CONNECT WITH:2nd District Court of AppealA1 Top StoryFederalist SocietyFlorida judgesFlorida Supreme CourtGovernorJudicial Qualifications CommissionREAD 9 CommentsBy Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.orgIn Florida, all judicial campaign trash talk is not treated alike.If you blast your opponent and lose the election and you’re Jared Smith, abortion foe, Gov. Ron DeSantis rewards you with a higher position on a new appellate court. Then you’re short-listed for the even more powerful Florida Supreme Court.If you blast your opponent – Jared Smith – and win and you’re pro-choice Hillsborough...…CONNECT WITH:2nd District Court of AppealA1 Top StoryFederalist SocietyFlorida judgesFlorida Supreme CourtGovernorJudicial Qualifications CommissionREAD 9 CommentsBy Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.orgIn Florida, all judicial campaign trash talk is not treated alike.If you blast your opponent and lose the election and you’re Jared Smith, abortion foe, Gov. Ron DeSantis rewards you with a higher position on a new appellate court. Then you’re short-listed for the even more powerful Florida Supreme Court.If you blast your opponent – Jared Smith – and win and you’re pro-choice Hillsborough...WW…

CONNECT WITH:A1 Top StoryCorruptionLobbyingmiamiREAD 1 CommentBy Francisco Alvarado, FloridaBulldog.orgEven as Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla was put in handcuffs Thursday for bribery and other charges, members of his city staff were the focus of a separate investigation that found they were part of a scheme in which they did paid campaign work for Diaz de la Portilla’s brother while on the taxpayer’s dime.Yet, they won’t be facing criminal misdemeanor charges for violating a state law that prohibits government employees from double-dipping – engaging in political campaigning...…CONNECT WITH:A1 Top StoryCorruptionLobbyingmiamiREAD 1 CommentBy Francisco Alvarado, FloridaBulldog.orgEven as Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla was put in handcuffs Thursday for bribery and other charges, members of his city staff were the focus of a separate investigation that found they were part of a scheme in which they did paid campaign work for Diaz de la Portilla’s brother while on the taxpayer’s dime.Yet, they won’t be facing criminal misdemeanor charges for violating a state law that prohibits government employees from double-dipping – engaging in political campaigning...WW…

CONNECT WITH:9/11A1 Top StoryREAD 11 CommentsBy Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.orgThe 9/11 Commission, whose job was to provide the American public with “a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks,” went out of business nearly two decades ago, on Aug. 21, 2004.Since then, the public has learned much more about what happened. Basic dots have been connected. To the point that our new knowledge has profound geopolitical implications for the United States. The essential question: Is Saudi Arabia our ally, or as former Sen. Bob Graham, D-FL, has...…CONNECT WITH:9/11A1 Top StoryREAD 11 CommentsBy Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.orgThe 9/11 Commission, whose job was to provide the American public with “a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks,” went out of business nearly two decades ago, on Aug. 21, 2004.Since then, the public has learned much more about what happened. Basic dots have been connected. To the point that our new knowledge has profound geopolitical implications for the United States. The essential question: Is Saudi Arabia our ally, or as former Sen. Bob Graham, D-FL, has...WW…