By Marianela Toledo and Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog MIAMI — Reacting to the news that Miami-Dade County wants to use accused criminals […]
Month: November 2012
Video: RNC spoils help bolster Tampa’s surveillance state
While most of the RNC convention goers have long since left Tampa Bay, the millions of dollars in security costs […]
FL: Alan Grayson gives flawed lesson on Walmart economics
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Taking his victory lap on the heels of his return to the U.S. […]
FL: Convention spoils help bolster Tampa’s surveillance state
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — A vast network of surveillance cameras, armored trucks with weapons mounting […]
Article on Reason.com: Florida Weighs Corporate Welfare for New Sports Stadium
Another article of mine was reprinted on Reason’s website, detailing the push for Tampa Bay taxpayers to pick up the tab […]
FL: Chambers of commerce want taxpayers to foot bill for new Tampa baseball stadium
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Whether or not they’re fans of baseball, residents in Tampa and St. Petersburg have the […]
Article on Reason.com: Florida Officials Seek to Ban Cell Phone Use in Cars and Public Meetings
Unbeknownst to me, an article I wrote was reprinted on Reason’s website, detailing the creeping efforts of Florida public officials […]
FL: A ‘pro-business’ legislature isn’t necessarily pro-market
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — As Florida’s state lawmakers head back to Tallahassee this week to begin committee […]
Investigative Journalism Presentation at Citizen Watchdog Training
This video of me speaking somehow found its way onto the Internet this week. It is my presentation on investigative […]
FL: Florida officials aim to outlaw cell phones at wheel, public meetings
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG ─ To ban or not to ban, that is the question. Throughout […]
OSSOWSKI: Puerto Rican statehood could be GOP’s redemption
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — If the Republican Party is looking revitalize public sentiment and renew popular support […]
Manufacturing Dissent: The truth about the Syrian Civil War
Great documentary about the Western imperialistic push for civil war and unrest in Syria. What lies at the heart of […]
OSSOWSKI: GOP’s rejection of social liberty lost the election
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Devotees of the Republican Party will spend the next several months testing various theories […]
FL: Democratic gains in Congress leave state politically disjointed
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott had little reason to worry as the election results were […]
FL: Early voting becomes political weapon in last hours of election fight
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Though in-person early voting has been only a novelty in Florida elections since […]
HUMAN EVENTS: Swing State Report, Final Week
More from my contribution to this week’s Human Events magazine, the last in this election season: FLORIDA Romney camp confident about […]
GA: Holder abortion ties blind him to billions in Medicaid fraud, activists say
By Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org ATLANTA — In the sparsely populated Atlanta suburb of College Park, dozens of pro-life activists […]
FL: PolitFact or Fiction: Double standard on the Mack Penny Plan
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — If a Senate candidate criticizes a plan to cut government spending, […]