Broward commissioners will take the first step next week to break away from the Sheriff’s Office when it comes to operating the 911 regional call system.
An upheaval affecting the intersecting worlds of Florida government, politics and lobbying is forcing officials to choose: They could hold onto their positions in elected or appointed offices. Or they can keep their careers, or future career plans, as paid lobbyists.
Jared Moskowitz is about to become South Florida's newest member of Congress. He's a Democrat, with ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis, starting in the Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives. “It’s a big deal, and it’s an honor to go there, and we can do things. And, so, the gravity is not lost on me even though in today’s day and age a lot of it has turned into a circus."