Public corruption watchdogs let the big fish swim free

Public corruption watchdogs let the big fish swim free

Sound the trumpets and break out the champagne! Our Miami-Dade State Attorney announced another public corruption arrest of someone stealing the taxpayers’ dollars, a public official on the take. But instead of looking into the lobbying connections at County Hall and kickbacks or the half a million in PAC money from Miami Beach vendors and […]

SAO: No Sunshine Law violation in Hialeah. Really? Really?

SAO: No Sunshine Law violation in Hialeah. Really? Really?

In a stunningly quick turnaround by the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, which usually moves at the speed of coffee in a watched cafetera, Hialeah’s Seguro Que Yes Council was cleared of allegations that they committed mass violation of the Sunshine Law by meeting together minutes before they were to vote on the city’s annual budget. […]