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FBI Now Looking Into Former House Speaker
Ray Sansom, the Republican Speaker of the Florida House who stepped aside earlier this year after being indicted on felony charges by a Tallahassee Grand Jury, now faces the prospects of an FBI investigation. According to the St. Petersburg Times, the FBI has begun inquiring about the case and is beginning to collect documents. The... »
How to Double Dip (Or, how it used to be legal)
The state's new law forbidding double dipping, the art of drawing both a pension and a paycheck from government, appears likely to become law assuming Charlie Crist signs it---something he has previously said he will do. No one; however, better personifies the art of double dipping than Bob Richburg, the former president of Northwest... »
J. D. Alexander Gets Special Budget Treatment
Well, here we are again. Another leader in the state budget process has slipped last minute money to a preferred recipient. Previously, it was Ray Sansom directing money to Northwest Florida State College, something that eventually cost him the Speakership and led to an indictment. This year, it's Republican Senator J. D. Alexander securing... »
The Rise and Fall of Ray Sansom and his Cronies
Today, the trustees of the Northwest Florida State College voted to return the $6 million Panhandle legislator Ray Sansom obtained for them secretly (less $300,000 the college already spent, that is). They also voted to fire Bob Richburg, the college president and Sansom's close buddy. No punishment so far for Jay Odom who would have benfitted... »
