Redistricting Committee Threatens School Board’s Only Black
By Buddy Nevins, Broward Beat – The Broward School Board’s only black could be redistricted out of her seat this week, leaving thousands of African Americans without a neighborhood Board member. Dr....
View ArticleParents Start Pressure For More School Police
BY BUDDY NEVINS, BrowardBeat - Parents that have begun lobbying the School Board for full-time police officers at their children’s’ schools. The question, of course, is who will pay? The School Board?...
View ArticleOn Tuesday will Broward School Board End Leases in Stiles-project?
By Buddy Nevins, BrowardBeat - Maybe, just maybe, the Broward County School Board is really changing. Maybe insiders like big-money real estate mogul Terry Stiles no longer have control of Board...
View ArticleBad math! School staff say spend $9 million to save $1.6 million
By Buddy Nevins, BrowardBeat - Fuzzy math is way too frequent in the Broward County school system like this example: To save $1.6 million annually, the staff suggests spending roughly $9 million. “It...
View ArticlePlantation voters don’t want red light safety cameras, says survey
By Buddy Nevins, BrowardBeat - Plantation voters — at least the ones who answered the survey — don’t want red light cameras The cameras were rejected by 63-27 percent, with the rest having no opinion....
View ArticleHundreds lined up three hours early for gun show
By RC White and Buddy Nevins (BrowardBeat) – Fort Lauderdale (Jan. 12, 2013): The Fort Lauderdale Gun Show is taking place today and tomorrow at the War Memorial Auditorium, 800 N.E. 8 Street, Fort...
View ArticleBuilding Consensus To Stop Gun Violence
By Mike Ryan, Sunrise Mayor, for BrowardBeat.com (Jan. 14, 2013): As a Mayor of a town with 90,000 residents, thousands of businesses, 11 public schools, and millions of visitors a year, I have a very...
View ArticleUPDATE: One lost Broward School item may have been in the bosses driveway.
UPDATE By Buddy Nevins (Jan 29,2013) – Earlier this week we reported that Broward school board members were stunned to learn the district had almost $1 million in missing items. Today, we’re reporting...
View ArticleCoconut Creek City Manager wants big pay raise for Valentine’s Day
By Buddy Nevins, BrowardBeat - The city manager of Coconut Creek has a big, expensive Valentine Day’s gift for taxpayers. The only question is whether city commissioners will accept it. Manager David...
View ArticleWill Tamarac recall efforts survive court?
By Buddy Nevins, BrowardBeat.com (Feb. 14, 2013) - Recalls – the attempt to toss an elected official from office – usually fails when it reaches the courthouse. This time Tamarac voters have a real...
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