Gary Fineout
@fineout
Reporter with POLITICO covering Florida who also tweets and functions in an evolving multimedia world.
A brick from the old FSU student union. Still solid. Still here. My school. My home.
Fla @GovRonDeSantis has issued executive orders setting special elections for SD 11 - which had been held by new CFO Blaise Ingoglia - and HD 90, the seat that had been held by Rep. Joe Casello. Casello died late last week. Primary is Sept. 30, general election is Dec. 9
JUST IN: Wall Street Journal retains former U.S. Senator George LeMieux (R-FL) as local counsel in libel suit Trump filed over alleged Epstein letter/drawing. LeMieux is a former chief of staff to Gov. Charlie Crist. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/2602…
RIP …
Ozzy Osbourne, the singular metal legend whose Black Sabbath virtually invented heavy metal and in later years became a reality TV pioneer, has died at the age of 76. More on his life and legacy 🖤 rollingstone.com/music/music-ne…
Florida Playbook today: -#Miami election is a whole saga -@bruceritchie follows detention center hearing, and @SecRollins announces a disaster block grant -@fineout recaps big day in Tally: @GovGoneWild sworn in, @JayCollinsFL on '26, new committee chairs politico.com/newsletters/fl…
Fla new CFO demands info from 2 local governments. These communities are in Democratic blue parts of state
WE’RE NOT WASTING ANY TIME! I promised taxpayers I would audit local governments and protect their tax dollars. Tonight in my role as CFO, in conjunction with @DOGEFla and the @GovRonDeSantis administration, we sent these 7 page letters to Gainesville and Broward County…
Well, for your radar ... There could be a rematch of the infamous 1997 mayoral election in Miami that was overturned because of ballot fraud.
More Miami news: Xavier Suarez, the city's first Cuban-born mayor and the father of the current mayor, says he's filing his candidate paperwork for mayor tomorrow Will the mayor's race be in 2025 or 2026? That's still up in the air miamiherald.com/news/local/com…
Gov DeSantis applauds judicial ruling on city of Miami effort to push back municipal elections
City of Miami politicians voted to defy term limits, cancel this year’s scheduled election, and extend their own terms in office — all without voter approval. Today, a judge has put the kibosh on the scheme. Great to see the law and common sense prevail.
A little personal update: Today is my first day @TheAtlantic. I'm thrilled to be joining some old friends and meeting some brilliant folks who I've admired from afar. Looking forward to being a part of something special. Send tips!: [email protected]
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Six braces in his last seven games? Messi things. 🐐
FWIW Fla law requires a candidate for governor or Cabinet to have resided in the state for seven years before running. Someone must have resided in the state for 2 years to run for the Legislature
Don’t New York our Florida!
House Dems announce that Fla Rep. Casello has passed following a heart attack
We are so sorry to say that Representative Joe Casello has passed away surrounded by his loving family and girlfriend, following a heart attack. He was 73. The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to all who have offered their love and support during this difficult time.