• Most Recent
• Highest Rated
• Hot Comments

BrowardBeat.com

• Board to County: Consolidate 911 NOW!

  Number of comments: 10
  

   

  By Mike Ryan

   

  We have an opportunity this coming fiscal year to move forward on one of the most significant improvements to public safety in decades AND conserve taxpayer resources for the future – consolidate E911 Communications.

  This is not a new or novel idea … just one that has been way [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• Commissioner Who Charged To City Faces Charges

  Number of comments: 10
  

   

  BY BUDDY NEVINS

   

  Florida’s Commission on Ethics has found probably cause to believe Margate Commissioner David McLean misused his office corruptly, had a voting conflict and violated laws governing employment conflicts.

  Ethics Commissioners found they had probable cause to believe that McLean:

  (1) Violated state law concerning his employment for representing his employer [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• Cop Union, Mayor Trade Shots In Angry Fight

  Number of comments: 10
  

   

  BY JOSEPH J. MERCOGLIANO

   

   

  The Sun Sentinel recently ran an article regarding the financial MESS the City of Plantation is in.

  Plantation Mayor Diane Veltri Bendekovic characterized men and women police officers as having an “entitlement mindset” when it comes to contract negotiations.  The mayor went on to state the Fraternal Order [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• Heeee’s Back: Evan Jenne Is Running Again

  Number of comments: 10
  

  BY BUDDY NEVINS

   

  Tallahassee legislators seem to be recycled more frequently than plastic bottles.

  Evan Jenne opened a campaign account a few days ago to run for Florida House District 99.  The state’s election website wrongly reported he was running for District 100 and Jenne told Browardbeat.com he would seek to correct [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• Runcie, Aide May Have Missing School Trucks

  Number of comments: 10
  

  BY BUDDY NEVINS

   

  The two missing Ford Explorers that the school system lost may have been found – in the driveways of Superintendent Robert Runcie and his right hand aide, Maurice Woods.

  The transportation department botched the paperwork when they gave the vehicles to Runcie and Woods, thus auditor could not find them, [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• Pines Commissioner Angelo Castillo’s Wacky Comment Insults Blacks, Hispanics

  Number of comments: 10
  

  BY BUDDY NEVINS

   

  African Americans had to fight their way out of the depths of segregation to get equality under the law and they still often don’t get a fair shake.

  Hispanics are treated like second-class citizens in much of this country.

  Then there are the largely white, fresh-faced middle class suburban kids [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• Stacy Ritter Calls For State Probes Of Laud Lakes

  Number of comments: 10
  

  BY CHAZ STEVENS

   

  Finally…

  After spending the last year of my life ringing up those in charge — from Broward to Tallahassee seeking an outside review of Lauderdale Lakes, someone finally listened.

  And finally … finally someone rallied to my cause and the cause of the taxpayers: County Commissioner Stacy Ritter.

   

  Stacy Ritter [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• Another School Mess: Hundreds Of Items Lost, Guards Overpaid!

  Number of comments: 10
  

  BY BUDDY NEVINS

   

   

  It is just the news The Broward School Board didn’t need while it was trying to pave the way for a new huge bond issue:

  Over $1 million in  financial mismanagement has been uncovered.

  First, Board members found out that the transportation department has misplaced $990,692 in equipment.

  Among the items [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• House Member To Run For County Commission

  Number of comments: 10
  

  BY BUDDY NEVINS

   

   

  A 2014 race for Broward County Commission is already getting interesting.

  Yup, 2014!

  State Rep. Joe Gibbons, D-Hallandale Beach, is running for the South Broward District 6.

  He opened a campaign account Friday.

  He joins Hollywood Commissioner Beam Furr, who has an account open.

  Gibbons, who can tap Tallahassee, probably has a head [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• Scott, Facing Re-Election, Wants More Ed Cred

  Number of comments: 10
  

  BY BUDDY NEVINS

   

  Rick Scott is trying, but whether he is succeeding to rehabilitate his image as a governor who is bad for education remains to be seen.

  Scott has got to do something.

  Polls continue to indicate he is taking a beating for cutting billions from education and appearing to bully teachers [...]

  Share  |  Rate