Outside groups dwarf candidate spending in Florida special election
By Michael Beckel Center for Public Integrity The campaign money machines of Democrat Alex Sink and Republican David Jolly have not just been matched by outside forces, they’ve been lapped. Roughly...
View ArticleCurbelo’s campaign blames glitch for missing $50,000 in PAC contributions
By Frank Alvarado BrowardBulldog.org Miami Republican Carlos Curbelo's congressional campaign was forced to resubmit its most recent quarterly finance report after failing to disclose $50,000 in...
View ArticleBallot measure backers spend big, win big
By By Liz Essley Whyte Center for Public Integrity Big money was a boon to groups fighting for and against ballot measures across the states on Election Day. In 21 of the top 25 most expensive state...
View ArticleJeb Bush’s missing emails detail his lobbying support for Bacardi as...
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org The mass release of emails covering presidential aspirant Jeb Bush’s years as governor omitted at least a dozen emails documenting behind-the-scenes lobbying...
View ArticleFederal regulators ask Marco Rubio’s campaign to explain illegal...
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org As U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio prepares for a possible 2016 presidential run, federal elections regulators want him to explain why he accepted illegal campaign...
View ArticleBillionaire car dealer Braman also gives big to Lopez-Cantera’s Senate run
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org Having raised $5 million for Marco Rubio’s presidential aspirations, billionaire automobile dealer Norman Braman is also betting big money on another Miami...
View ArticleConvicted thief sets up South Florida super PAC with Federal Election...
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org Four years after being convicted of stealing $35,000 worth of textbooks from Ohio State University’s law school library, Christopher Brian Valdes set up a super...
View ArticleDemocracy inaction: old equipment and partisan battles threaten election...
By Nicholas Kusnetz Center for Public Integrity The offices in a former Kohl’s department store here look inconsequential enough — linoleum floors, fluorescent lights and cookie-cutter furniture. But...
View ArticleAs Marco Rubio pushes past Jeb Bush in polls, Democrats shift sights
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org As Marco Rubio pushes past Jeb Bush in the polls, Democrats are stepping up attacks on the U.S. Senator, accusing him of breaking Senate ethics rules and...
View ArticleRubio’s ambition tied to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for South...
By William Gjebre FloridaBulldog.org Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach public schools have lost hundreds of millions of dollars since 2004 when the Florida Legislature changed the way schools are...
View ArticleGOP governors, including Rick Scott, take cue from Obama on how to push policy
By Rachael Baye Center for Public Integrity Political organizations tied to Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner are diverging from the typical so-called leadership PACs used by...
View ArticleBack to the future: Bill would bring back disgraced office of Miami-Dade Sheriff
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org A bill that would resurrect the office of Sheriff of Miami-Dade County, a post abolished by voters 49 years ago in the wake of scandal, is winding its way through...
View ArticleDonald Trump and the art of the campaign expense
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Donald Trump knows how to make money, even when he’s running for president. Federal records show that Trump’s campaign paid the Republican frontrunner and 10...
View ArticleMarco Rubio’s campaign racks up inquiries about prohibited contributions
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org In what has become a regular habit for Marco Rubio’s campaigns, the Federal Elections Commission has again flagged the senator’s presidential committee for...
View ArticleNon-profit donors allegedly acting as “fronts” for utilities backing Amendment 1
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org Consumers for Smart Solar, the Political Action Committee supporting controversial Amendment 1 that critics say would give Florida utility companies a monopoly...
View ArticleOverlooked class action against Democratic Party and Wasserman Schultz turns...
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org An ongoing legal battle playing out in Fort Lauderdale federal court over the Democratic National Committee’s presidential nominating process has devolved into...
View ArticleBroward’s elections chief misled ethics commission about Scott’s sham blind...
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Gov. Rick Scott’s newly appointed Broward elections boss was a staunch defender for Scott’s sham blind trust, and falsely told the Florida’s ethics commission five...
View ArticleFederal Elections Commission reopens corruption case against ex-U.S. Rep....
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org The Federal Elections Commission will get another crack at holding former Miami congressman David Rivera accountable for his role in an infamous South Florida...
View ArticleMarco Rubio’s campaign racks up inquiries about prohibited contributions
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org In what has become a regular habit for Marco Rubio’s campaigns, the Federal Elections Commission has again flagged the senator’s presidential committee for...
View ArticleNon-profit donors allegedly acting as “fronts” for utilities backing Amendment 1
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org Consumers for Smart Solar, the Political Action Committee supporting controversial Amendment 1 that critics say would give Florida utility companies a monopoly...
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