Illusion, Secrecy and Intimidation at the Broward Sheriff’s Office In Tallahassee, silence is rarely unintentional. When Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony brought his budget appeal to the Florida Administration Commission in late February, silence was exactly what he received. His request was $73.7 million. Sheriff Tony had asked for a 9 percent budget increase from the Broward County Commission, but the County approved only 3 percent. His gambit: if the county wouldn’t give him the full amount, he would force his demand through the state capital. Chaired by Governor Ron DeSantis, the commission holds the full authority of Florida’s executive branch. The other three members, Attorney General James Uthmeier, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, and Agricultural Commissioner Wilton Simpson, each…
A former tenured professor at the University of Cincinnati has taken legal action against the institution, asserting that administrators wrecked his career after he resisted diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring mandates, The College Fix reported. Brian Calfano, an award winning journalist who led the journalism department starting in 2021, submitted the lawsuit in late February. “First, he objected when the University imposed an unauthorized, race-based hiring policy that violated its…