Pat Santeramo, president of the Broward Teacher’s Union, is currently under investigation by the Broward State Attorney’s Office and the Broward Sheriff’s Office, according to a spokesman from the State Attorney’s Office.Additionally, a spokesman from the Broward Teacher’s Union says the Federal Elections Commission has begun an “inquiry” into both…
The last legal challenge standing between pentobarbital, pancuronium bromide, potassium chloride, and Oba Chandler’s veins has been denied.Department of Corrections spokesman Jo Ellyn Rackleff just sent over the order from the United States Supreme Court saying that Justice Clarence Thomas denied both requests submitted to the court.”His petition for writ…
In Panama City, Carter Johnson had just witnessed a man who had attempted to rob a credit union trying to flee the scene in his truck.Thankfully, local ABC affiliate WMBB got Johnson on camera — coonskin cap and all — to recall the attempted robber’s great escape.You’re going to have…
Americans for Prosperity Foundation Florida, part of the Koch brothers’ political-funding machine, announced yesterday that it’s going to be “providing essential educational tools to Floridians in advance of the upcoming 2012 elections.”Among the “influential leaders” AFP Florida is bringing on this tour is Brandon Darby, the former FBI informant who…
Rapist/triple murderer Oba Chandler is scheduled to be executed at the Florida State Prison at 4 p.m. today, and he’s already submitted the request for his last meal.According to Florida Department of Corrections spokesman Jo Ellyn Rackleff, Chandler, 65, opted for two salami sandwiches on white bread, one peanut butter…
Do you know what Neptune, Jesus, Santa Claus, and Satan have in common?They’re going to be alongside each other on some billboards in several states under the headline, “37 Million Americans know MYTHS when they see them.”That announcement comes today from American Atheists, which says it will put the seasonal…
After reading a tweet this morning from Occupy Fort Lauderdale about “desperately” needing people at their occupation site (City Hall), we decided to check out exactly how many people were hanging around.Shortly before 3 p.m., there were five people at the occupation site, although we were assured it was no…
In the latest addition of nonsensical statements in the Rep. Allen West file, the congressman — or “congresswoman,” as he was inadvertently identified as by Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade — made another television appearance to respond to President Obama’s recent statement that waterboarding qualifies as torture.West claimed the…
After President Obama made a comment about the United States being “lazy” about attracting foreign investments for the past couple of decades while he was at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit over the weekend, Gov. Rick Scott — who apparently thinks the president was talking about him — has issued…
GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain — or as Mike Tyson calls him, “The man who’s been shoutin’ the number nine in your TV” — is scheduled to make four stops around South Florida on Wednesday.Three of those events will be free, but the last one — at David Rosow’s Palm…
Earl Rynerson — a constant critic of Fort Lauderdale’s current leadership under Mayor Jack Seiler — announced on Veteran’s Day that he’ll be running for the mayor’s spot again.Rynerson, who spent 20 years in the military, made the call “official” on his website — abetterfortlauderdale.com — although he hasn’t yet…
Oh, the things you can learn from state-funded advertising campaigns — like drinking formaldehyde in science class looks strange.Now, thanks to the Florida Department of Transportation, we know that being run over by cars looks like it really hurts.The FDOT is launching its new “See the Blind Spots” campaign, complete…
Rep. Allen West isn’t too happy about the State Department’s decision — or as West says, “Campaigner-in-Chief” Obama’s decision — to delay the Keystone XL Pipeline project, which means it’s time for another rhetoric-loaded statement from the congressman.According to the State Department, a more thorough analysis of some of the…
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is warning that county code enforcement officers will start hunting stores that aren’t in compliance with the new ordinance requiring shops to post “visible signs” explaining that they can’t sell “smoking devices” to kids.Again, the county refuses to acknowledge that the ban is…
Whereas “someone else/not sure” was the overwhelming leader in previous polls for the Republican nomination in next year’s U.S. Senate race, Rep. Connie Mack’s entrance into the race changes things a bit.Mack enters with the support of 32 percent of Republican voters, according to the most recent Quinnipiac University poll…
NextEra Energy — which owns Florida Power & Light Co. — ain’t too happy about being placed on a list of “corporate tax dodgers,” which we wrote about earlier today.A group that calls itself Citizens for Tax Justice issued the report evaluating 280 companies nationwide and named 78 of them…
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a pair of dudes who jacked six heads o’ cattle from a Wellington property.The agricultural-crimes unit at the Sheriff’s Office says three bulls and three cows were taken from the northeast corner of 50th Street South and 120th Avenue South in…
With teachers being one of the largest collectives in the state pissed off with Gov. Rick Scott and his tradition of avoiding public schools like the plague, it seems a bit strange that the governor would play teacher for one of his “Let’s Get to Work” days.Regardless, that’s what the…
Out of the five Fortune 500 companies based in South Florida, two of them managed to bank on a negative tax rate over the past three years, earning them a spot on a list of the country’s “corporate tax dodgers.”Citizens for Tax Justice issued the report evaluating 280 companies and…
Gov. Rick Scott maintained his position of having the crappiest approval rating among the country’s governors, but Floridians like the governor more than they like the Occupy movement, according to a poll released today.Quinnipiac University — which announced the highest approval rating of Scott’s governorship last month — announced his…
So far, the sexual-harassment claims against GOP presidential candidate have not affected some of his most valuable voters — Florida Republicans.Despite the flurry of allegations that have been raised in the past month — which Cain refers to as “nonsense” — they have had absolutely zero effect on Cain’s polling…
Despite the dismal number of signatures collected to put a medical marijuana referendum on Florida ballots next year, the chance that Floridians will be voting on a “personhood” amendment — like the one that failed in Mississippi last night — is even lower.The leader of the Florida movement for the…
