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Stacy Ritter

  • 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

    July 11, 2011

    Sarah Palin's Emails, Translated to South Florida

    What would Stacy Ritter write to her dad?​Recently, thousands of pages of emails from Sarah Palin's tenure as governor of Alaska were released to news organizations. (It took three years to get the records, partly because Palin shared Rick Scott's disdain for public email accounts.)But now, reader ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Democrats Honor Criminally Charged Politico With "Emeritus" Position

    The Kings Point Condos have long been a tumor on Broward County's body politic. The Democratic-voter-packed condo complex for the elderly is in the heart of Tamarac -- and Tamarac, of course, is a nest of bribe takers that has recently become the corruption capital of not only Broward but also ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Ilene Lieberman Is Back in the Building!

    Lieberman is second from left ​Ilene Lieberman, after months of no-shows and call-ins to Broward County Commission meetings, has finally returned to public service. She's on the dais now -- after fellow Commissioner Chip LaMarca made it an issue last week and m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Condo Retiree at Center of Ritter Investigation

    Goldstein ​Norma Goldstein just hung up on me. She said hello and I had barely got my name out when, bam, the call with Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter's 79-year-old district aide went dead. I was going to ask Goldstein to confirm from sources that she was be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Dirty Developers Sue City; Ritter on Diplomat Tab: "I Don't Remember"

    Bruce and Shawn Chait paid off a who's who of Broward County public officials to get government approvals for their controversial housing development on two golf courses in Tamarac. ​The father-and-son team bought since-imprisoned Broward County Commissioner Joe Eggelletion a golf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Mendelsohn Singles Out Klenet During Guilty Plea

    The illicit payments made to former legislator Mandy Dawson had been widely reported, but it is interesting that seedy lobbyist and political fundraiser Alan Mendelsohn, an eye doctor by trade, singled out Russell Klenet in federal court today. When Mendelsohn pleaded guilty to a fed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Ritter Campaign: Receipts Tell More Of Story

    ​​Digging into the Florida Elections Commission reports on Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter's campaign case and a few things quite literally don't add up. Then again, nothing about Ritter's campaign makes sense. It appears to have been a big-spending free-for-all.   ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Bombshell: Stacy Ritter's Campaign Fund Fed Hubby's High Life

    Klenet and Ritter​A recently released report from the Florida Elections Commission shows that Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter's 2008 campaign was an utter mess, replete with bookkeeping errors, acceptance of excessive contributions from special interests, failure to report contribu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Get a Jackhammer to City Hall

    ​Above, you can see former Tamarac Mayor Joe Schreiber at City Hall pointing out the "two bums" honored with pavers in the walkway. One is Marc Sultanof, the former vice mayor charged last week with bribery and other crimes for allegedly taking car payments and cash from dirty developers Bruce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Ritter Has Date in Tallahassee Over Election Allegations

    I hate to say it, but James Stokes -- the new School Board attorney who quit this morning before he even started -- probably made a good decision. Who would want to jump into the dysfunctional soup that is the Broward County School Board? It's a little surprising that he decided it "didn't feel rig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Sources: Another Corruption Arrest Coming on Election Day

    Former Tamarac Commissioner Marc Sultanof will turn himself in to the Broward County Jail tomorrow on state corruption charges regarding his involvement with dirty developers Bruce and Shawn Chait and possibly other matters, two informed and reliable sources tell me. Sultanof w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Alex Sink and Rick Scott: The Lost Debate

    People are trying to make a big deal that Alex Sink's campaign relayed a forbidden message to her with a cell phone during the CNN debate. Cal Deal Who will replace this guy? ​But people seem to be missing the really scary part: Rick Scott thought the message was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Photo Fun

    This photo of Gov. Charlie Crist and Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter could be a classic someday​. They look so darned happy. Inside see more. 

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    A High Schooler's Guide to Broward County Commission Politics

    Photo: C. StilesKristin Jacobs had a score to settle with Sue Gunzburger.​I know that sometimes the politics behind Broward County Commission decisions can seem complex, but trust me: Anyone who has been to high school can understand the social dynamics at work on the county's legislative body.The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Morning Juice: Probation for Stacy Ritter's Pop; Prosecutors Wary of Traveling Salesman

    ​The local news for Friday morning:Five years of probation is the sentence for Ed Portner, former Tamarac commissioner, for pulling a gun on his daughter, Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter, at her Parkland home last October. That whole episode seems to me like it was some bizarre dream that ... More >>

  • News

    December 31, 2009

    The Most Offensive People of 2009: Scott Rothstein, Dalia Dippolito, and Jimmy Buffett

    ​The local news for Friday morning:Five years of probation is the sentence for Ed Portner, former Tamarac commissioner, for pulling a gun on his daughter, Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter, at her Parkland home last October. That whole episode seems to me like it was some bizarre dream that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2009

    Five Local Officials Who Should Be Expecting Coal This Week

    flickr.com​Most public servants are good people, even in South Florida. Most commissioners and school board members take sacred the public trust. At least during the holiday season, we try to tell ourselves that. But clearly, especially around these parts, not all our politicians are nice. And whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Morning Juice: Police Informant Shot; Political Top Guns in Broward Stay Holstered

    ​Here's your look at what's in today's news:Dwayne Blake of Belle Glade is in jail after allegedly shooting an undercover operative who was taping conversations with Blake for a narcotics investigation. [Palm Beach Post]H1N1 vaccinations have started in Broward and Palm Beach, with people aged 2 t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Ted Deutch to Announce for Wexler's Seat?

    flsenate.govDeutch​State Sen. Ted Deutch, whose district overlaps with U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler's congressional district, just sent out a news release heralding an "important campaign announcement." Sounds like he's going to announce his candidacy for the Wexler seat.The Deutch press conference is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Morning Juice: Wexler to Resign; Teens Headed to Jail

    ​The headlines in South Florida this Wednesday:The latest on the Michael Brewer story is that one of his attackers was angry about a videogame the 15-year-old had borrowed. Just sickening. [CBS4]U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler is leaving Congress. [Miami Herald] Stacy Ritter is contemplating a run for Wex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    Morning Juice: Adventures in Bad Parenting

    Time to get your Monday on. But first, a look back on what made news this past weekend.​Tamarac mayoral candidate Ed Portner gave a short interview to WPLG about why he went over to his daughter Stacy Ritter's home with a gun last week: "I wanted to scare the crap out of her." Mission accomplished ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Morning Juice: Enough With the Broward Corruption -- Give It Arrest!

    ​The dawn brings a fresh batch of crazy to Broward and Palm Beach:At the risk of sounding like a broken record, more political figures have been arrested, including Ed Portner, running for mayor of Coral Springs Tamarac, for pulling a gun on his daughter Stacy Ritter, the mayor of Broward County. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Broward Commissioners Silent on Dragon Boats

    Flickr user: Newfie BulletThe commissioners chose lunch over dragon boats.​Members of the dragon boat team fighting to keep practicing in West Lake Park finally made their pitch to the Broward County Commission this week. But they were met with resounding... silence. The commissioners, who allowed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Bitchin' Car, Al! But How Will You Explain It to Stacy?

    ​The Broward Sheriff's Office is rolling out a fleet of 2009 Dodge Challengers, but if this is the first you've heard about it, that's probably because they arrive amid a fierce round of budget slashing in other county agencies. Not exactly a climate for bragging about muscle cars.It's a little li ... More >>

  • News

    June 25, 2009

    Broward Mayor Stacy Ritter and Sheriff Al Lamberti Face Campaign Finance Investigations

    ​The Broward Sheriff's Office is rolling out a fleet of 2009 Dodge Challengers, but if this is the first you've heard about it, that's probably because they arrive amid a fierce round of budget slashing in other county agencies. Not exactly a climate for bragging about muscle cars.It's a little li ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    Petal Pushers

    ​The Broward Sheriff's Office is rolling out a fleet of 2009 Dodge Challengers, but if this is the first you've heard about it, that's probably because they arrive amid a fierce round of budget slashing in other county agencies. Not exactly a climate for bragging about muscle cars.It's a little li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    A Couple Monday Must-Reads

    -- JAABlog reports on the latest developments of the Judge Ana Gardiner saga. The evidenciary hearing to determine if Gardiner did anything wrong when she partied with then-prosecutor Howard Scheinberg during a murder trial (and allegedly spoke with him about the case) is now scheduled to  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Con Man's Lobbying Dream Team Included Will McKinley

    With his fraudulent viatical company Mutual Benefits coming under fire from state regulators, convicted felon Joel Steinger decided he needed to buy the influence of the state legislature. To do that he first purchased the people who had their ears -- the lobbyists. McKinley: A Man For Sale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Did Drug Money Fund Renovation of Mayor's Home?

    The answer: Maybe, maybe not. But it's a fair question. Mutual Benefits, the fraud-filled firm that employed Broward County Mayor Stacy Ritter's husband and paid $117,000 to renovate her Parkland home, was just a moderately successful (and moderately dirty) firm in 2001. Then it made its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Mutual Benefits' Joel Steinger: Stacy Ritter 'Can't Seem To Tell The Truth'

    So I got former Mutual Benefits czar and current federal indictee Joel Steinger on the phone this afternoon. I didn't know what to expect from a guy with a past like his, but the Brooklyn-bred Steinger seemed ... laid-back and funny. He said he couldn't answer questions directly, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Mayor Of Broward Says 'Stop Reading New Times'

    Last week, Broward County Mayor Stacy Ritter said she would be happy to field questions about the Mutual Benefits scandal on her weekend AM radio show on 850-WFTL. But Ritter wasn't very pleased when a caller named John brought up the scandal involving both the mayor and her lobbyist husband R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    The Stage Is Set: Katherine Harris, Will You Please Run for U.S. Senate?

    Man, I turn my head for one day (to work on some print edition goodies) and all hell breaks loose in that 2010 Senate race. Democratic Rep. Allen Boyd is out. Democratic State Sen. Dan Gelber is in. Attorney General Bill McCollum is out. It's such a free-for-all that even Tampa's Democratic mayor is ... More >>

  • News

    January 29, 2009

    Mutual Benefits may have collapsed, but the fallout for South Florida politicians is still coming.

    Man, I turn my head for one day (to work on some print edition goodies) and all hell breaks loose in that 2010 Senate race. Democratic Rep. Allen Boyd is out. Democratic State Sen. Dan Gelber is in. Attorney General Bill McCollum is out. It's such a free-for-all that even Tampa's Democratic mayor is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Obama's BFF (Best Florida Friend) Embroiled In Home Renovation Scandal

    Sun-SentinelBroward County Mayor Stacy Ritter's involvement with a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme should finally wise Barack Obama up about his supporter, friend, and possible White House hire (that's the two of them pictured above at an Obama rally at the BankAtlantic Center la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Russ Klenet and Stacy Ritter Mutually Benefited From Fraud

    Scott Wyman writes this morning of a lawsuit filed against lobbyist Russ Klenet, the husband of Broward Mayor Stacy Ritter, by a former vice president of viatical company Mutual Benefits Corp. You might remember the name of the company -- it is, after all, accused of ripping off investors ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Stacy Ritter Voted For Company That Renovated Her Home

    While serving as a state representative in 2004, Broward County Mayor Stacy Ritter voted on legislation that benefited the fraudulent company that paid her husband $20,000 a month, renovated her Parkland home at a cost of $100,000, docked her family's boat, and provided ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2009

    Sun-Sentinel: Corruption Is Suddenly ... Everywhere!

    Jennifer Gollan had a nice little scoop about elected officials' travel that centered on mayors Richard Kaplan, Joy Cooper, and Frank Ortis billing hundreds of dollars to stay at a hotel for a convention in Miami -- all of about 30 miles away. Nothing earth-shattering, but a sweet daily&nb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    Judy Stern: All Clear For Profits

    Jennifer Gollan had a nice little scoop about elected officials' travel that centered on mayors Richard Kaplan, Joy Cooper, and Frank Ortis billing hundreds of dollars to stay at a hotel for a convention in Miami -- all of about 30 miles away. Nothing earth-shattering, but a sweet daily&nb ... More >>

  • News

    December 27, 2007

    The Dirty Dozen of 2007

    Rush, Naugle, Loria... and, hey, what's going on in the criminal justice system?

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    Terrible Trio

    The Wasserstrom conviction should have at least a few pols shaking in fear — but, hey, this is Broward

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2007

    The Pulp Wishes Ritter Good Rittance

    The Wasserstrom conviction should have at least a few pols shaking in fear — but, hey, this is Broward

  • News

    August 30, 2007

    Letters for August 30 to September 5, 2007

    The Wasserstrom conviction should have at least a few pols shaking in fear — but, hey, this is Broward

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2007

    Jim Naugle Is A Punk

    The Wasserstrom conviction should have at least a few pols shaking in fear — but, hey, this is Broward

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2007

    In The News: Airport, BSO Shooting, & Naugle

    The Wasserstrom conviction should have at least a few pols shaking in fear — but, hey, this is Broward

  • News

    August 9, 2007

    Letters for August 9-15, 2007

    The Sameness of It All

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2007

    Inside Baseball

    The Sameness of It All

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Reporter Accused of Stealing Notebook

    The Sameness of It All

  • News

    July 26, 2007

    Marital Law

    Does Stacy Ritter's lobbyist husband swing her vote?

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    May 16, 2002

    Best Political Battle

    Annexation

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