Apr 4, 20137 min readCyber-Security Swindle: The next billion-dollar boondoggle?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 …
Feb 7, 20134 min readRubio would ramp up use of national employment databaseBy 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 …
Feb 5, 20134 min readFlorida governor’s budget boosts cash for corporate welfareBy 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. …
Feb 5, 20132 min readFlorida a nationwide leader…in banning dronesNever 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 …
Jan 30, 20133 min readFlorida 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 …
Jan 24, 20133 min readLawmaker 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 …
Jan 24, 20133 min readHarassed Miami photographer filing lawsuit against governmentBy 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 …
Jan 22, 20134 min readMeet the Florida congressman who wants your gunsBy 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 …
Jan 16, 20133 min readNation’s top drug enforcer — and abuser — out to ban even moreBy 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 …
Jan 16, 20134 min readAmateur hour starts again in TallahasseeBy 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 …
Jan 15, 20133 min readDrones soon banned in Florida?TALLAHASSEE — Unmanned surveillance drones may be preparing to lift off across the nation, but Florida may be spared from such a fate after all. At least that’s the assessment of state Sen. Joe …
Jan 10, 20131 min readRadio Interview on the Susan Nilson Report — Warantless WiretappingI was invited on the Susan Nilon Report on 08. Jan. 2013, broadcast on 106.0FM WSRQin Sarasota, FL, to discuss recent legislation passed by the Congress. DOWNLOAD HERE The topic is warantless …
Jan 10, 20131 min readRadio Interview on the Marc Bernier Show -- Warantless WiretappingI was invited on the Marc Bernier Show, broadcast on 1150 WNDB in Daytona Beach, FL to discuss the renewal of FISA, warantless wiretapping, and the future of government surveillance in America. …
Jan 10, 20133 min readFlorida prepares to be ‘less free’ in 2013By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog LESS FREE: More laws, regulations and taxes are set to leave life tougher for Floridians this year. ST. PETERSBURG — If there was ever anything that needed a New …
Jan 7, 20133 min readPolitical corruption a top export in FloridaBy Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Citrus products and airplane parts may be the most well-known exports from the state of Florida, but if 2012 is any indiciation, political …
Jan 3, 20135 min readDisney Subsidy Nation: Mickey Mouse in bed with Uncle SamBy Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Since his first appearance in the 1928 animated short “Steamboat Willy,” there has been no greater American ambassador than Mickey Mouse, the …
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 …
Dec 21, 20123 min readFL: Bill Nelson’s NASA dreams misfire on the launching padBy Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — It’s only once in a blue moon that Democratic and Republican politicians can come to mutual understanding on Capitol Hill, but just this once, Sen. …
Dec 19, 20125 min readFlorida officials want stronger bans on military funeral protests, negative campaign adsBy Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Free speech is a great idea, but it doesn’t extend to military funeral protesters and political smear campaigns. That’s the attitude of several …
Dec 14, 20121 min readVideo: Florida’s voting machine curse continuesThe same companies which supplied the voting machines for the troublesome 2000 presidential election are continuing to sell machines across the country. Not only that, but millions in taxpayer dollars …