the prisons in the southern part of the state, including those in Broward and Palm Beach counties. The bill was a thinly-veiled stimulus package for the priv ... More >>

Dream Act Bill Filed in Florida Legislature

The Dream Act would help immigrant students.​A bill that would make college more affordable for undocumented immigrants has recently been filed in the Florida Legislature.If passed, the Dream Act would allow undocumented immigrants who attended three or more years of high school in Florida to qual ... More >>

New Voting Laws in Florida and 13 Other States May Affect 5 Million Eligible Voters, Study Says

theoccultsection.com​New voting laws passed in 14 states -- states that control 171 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win a presidential election -- could make voting "significantly harder" for more than 5 million people who are actually eligible to vote, according to a new study.As many as 1 m ... More >>

Florida Ranks Very High in Economic Study; Unfortunately, It's About People Being Poor

​A study from the Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy says Florida ranks third, fourth, and fifth out of the 50 states in three different economic indicators.Unfortunately, those indicators are the highest rates of residents without health insurance, the largest percentage of children un ... More >>

Boca Raton's Lynn University Scores the Final Debate in the 2012 Presidential Election

cosmicsmudge.wordpress.comThe Pulp goes with "over."​President Obama will debate some guy (don't pretend like Michele Bachmann is in contention) at Lynn University in Boca Raton next year, according to an announcement from the Commission on Presidential Debates.The debate, scheduled for October 22 ... More >>

UPDATED: Why Frank Biden Is "President" of SoFla Charter School Chain

pr.comFrank Biden says he's president, regardless of the paperwork.​UPDATE: In a report filed with the state on December 5 -- two weeks after New Times broke this story-- Biden is listed as president of Mavericks in Education Florida, and Attkisson is vice president.Nov. 25, 2011: Since we first i ... More >>

Cyber Monday Targeted by at Least One Legislator for Not Helping to Create Jobs

inquisitr.com​Apparently the only argument coming out in favor or against any bill this session in the Florida Legislature is related to whether it creates jobs.(See: dwarf tossing, ban on.)Today, when people head to the interwebs to buy things at a price that doesn't require setting up a tent out ... More >>

Florida Abortion-Ban Bill: "Personal Liberty Is Not a License to Kill"

​Once again, the "Florida for Life Act" has been submitted in the Florida Legislature. The bill would ban abortions not related to medical emergencies and would make it a first-degree felony to perform or assist in the performance of an abortion.Rep. Charles Van Zant has filed the bill on the Hous ... More >>

Florida Legislators Want to Declare That Osama bin Laden's Death Was a Good Thing

Photo by Matthew HendleyO'Malley's Sports Bar in Margate and Miller High Life already declared bin Laden's death a good thing -- with cheap beer buckets.​It hasn't passed either chamber of Florida's Legislature yet -- so it's not official -- but memorial bills filed in the House and Senate suggest ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale Commission Signs Off on Laundry List of Complaints About Casino Plans

justmeans.com​Fort Lauderdale commissioners voted unanimously to complain send off a resolution saying the city's not exactly a fan of the "destination resort casino" bill in the state Legislature -- which is sponsored in the Senate by Fort Lauderdale Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff.Aside from that little ri ... More >>