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Staff ReportsDecember 23, 2016

Democratic Congressman-elect Al Lawson named Tola Thompson, longtime director and assistant vice president of Florida A&M University’s government relations, to be his chief of staff. Lawson, who will represent Florida’s 5th Congressional District, announced the hire this week. Thompson is a Tallahassee native and FAMU graduate. “I will miss the incredible people I have had the […]

Associated PressNovember 2, 2016

A former Florida A&M University official is being charged with bribery after he allegedly asked parents to give him money to help their children get admitted to the college. State law-enforcement agents on Tuesday arrested Leman Junior Ulee. The 46-year-old man was charged with two counts of bribery and one count of official misconduct. The […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 13, 2016

The push to register millennials to vote is hitting the airwaves. Hillary Clinton released a new radio ad Tuesday as part of an effort to mobilize millennial voters. According to the Clinton campaign, the 60-second spot is meant to highlight the importance of the millennial vote and Clinton’s plan to invest in Historical Black Colleges […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2016

Rep. Corrine Brown opened her Jacksonville campaign headquarters Sunday, but the media was more interested in her federal trial and her other challenges. She delivered hot quotes on that, relating her situation to the trial of Marissa Alexander. “As horrible as this is for me, I’ve learned a lot,” Brown said, saying prosecutors were spending […]

Gary FineoutJune 10, 2016

Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum, who was hired to steer the school after the fallout of the death of a school marching band member, may soon be out of job. Trustees at the university on Friday refused to vote on whether to extend Mangum’s current three-year contract, a decision that means she must leave […]

Staff ReportsApril 11, 2016

Miami-based attorney Ivette Arango O’Doski, who also lives in Tallahassee (she’s married to Advantage Consulting Team’s co-founder Rhett O’Doski), became part of the Buchanan Ingersoll Rooney team April 1. She will staff the Miami office. Her hire opens the door for the firm’s entry into the lucrative South Florida governmental relations market. In 2014, Gov. Rick Scott appointed her as a “consumer […]

Gary FineoutOctober 23, 2015

Saying that his current relationship with Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum is “broken and irreparable,” the chairman of the university board stepped down from his post on Friday. Rufus Montgomery, an alumnus and a successful lobbyist in Georgia, notified other university trustees of his decision in a brief statement. Montgomery will remain on the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 23, 2015

In a series of news releases late on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown addressed a variety of issues, ranging from Benghazi hearing and the FAMU Board of Trustees to the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015. Regarding the Benghazi committee, Brown said, “I attended the House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing today. In the […]

Guest AuthorOctober 23, 2015

Finally, the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has lost its credibility. Its credibility as a governing body. Its credibility as a professional organ. Its credibility as a guardian of the best interests of FAMU. Its credibility in its ongoing dispute with FAMU President Elmira Mangum, which reached a point of high camp at a […]

Guest AuthorOctober 22, 2015

Finally, the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has lost its credibility. Its credibility as a governing body. Its credibility as a professional organ. Its credibility as a guardian of the best interests of FAMU. Its credibility in its ongoing dispute with FAMU President Elmira Mangum, which reached a point of high camp at a […]

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Personnel note: Al Lawson names Tola Thompson chief of staff

Florida A&M University official sought bribes to admit students

Hillary Clinton airing radio ads in Florida focused on HBCUs

Corrine Brown: Federal prosecutors ‘make it up as you go’

Florida A&M president could be forced out by next year

Personnel notes: Ivette Arango O’doski, Karen Skyers and Jennifer Wilson making moves

After narrow vote FAMU board chairman resigns his post

Corrine Brown addresses Benghazi, FAMU, transportation bill

Chris Timmons: In battle with university president, FAMU’s board of trustees has lost its credibility

Chris Timmons: In battle with university president, FAMU’s Board of Trustees has lost its credibility