Gary Fineout

Gary FineoutAugust 28, 2016
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In the months leading up to the crucial primary election, Florida’s two political parties and affiliated committees took in millions from gambling interests, utility companies and others with a stake in the outcome of this year’s contests. Campaign fundraising reports filed late Friday showed that the Florida Democratic Party raised $4.72 million in cash compared […]

Gary FineoutAugust 24, 2016
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6min236
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has bragged about his influence with politicians, urged Gov. Rick Scott to give a judgeship to a Florida attorney whose work appears at odds with Trump’s hard-line stance on immigration, newly released emails show. The emails posted online late last week by the Scott administration show Trump recommended that […]

Gary FineoutAugust 24, 2016
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1min157
The future of Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum remains unclear. University trustees narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to extend her current contract by one year. It’s the second time this summer trustees have refused to extend it and means she must leave by April 2017. Trustees voted, however, to create a special committee to […]

Gary FineoutAugust 18, 2016
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4min353
A federal judge on Thursday definitively blocked a Florida abortion law that prevents state funds from going to organizations that provide abortions after the administration of Gov. Rick Scott made the unusual decision to drop further legal action. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle had placed a temporary hold on the law in June just hours […]


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