By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  May 23rd at 01:44 PM  | 

View slideshow: Over 300 Republicans attend 2013 Broward Lincoln Day Dinner Living up to his commitment for unity within the Broward Republican Party, recently elected Chairman Tom Truex announced Wednesday that over 300 Republicans attended the annual Lincoln Day Dinner at the Westin Beach Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale on Monday. Florida Governor Rick Scott was the featured keynote speaker at the Broward Republican Party event. Republican National Committee co-chair Sharon Day was introduced as special | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  May 22nd at 08:34 AM  | 

Drawing unwanted attention from Broward’s attorney for the poor and indigent, Circuit Court Judge Matthew Destry has been asked by Public Defender Howard Finkelstein to refrain from tweeting from the bench during court proceedings, according to JAA Blog late Monday. In an apparent – and almost unnoticed first in the judiciary – Destry established a Twitter account in late February. Appropriately named after his @DIV_FY | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  May 20th at 03:45 PM  | 

Lincoln Gabriel Diaz-Balart, son of retired U.S. Rep. Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), died Sunday at the age of 29, according to The Miami Herald early Monday.  Diaz-Balart was also the nephew of U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Jose Diaz-Balart a Telemundo host. The Diaz-Balart family are Cuban exiles and are politically powerful in Miami’s exile community.  Well known for their political power, Mario Diaz-Balart is a five-term congressman | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  March 13th at 09:32 AM  | 

Amid fallout from an investigation into Internet gambling cafes, Florida Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll has resigned from office, according to Governor Rick Scott.  Her resignation was announced early Wednesday morning by Scott. “Effective immediately, I hereby resign the Office of Lieutenant Governor of the State of Florida. It has been an honor to have served the State of Florida in this capacity,” stated Carroll’s two-sentence letter dated Tuesday. | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 15th at 03:25 PM  | 

While authorities positively identified the charred remains of former Los Angeles police officer and retired United States Naval reservist Christopher Dorner late Thursday, questions are now being raised on whether he qualifies for burial at a national cemetery with full military honors, according to The Press-Enterprise. Generally speaking, all military veterans in the United States automatically qualify for burial in a national cemetery. They also are entitled to a | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 14th at 07:26 AM  | 

The fiery death of former LA police officer and retired United States Naval reservist Christopher Dorner late Tuesday has left questions over who can collect the $1.2 million reward in his case, according to CBS News. As Dorner was cornered in a remote Big Bear cabin in California and presumably died in the ensuing fire, he was neither “captured” nor “convicted” as required by strict stipulations contained within | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 12th at 03:45 PM  | 

As authorities continue their manhunt for former LAPD police officer Christopher Jordan Dorner, the Los Angeles Police Department has denied claims by the hacktivist collective Anonymous that its departmental website was attacked and brought down. “Anonymous Operation USA | Target: DOWN | http://www.LAPDonline.org  | #Anonymous #OpUSA #FTP #Revolution,” the group tweeted. “No they didn’t,” LAPD Sgt. Frank Preciado told the Los Angeles Times late Monday in quickly refuting the group’s claims. Anonymous is | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 11th at 10:57 AM  | 

As authorities continue their manhunt for former LAPD police officer Christopher Jordan Dorner, the hacktivist collective Anonymous announced Monday through Pastebin their support of the alleged serial killer. Hello, officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, we are anonymous. As national headlines regarding the vigilante acts of former LAPD officer Christopher Jordan Dorner continue to intensify, we have decided amongst ourselves to pursue an appropriate recourse. And so we | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 11th at 08:48 AM  | 

  As police in southern California continue their manhunt Monday for alleged murderer and former LAPD officer Christopher Jordan Dorner, new details are emerging about his 11,000-word plus manifesto. Experts consulted by the L.A. Daily News said the writing is indicative of an intelligent and opinionated man “whose mind has unraveled, likely due to mental illness, paranoia and possibly unresolved trauma.” For those that wish to read Christopher Dorner’s uncensored manifesto, | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 8th at 06:50 AM  | 

As police in southern California continue their manhunt Friday for alleged murderer and former LAPD officer Christopher Jordan Dorner, new details are emerging about his 11,000-word manifesto. Largely ignored as the ramblings of an individual who was extremely unhappy with his lot in life, Dorner has now gained national notoriety as thousands of police officers participate in the manhunt. Found on his Facebook page, Dorner’s | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 4th at 06:46 AM  | 

View slideshow: Bill Lewis of AM 740 WSBR covering the Presidential Debate According to a study released by the school on Thursday, the final presidential debate hosted by Lynn University on October 22nd, produced $13.1 million in immediate economic impact for the Palm Beach County economy. This includes approximately $1.7 million in elevated spending by local residents, a 22 percent increase in bed taxes and more than $63 million in | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 4th at 06:39 AM  | 

Since first elected Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Atwater, (R-FL) has advocated for reforms in the state contracting system. In a system that spends more than $50 billion of taxpayer dollars annually, Atwater announced Thursday that he has increased transparency via the Florida Accountability Contract Tracking System or ‘FACTS’ and accountability through the audit last fiscal year of 600 contracts and grant agreements. Now Atwater is asking the legislature | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 4th at 06:34 AM  | 

At the quarterly meeting of the Medicaid and Public Assistance Fraud Strike Force on Wednesday, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary David Wilkins announced the results of a study commissioned by the Strike Force to measure fraud in the Florida’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—a federal program run according to guidelines mandated by the federal government. Compiled by ERS Group, the study found a 7.5 percent rate | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  January 25th at 11:32 AM  | 

With details to be announced in the following days and weeks, former U.S. Representative Allen West (R-FL) announced Thursday the formation of the non-profit “Allen West Foundation.” West, who lost his bid for re-election to Democrat Patrick Murphy in November, transferred $250,000 in unspent money from his campaign account to the foundation.  The same amount was also transferred to American Legacy Guardians. In addition to the creation | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  January 17th at 06:20 AM  | 

2,140 days without freedom. Retired FBI agent Robert Levinson devoted almost three decades of service to his country and the citizens of the United States.  A career that deserved honors has instead resulted in almost six years as a hostage in a foreign country. Until his disappearance in March 2007, Levinson, 64, resided with his wife and seven children in Coral Springs.  Working as a private investigator, | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  January 7th at 05:01 PM  | 

Ten major mortgage servicers including Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo entered into a $8.5 billion settlement Monday with federal regulators to settle claims related to mortgage foreclosure abuses. Under the terms of the settlement with the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), $3.3 billion will be paid by banks directly to eligible mortgage borrowers.  Over $5.2 billion in other assistance – such as loan | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  December 31st at 08:04 AM  | 

Starting Tuesday, flashing your headlights to alert oncoming traffic that police are lying in wait along the roadside will no longer be against the law in the state of Florida. The provision legalizing such speed trap warnings is part of a statewide change in motor vehicle laws. An attorney who represented cited motorists believes, though, that the revised traffic code contains loopholes that would still allow | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  December 22nd at 08:04 AM  | 

As Bill Lewis prepares to announce his New Years resolutions for 2013, interesting guests and timely topics will be on AM 740 WSBR and AM 1470 WWNN Christmas Eve weekend and The Credit Report with Bill Lewis. As a daily forum for business and financial news, politics, economic trends, and cutting edge issues, The Credit Report with Bill Lewis can be found on AM 740 WSBR in south Florida. Hosted by Bill | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  December 17th at 09:07 AM  | 

Florida Governor Rick Scott will announce Monday a promotion from within at the Florida Department of Corrections.  Currently holding the number two spot as deputy secretary, Michael Crews will be elevated to the top position within the nation’s third largest prison system. Crews will succeed Ken Tucker, whose retirement becomes official on December 28th.  Like his predecessor, Crews was a long-time official at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement before | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  December 17th at 06:37 AM  | 

As Christmas is approaching and Bill Lewis prepares to announce his New Years resolutions for 2013, interesting guests and timely topics will be on AM 740 WSBR and AM 1470 WWNN the weekend of December 17th and The Credit Report with Bill Lewis. As a daily forum for business and financial news, politics, economic trends, and cutting edge issues, The Credit Report with Bill Lewis can be found on AM 740 | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  December 14th at 08:18 AM  | 

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R- Miami, has joined the effort to release a 27-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran from South Florida being held in a Mexican prison since August for carrying a shotgun he had declared at the border crossing. Ros-Lehtinen has circulated a letter in Congress urging Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to continue working with Mexican authorities, | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  December 13th at 03:18 PM  | 

On Wednesday, TransUnion released its annual forecast on two primary consumer credit variables – mortgage and credit card delinquency rates. The national mortgage loan delinquency rate – or the ratio of borrowers that are 60 or more days past due – is projected to decline to 5.06 percent by the end of 2013 from an estimated 5.32 percent this year.  TransUnion forecasts mortgage delinquencies, a | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  December 6th at 04:33 PM  | 

Federal mortgage backers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced this week that they have halted evictions from foreclosed homes during the holidays. For Fannie Mae backed mortgages, the suspension on evicting homeowners will be from Dec. 19 through Jan. 2. On Freddie Mac backed mortgages, the suspension dates are from Dec. 17 through Jan. 2. The eviction and lockout suspensions have become a yearly tradition | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  December 1st at 04:10 AM  | 

Interesting guests and timely topics will be on AM 740 WSBR and AM 1470 WWNN the weekend of December 1st and The Credit Report with Bill Lewis. As a daily forum for business and financial news, politics, economic trends, and cutting edge issues, The Credit Report with Bill Lewis can be found on AM 740 WSBR in south Florida. Hosted by Bill Lewis, the show broadcasts live weekdays at 7am. Originally launched | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  November 24th at 06:08 AM  | 

Interesting guests and timely topics will be on AM 740 WSBR and AM 1470 WWNN the weekend of November 24th and The Credit Report with Bill Lewis. As a daily forum for business and financial news, politics, economic trends, and cutting edge issues, The Credit Report with Bill Lewis can be found on AM 740 WSBR in south Florida. Hosted by Bill Lewis, the show broadcasts live weekdays at 7am. Originally launched | Read More »