Jan 2, 20134 min readRubio, Nelson come together on warrantless wiretappingBy Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ORLANDO — Debts, deficits and doom were recurring themes during the New Year’s Day negotiations to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” but lost among the headlines was the …
Nov 1, 20121 min readFL: PolitFact or Fiction: Double standard on the Mack Penny PlanBy Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — If a Senate candidate criticizes a plan to cut government spending, and exaggerates those cuts over a decade to make them seem massive and …
Oct 30, 20121 min readFL: Nelson’s anti-tax fraud bill would beef up local cops’ tax enforcement powersBy Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — If Sen. Bill Nelson had his way, local police departments across the country would not only be empowered to go after criminals breaking local laws, …
Oct 11, 20121 min readFL: Bill Nelson put on defensive over foreign aid to Libya, Pakistan and EgyptBy Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG – As American embassies are overrun by protesters and ambassadors are put in harm’s way across the Middle East, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of …
May 11, 20121 min readInfluence, earmarks persist in FL senator’s termBy Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog MIAMI — As a powerful member of the Senate Commerce, Finance and Intelligence committees and the former state treasurer of Florida, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson …