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Broward ballot battle over Amendment 2 makes Norm Kent a Democratic hero

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Norm Kent ā€” criminal defense attorney in Broward County, publisher of the South Florida Gay News, and past chairman of NORML ā€” may be the best thing that ever happened to Hillary Clinton, Patrick Murphy and Democrats throughout Broward. At noon Thursday, Judge Lisa Phillips will hear Kent’s suit against Broward Supervisor of Elections, and bastion of governmental incompetence, Brenda Snipes, brought on behalf of two registered voters in the county. At issue is the widely reported absence of Amendment…

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Steve Schale: Notes on the first day of early voting in Florida

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Dear friends and casual Twitter followers: It is Florida election memo time! I know you all are excited. Fourteen days left. If Jaguars fans can survive the Gus Bradley era, America can do 14 days of this. Also of note: 18 days until FSU basketball tips off. So here are some notes on the first day of in-person early voting: Frankly, for fans of the home team, it’s all good news. Democrats entered the day down after about two weeks…

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Broward County asks thousands to leave homes

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Officials in Broward County are asking some 150,000 residents who live in low-lying areas,mobile homes or along the coastline to evacuate before Hurricane Matthew approaches South Florida. Broward County Mayor Marty Kiar said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon that nine shelters will open at area schools about 9 p.m. Kiar also asked tourists to either stay in their hotels, with family or friends or go to a shelter. He says the airport will have a number of flight delays…

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State leaders sign off on Florida primary results

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The results of Floridaā€™s Aug. 30 primary election are now final. The state Elections Canvassing Commission ā€” comprising Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam ā€”Ā took less than two minutes to certify the results Thursday morning. Secretary of State Ken Detzner presided over the meeting in the state Capitol. Scott, Bondi, and Putnam participated by telephone. Scott was spending the morning clearing debris Hurricane Hermine left in Tallahasseeā€™s streets. If the process seemed perfunctory,…

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Florence Snyder: Where the Sun donā€™t shine

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The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is not the worst offender in Florida’s never-ending War on Open Government. It just gets caught in the act more often than fellow offenders at the state, county and municipal levels. That’s becauseĀ DCFĀ is one of the few agencies left which ever has to contend with watchdog journalism. DCFĀ chieftains, lawyers and flacks are well-acquainted with the well-oiledĀ BSĀ detector of the Miami Herald’s CarolĀ MarbinĀ Miller, a veteran investigative reporter who knows the difference between transparency, and transparent…

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Pam Bondi goes to Nevada

Drawing on lessons learned after a nightclub massacre last year in Orlando, Attorney General Pam Bondi and members of her

Supreme Court could reprimand judge over “undignified conduct”

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The Florida Supreme Court is signaling it agrees with the proposed punishment for a Broward judge. A panel of the Judicial Qualifications Commission had recommended a public reprimand, mentoring and stress management classes afterĀ Circuit Judge John Patrick Contini was brought up on judicial conduct charges last year. The court issued an order to Contini on Monday “to show cause, on or before July 5, why the recommended action should not be granted.” He was accused of sending a document on…

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Department of Corrections settles case over Bridges of America program shutdown

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The battle over Broward Bridge is over. The state’s Department of Corrections andĀ Bridges of America announced a settlement Wednesday afternoon. TheĀ state had been planning to pull the plug onĀ Broward Bridge, a residential program offering transitional counseling, drug treatment and other services to inmates on work release. Bridges, the Orlando-based nonprofit that runs the program, had been wagingĀ a PR battleĀ to keep the facility open. AboutĀ 89 percent of menĀ who start the Broward program successfully complete it, according to Bridges. Overall, only 10…

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