BY BUDDY NEVINS

The Broward County school system has found a new way to fritter away their resources and your money.

At the same time School Board members beg for a piece of the federal bailout money, they are moving ahead with an idea that has nothing to do with educating children  building affordable housing.

This is a school system which can’t even build enough classrooms. Yet top bureaucrats are now spending staff times planning the development of 500 units of rental apartments.

That’s not all. They are about to give away millions of dollars in land — owned by you, the taxpayers — to developers! Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

The attack on lobbyist Ron Book in Fort Lauderdale last night is no surprise to those of us who have worked downtown.

Despite the new fancy apartments, downtown Fort Lauderdale remains far from safe. Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 
Ron Book, one of Florida’s best known lobbyists,  was attacked in downtown Fort Lauderdale by a vagrant as he was leaving the Broward  County Government Center Tuesday.

Book was  fresh from one of his biggest recent victories — the approval of The Commons shopping and office complex in Davie. Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

It is a good week for lawyer Mike Moskowitz of Parkland.

Moskowitz won another four years as Broward’s Democratic state committeeman on Sunday.

On Tuesday, Moskowitz is scheduled to snare a contract with the all-Democratic Broward County Commission for eminent domain work as part of the Fort Lauderdale International Airport expansion.  Read the rest of this entry »

 BY BUDDY NEVINS

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel editorial board agrees with Browardbeat.com Sunrise needs to hold elections for mayor.

Browardbeat.com wrote about this on November 28, November 25 and November 22.

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Hey,  Mitch.

You’ve beat back the attempt to topple you.  You won another four years as chairman of the Broward Democratic Party.

Now what do you do?

Here are some ideas: Read the rest of this entry »

John de Groot
Guest Columnist

(de Groot is a former newspaper columnist, editor and an avid book collector)

 
Ever wonder what a first editor signed by Jack Kennedy is worth compared to a work signed by Ronald Reagan, the Great Communicator?

Some might call the answer a bit of political trivia. Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 
Despite overwhelming support in Weston for The Commons shopping and office complex, City Hall has spent tens of thousands of tax dollars attempting to kill it.

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BY BUDDY NEVINS

One of the last big stretches of Broward open space is the focus of a fierce multi-million dollar fight over its future.

Battling are almost two dozen lobbyists and some of the most powerful politicians in Broward.

It all comes to a head Tuesday afternoon at the Broward County Commission.  Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Broward Democratic boss Mitch Ceasar got a big break this week.

His arch enemy Randy Fleischer learned he won’t be able to vote in Sunday’s election for chairman of the party.  Read the rest of this entry »