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  The Florida GOP Has Now Tried to Fire Two Elections Chiefs in Democratic Counties

  January 18 at 2:55 p.m.

  This past November, Florida Republicans, conservative TV pundits, and President Donald Trump fabricated claims of "election-rigging" by two Florida elections supervisors in two of the state's most heavily Democratic counties. Now those same Republicans have attempted to fire both of those elections chiefs. The Florida Democratic Party has already blasted Gov. Rick DeSantis' latest move as a "politically motivated power grab" and an attempt to "consolidate" control of elections across the state.

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  South Florida Politician "Unapologetic" for Racist Comment, Compares Muslim Congresswoman to "Hitler"

  January 16 at 6:07 p.m.

  Earlier this week, Hallandale Beach Commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub decided, for some godforsaken reason, to post on Facebook that she was worried that Rashida Tlaib, one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, was a "Hamas-loving anti-Semite" who would "blow up Capitol Hill." In other words: With zero evidence, she accused a Palestinian-American of being a terrorist. That's racist, full stop.

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  New Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony Fires Former BSO Boss' Political Cronies

  January 15 at 4:56 p.m.

  New Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony has officially begun the process of turning former Sheriff Scott Israel's many controversial political hires into political fires. Tony took additional steps to clean house at BSO today, this time taking aim at two of former sheriff Scott Israel's political cronies who'd been given high-level...

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  New Broward Sheriff Fires Scott Israel Ally and Former Fort Lauderdale Chief Frank Adderley

  January 15 at 9:25 a.m.

  Unlike five other members of the Broward Sheriff’s Office command staff, Col. Frank Adderley remained at the agency over the weekend after Gov. Ron DeSantis ousted his boss, Scott Israel, as sheriff. Adderley, the at-times controversial former police chief of Fort Lauderdale, tried his fate with new Sheriff Gregory Tony, who...

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  What We Know About Gregory Tony, the Man Expected to Be Named Broward County's Next Sheriff UPDATED

  January 11 at 12:46 p.m.

  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to remove Broward Sheriff Scott Israel from his post today at 3 p.m. during a news conference in front of BSO headquarters. That much is clear. But there is much speculation about whom DeSantis will install as the top cop. New Times has confirmed a Politico report that the governor is expected to choose former Coral Springs sergeant Gregory Tony as the interim sheriff. Tony would become the first black sheriff in Broward history.

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  Possible Scott Israel Replacement Is Judge and Former Cop Once Accused of Beating DUI Suspect

  January 10 at 8:30 a.m.

  As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was sworn in this week, rumors swirled that Broward Sheriff Scott Israel would soon be removed from office over his agency’s botched response to the Parkland school shooting. One possible replacement for perhaps the most powerful job in Florida's most Democratic county, according to two...