Deep dives into Broward County politics, corruption, and local government shenanigans
West Park City Hall has become one of the most dysfunctional local governments in South Florida. At the center of the conflict are Mayor Felicia Brunson, City Manager Ajibola Balogun and City Attorney Burnadette Norris-Weeks.
Luther 'Uncle Luke' Campbell represents something the old model struggles to contain. Not because he's loud. Not because he's famous. Because he built a public identity without waiting for institutional permission.
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.
While the consultant class chases the usual 2028 names, a high-profit trade is quietly building around New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
A thin line moved, Tallahassee chased the signal, and a tiny buy made a prediction chart look like a surge.
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.
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.
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.
Political insiders are confusing polls with prediction markets. That's a critical error. Here's why smart people are making rookie mistakes.
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.
Sheriff Tony wants $73 million more. He says deputies are leaving for cities with better pay.... And he's threatening all the wrong people.
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.
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.
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.
A local developer shot back, "the whole thing's rediculous. We might as well call it Rainbowland."
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.
The NPC meme is back. This time for local Democrats running for office.
Meet Bill Kaelin. The guy with the inside track to Broward's bench. The lawyer-insider pipeline runs deep in Broward County.
Ford Mustangs. For Broward County government employees.
Tony won the primary. Now he has to survive the general.
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