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  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Florida Ethics Commission: No Problem With Rick Scott's Cash From Private Prison Firms

    ​The Teamsters' ethics complaint filed last month against Gov. Rick Scott -- which alleged his million bucks from private prison corporations was somehow affecting the state's decision to enter contracts with the companies -- has been tossed out by the Florida Ethics Commission.Among other things, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2011

    Florida Corrections Officer Gives Some Interwebs Insight About State Prisons

    zazzle.comWe don't even know who this hat belongs to.​Being a corrections officer is one of the strangest jobs imaginable -- you're stuck in a big concrete and iron box for eight-plus hours per day, surrounded by some of society's most loathed humans, who are likely armed with rusty shanks and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    With Prison Privatization Plan on Hold, GEO Group Website Still Vying for Contract

    ​Poor GEO Group. The Boca Raton-based private prison operator, former known as Wackenhut Corrections, had planned to invest $3 million in its quest to win a contract to run most of the prisons in the southern part of Florida. But two weeks ago, a circuit court judge struck down the state Legi ... More >>

  • News

    July 14, 2011

    A Tour of Gov. Rick Scott's Dirtiest Deeds

    ​Poor GEO Group. The Boca Raton-based private prison operator, former known as Wackenhut Corrections, had planned to invest $3 million in its quest to win a contract to run most of the prisons in the southern part of Florida. But two weeks ago, a circuit court judge struck down the state Legi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Sheriff Ric Bradshaw Praises Rick Scott For Supporting Cops

    Palm Beach CountySheriff Bradshaw likes Scott.​Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw clearly did not get the memo about local cops hating Gov. Rick Scott. While the Broward County Police Benevolent Association is organizing a massive party for its members to protest Scott and ditch the Florida Re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Rick Scott's Education Adviser Caught Up in Cheating Scandal

    ​Despite the rising contempt for Gov. Rick Scott, this one kind of flew under the radar. With the exception of the Florida Center For Investigative Reporting, our local media outlets seem determined not to notice that the credibility of Gov. Scott's education adviser has been grossly undermined by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    "Miss Gottlieb, YOU Are the Distraction"

    We all knew that Broward Commissioner Ilene Lieberman -- once perhaps the most powerful woman in the county -- disappeared for a few months, missing commission meeting after commission meeting without explanation.  After weeks of questions, Lieberman claimed her AWOL status was due to a he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Rick Scott, Former CEO of Fraud Hospital Chain, Considers Privitizing FL Hospitals

    Rick Scott, your governor.​When Rick Scott starts considering hospital privatization, it's worth revisiting his past. The Sun-Sentinel reported that Scott established a commission to investigate whether the state could trim a layer of budgetary fat by selling  government-run hospitals to priv ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 11, 2009

    Cocaine Waterboys

    Rick Scott, your governor.​When Rick Scott starts considering hospital privatization, it's worth revisiting his past. The Sun-Sentinel reported that Scott established a commission to investigate whether the state could trim a layer of budgetary fat by selling  government-run hospitals to priv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Broward May Throw Bone to Private Sector

    broward.org/animalRomeo: An orphaned mutt leery of the private sectorOne year ago, a study by a national consulting firm found that Broward County's Animal Care and Regulation Department was woefully short-staffed, making it impossible to guarantee service required by law for control of the local pe ... More >>

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