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South Florida Sun-Sentinel – February 11, 2007
"It's very sexy for [state legislators] to sit up high and tell the counties to rein in their spending [and say] they're spending like drunken sailors. They've been saying it, but it's not true." |
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Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs
on the possibility of state-imposed restrictions on
the authority of counties, cities, towns and villages to raise property taxes
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Miami Herald – February 6, 2007
"I would love to see us create a paper trail. If the Legislature wants to do that, they should appropriate the money. We simply don't have the money to buy the equipment". |
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Broward County Mayor Josephus Eggelletion,
on the State Legislature's plan to replace
touch-screen voting machines
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel – January 28, 2007
"All the television stations in the Midwest are highlighting our warm weather, our great hotels, and our beautiful beaches, we couldn't have a budget to pay for that." |
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Broward County Mayor Josephus Eggelletion,
On the projected economic effect of Super Bowl XLI
on South Florida's tourism industry
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Miami Herald – January 25, 2007
'”We're paying for some juvenile-justice costs and Medicaid. They need to take responsibility for that and not just blame us.'' |
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County Commissioner Ilene Lieberman,
on the need for the state government to end the practice of pushing
the responsibility for costly programs onto local governments
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Miami Herald - January 23, 2007
"There's an explosion in gun violence in young teens. It occurs throughout Florida, it occurs throughout our community and many of us can be a victim
of it. We must develop some strategies, tri-countywide,
to deal with it." |
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Broward County Mayor Josephus Eggelletion, Jr.
speaking at a meeting of the Tri-County Commission
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Miami Herald – January 9, 2007
“[At] certain times of a year, without a question it impacts commercial aviation. The Super Bowl is probably one of those times.” |
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County Commissioner John Rodstrom,
on the impact of private planes on commercial air service
at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel – January 8, 2007
“This is not the time to talk about imposing more taxes. They are competing with the county and work we are well equipped to do. It might be time to talk about abolishing this district.” |
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County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs,
on the Broward Soil and Water Conservation District.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel – December 13, 2006
“I really feel we have so little open space left to preserve. Once it’s built [upon], it's gone.” |
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County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger,
on land issues..
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel – December 12, 2006
"When you use an ATM, you get a slip back. When you use a credit card, you get a receipt. The only place you don't get an auditable paper trail is voting."
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County Commissioner Ilene Lieberman,
on the need for paper receipts at the ballot box
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel – December 3, 2006
“I've asked every single lobbyist that's come before me in the last 11 days, ‘Does your client have domestic partner benefits for all its employees?’ “The rumor's getting around very quickly that you've got to have them.” |
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County Commissioner Ken Keechl,
on expanding domestic partner benefits
for same-sex couples
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Miami Herald – December 3, 2006
“I have not made a determination one way or another. I've just tried very hard to gather as much information and be as sensitive to everyone's needs, including the economic needs of the county.” |
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County Commissioner Lois Wexler,
on the expansion of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel – September 27, 2006
“Those of us who are for the plan are not against the manatee. We tried very hard to strike a balance between these two issues. Every single marketing plan that we have shows the waterways, shows the Venice of America, and shows the marine industry.” |
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County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin,
on the Manatee Protection Plan
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