Mack backed by secret donors
State Rep. Connie Mack says a constitutional amendment to limit legal fees in personal injury cases is in the public good. Also good for the public: knowing who's funding the amendment campaign.
( 08/02/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Broward had its recall campaigns
Clerk of Courts Howard Forman knows exactly how California Gov. Gray Davis feels. Back when he was a Broward County commissioner, he, too, was the target of an aggressive recall campaign.
( 07/26/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Markham weighs switching parties
Guess who talked to Florida Democratic Party Chairman Scott Maddox this week to talk about switching parties? None other than Broward County's longest-serving Republican politician, Property Appraiser William Markham.
( 07/19/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Mayor contests in the making
So much for politics as usual. Prominent mayors of two of Broward's biggest cities face nettlesome challengers. Destined to be the central campaign issue in both the Pembroke Pines and Hollywood races: development.
( 07/12/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Deutsch steals Democrat show
Florida Democratic Party Chairman Scott Maddox could take a lesson in media manipulation from U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch, who hijacked the spotlight at the party gala in Hollywood a week ago without even showing up.
( 07/05/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Presidential candidate Graham snubs Florida Democratic Party
Strangely absent from the guest list for the Florida Democratic Party's gala next Saturday at the Westin Diplomat Resort in Hollywood: the state's own presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Bob Graham.
( 06/21/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Does Graham need to retune?
Some political observers are cringing over the hokey tune You've Got a Friend in Bob Graham, but politicians from Broward to the Beltway have enchanted voters with song for decades .
( 06/14/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

A small gift for Dawson
A radio ad promoting a state senator in the political dog days of June, more than a year before Election Day? What sounds like a gushy campaign pitch for Sen. Mandy Dawson is really a missive in the multimillion-dollar political battle over medical malpractice insurance.
( 06/07/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Same old lie: no new fees
Republican legislative leaders in Tallahassee hailed their $53.5 billion spending plan this week as a ''no-new-taxes'' budget. True, sales and corporate income taxes did not increase. Neither did the mandated property tax rate for public schools.
( 05/31/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Don't ask, won't tell
U.S. Rep. Mark Foley's refusal this week to answer questions about his sexual orientation prompted me to count the number of openly gay politicians in Broward, a bastion for liberal Democrats and a prime vacation spot for gay tourists.
( 05/24/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Donations roll in for union chief
It sounds like one of the wedding scenes in The Godfather, with G-men snapping photographs of guests and jotting down their license tags.
( 05/17/2003 03:01 AM EDT)