Gary Fineout

March 03, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The outcome of this year's Florida Legislature session may depend largely on a 51-year-old firebrand attorney with a deep conservative streak and a love for cigars and the band U2.

By Gary Fineout

8 minute read

February 03, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Beyonce, Tim Tebow or the Norse god Thor for prez? Those were some of Florida's more unusual picks for president this past election.

By Gary Fineout Associated Press

6 minute read

February 01, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A defiant Gov. Rick Scott embarked on a collision course with state legislators by proposing a $83.5 billion budget that included a now-familiar menu of tax cuts, use of local tax dollars to boost school spending and money for incentives to lure businesses to Florida.

By by Gary Fineout

7 minute read

January 24, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A Florida judge accused of making demeaning comments about women and saying black people should "go back to Africa" abruptly resigned ahead of possible impeachment.

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

4 minute read

January 20, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The powerful state senator trying to push through a dramatic expansion of gambling in Florida recently was working for the company that owns an iconic Miami Beach hotel interested in adding slot machines.

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

6 minute read

January 05, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Possibly showing its hand on the future of capital punishment in Florida, the state Supreme Court by a 5-2 vote forbid the state from imposing the death penalty in pending prosecutions, only to withdraw the order hours later as "prematurely issued."

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

6 minute read

December 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Saying taxpayers have a right to know how much Pitbull has been paid to promote Florida tourism with the help of his song "Sexy Beaches," a top state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the famed rapper's production company.

By Gary Fineout

6 minute read

November 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Florida's next House speaker wants to put in place a long list of rules to crack down on lobbyists, saying he is trying to battle back perceptions of corruption and influence-peddling.

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

6 minute read

October 11, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A federal judge has given Democrats a partial victory in the presidential battleground of Florida, extending the state's voter registration deadline one day and agreeing to consider a longer extension in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.

By Bill Barrow and Gary Fineout, Associated Press

8 minute read

October 04, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A federal trial that could shape the future of gambling in Florida has begun as attorneys for the state and the Seminole Tribe accused the other side of reneging on its promises.

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

6 minute read