February 14, 2026
THE GREAT TAX SWITCHEROO
The governor is calling a special session on property tax reform. Right on schedule, the panic machine fires up. It's always the same script. Public safety. Parks. Libraries. Feel the pain.
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BROWARD POLITICS
Deep dives into Broward County politics, corruption, and local government shenanigans
February 7, 2026
THE ULTIMATE SLEEPER BET? THE PENNY ANTE MAYOR
While the consultant class chases the usual 2028 names, a high-profit trade is quietly building around New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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February 2, 2026
CASEY AT THE BAT
A thin line moved, Tallahassee chased the signal, and a tiny buy made a prediction chart look like a surge.
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January 25, 2026
MAPPING THE MONEY: HOW FLORIDA CAMPAIGN FINANCE REVEALS HIDDEN NETWORKS
Florida campaign finance records are public, but insiders get dizzy tracking the money. A new committee map clears the fog by revealing shared treasurers, shared chairs, and shared addresses that tie operations together.
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January 11, 2026
THE BROWARD SWINGERS OFFICE
BSO has a nickname that refuses to die. The joke started with swinger party photos, but now it's the punchline for a department in chaos where the only thing swinging is the axe.
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January 3, 2026
BROWARD BUILT A BONFIRE AND CALLED IT TRANSIT
Political pros know the drill: if you have bad news, release it on a Friday. If you have a total disaster on your hands, release it right before Christmas.
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December 28, 2025
WHY INSIDERS ARE MISREADING THE ODDS
Political insiders are confusing polls with prediction markets. That's a critical error. Here's why smart people are making rookie mistakes.
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December 6, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE'S DESIGN PROBLEM
Fort Lauderdale loves a skyline pitch. But only taxpayers are footing the bill for ambition. Developers are building boxes, and the city keeps letting them.
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November 28, 2025
THE SHERIFF'S MATH AIN'T MATHIN'
Sheriff Tony wants $73 million more. He says deputies are leaving for cities with better pay.... And he's threatening all the wrong people.
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November 22, 2025
READ THE ROOM
The federal indictment of Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus McCormick lit up a bigger story. Washington is finally losing patience with its own circus. The performers are losing their stage.
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November 15, 2025
THE WASTE WE PAID FOR
Every neighborhood has that one lady who calls the cops because a kid walked by with a hoodie on. Broward looked at that and gave her a budget, staff, subpoena power, and a press office.
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November 8, 2025
Broward: The Endless Side-Scroller
People say Broward is built out. But every few decades the county reloads the basemap with better graphics and worse traffic. New condos, same code.
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November 1, 2025
Broward's Identity Crisis
A local developer shot back, "the whole thing's rediculous. We might as well call it Rainbowland."
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October 25, 2025
Broward's Penny Tax Shell Game
Broward voters fell for it again. The 'Penny for Transportation' tax was sold as a fix for gridlock and red lights. Six years later, it looks a lot like the Florida Lottery scam.
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October 18, 2025
Campaign Report Roundup
The NPC meme is back. This time for local Democrats running for office.
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October 14, 2025
Broward's Bench Without a Pilot
Meet Bill Kaelin. The guy with the inside track to Broward's bench. The lawyer-insider pipeline runs deep in Broward County.
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October 11, 2025
Broward's Waste, Hiding in Plain Sight
Ford Mustangs. For Broward County government employees.
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October 8, 2025
The Sheriff War in Broward
Tony won the primary. Now he has to survive the general.
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