RUMORS OF CYBER WAR: President Obama’s State of the Union Address included this hidden stock tip: invest in cyber-security companies with government contracts. By Yaël Ossowski | Special to Watchdog.org WASHINGTON, D.C— Speaking to the…
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Rubio would ramp up use of national employment database
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — As Florida’s U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio basks in the political limelight as the newly anointed ’savior’ of the Republican Party, all eyes are on his bipartisan immigration proposal released last week. THE…
Florida governor’s budget boosts cash for corporate welfare
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — If Gov. Rick Scott has his way, Floridians will be paying a little more for their government this year. Just over $4.2 billion more, to be exact. FIRST…
Florida a nationwide leader…in banning drones
Never shy to top the charts, the state of Florida has ganered a unique reputation for its diverse culture and eccentric ways. And according to the American Civil Liberties Union, it deserves praise once more: for being…
Florida Democrats looking to alter ‘Stand Your Ground’
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — After a failed state task force and dwindling public support, South Florida Democrats are proposing their own changes to the controversial “Stand Your Ground” law, introducing…
Lawmaker slams red-light cameras as ‘scam on the poor people’
By Yael Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG – Red-light cameras are nothing more than a money-making scheme aimed at the poor, state Sen. Daphne Campbell says. The cameras have nothing to do with actual…
Harassed Miami photographer filing lawsuit against government
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog MIAMI — When private security guards working for the Metrorail system in Miami stopped photographer Carlos Miller last Sunday night for taking pictures, they had no idea they’d be brewing a storm. HEY CITIZEN: Miller…
Meet the Florida congressman who wants your guns
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — One of Florida’s progressive heavyweights is out to collect the guns of Americans. But for a fair price, of course. GET ‘EM: Deutch is determined to…
Nation’s top drug enforcer — and abuser — out to ban even more
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TALLAHASSEE — Florida is undergoing a drug epidemic and it needs more funding and laws to help starve the beast of use and abuse. DOSED: Florida bans more drugs…
Amateur hour starts again in Tallahassee
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TALLAHASSEE — The state’s capital city is bustling this week, as another semester begins and piles of paperwork are handed out on the first day. LAW TIME: State legislators…