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Fried is an attorney from Fort Lauderdale who was a student-body president at the University of Florida and a lobbyist on medical-marijuana issues. The News Service caught up with Fried on Friday.
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Florida Pardons ‘Groveland Four,’ The 4 Black Men Accused Of A 1949 Rape
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the independently elected Cabinet granted a pardon to four African-American men accused of raping a white woman nearly 70 years ago.
Read More »Photos: Florida’s New Cabinet Members Sworn In At State Capitol
The Point, Jan. 8, 2019: A New Governor Takes Office
Ron DeSantis officially becomes Florida's new governor today at noon.
Read More »Gillum Loses After Recount, Other Races Go To Hand Count
It's final: Democrat Andrew Gillum lost to Republican Ron DeSantis in the governor race. But it's not over for the other races yet.
Read More »Judge Refuses To Extend Recount Deadline
A federal judge Thursday turned down a request by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to extend recount deadlines in last week’s elections.
Read More »Hundreds Of Overcounts, Thousands Of Undercounts In Alachua and Marion Counties
Voting machine recount numbers in Marion County and Alachua County show dozens of overvotes and thousands of undervotes.
Read More »Statewide Machine Recount Ordered, Gillum Revokes Concession
Florida secretary of state ordered a machine recount for the governor, U.S. Senate and commissioner of agriculture races on Saturday. Gubernatorial Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum took back his concession to Rep. Ron DeSantis.
Read More »Supervisors Of Elections Prepare For First Statewide Recount In Florida’s History
Florida's races for governor, U.S. Senate and Commissioner of Agriculture are headed for a recount.
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