Gary Fineout

Reporter with POLITICO covering Florida who also tweets and functions in an evolving multimedia world.

[WEAR ABC 3 @weartv]

Video captured by Jordan Glass shows the roof being ripped off the Rest and Relax Inn on Plantation Road in Pensacola during Hurricane Isaias earlier tonight.

https://t.co/XnjVgGJ2oN

[National Hurricane Center @NHC_Atlantic]

830 PM CDT Friday Oct 9 Update: Isaias makes landfall near Destin, Florida with maximum winds near 105 mph. Follow the latest on #Isaias at https://t.co/GrztW6nozt

[Jim Rosica @JimRosicaFL]

As of 6:19 pm, there are now nearly 14,000 customers without power, according to the city utilities’ outage map.

https://t.co/aaEly54QPr

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

On @WCTV just now: "Power outages are starting to skyrocket in Tallahassee." Now over 6k

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

Some late day political news out of D.C. ... Chris Murphy plans midterm travel blitz, fundraising for Nixon in Florida https://t.co/bu4sqY5Qnw via @politico

[NWS Tallahassee @NWSTallahassee]

Tornado Warning including Eastpoint FL, Apalachicola FL and Creels FL until 3:45 PM EDT

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

DeSantis notes that once winds reach 39 mph that authorities will shut down I-10, notably the bridge that crosses Escambia Bay and is the main corridor that links Pensacola to the rest of the state. Hurricane Ivan caused severe damage to the bridge when it hit in 2004

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

DeSantis a few minutes ago said this about Hurricane Isaias, which is now a Cat 3: "For the next 24 to 36 hours you are going to see some nasty weather." He warned that there could be tornado activity east of the storm as far east as Tallahassee.

[Ron DeSantis @GovRonDeSantis]

Governor Ron DeSantis Delivers Update on Hurricane Isaias Preparations https://t.co/F9rHFCPefH

[Jim Cantore @JimCantore]

Looks like #isaias will landfall as a major hurricane. That's what happens when shear lines up with stearing and forward motion.

[Jay Waagmeester @jaywaagmeester]

This Pensacola port-a-potty is strapped in for #HurricaneIsaias expected to make landfall this evening.

[Jim Cantore @JimCantore]

Pensacola Beach put on a hell of a show tonight! The infamous calm before the storm via the one and only @CharlesPeekWX #isaias

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

Democratic Attorneys General Association announces it is donating $5 million to help @JoseJavierJJR and his campaign against @JamesUthmeierFL That’s a sizable amount for a down ballot Cabinet race

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

Asked today Scott said "there’s $10 million taken out of the Medicaid program that’s supposed to go to poor kids. We ought to get all the money back so that taxpayers are not on the hook.” Said "all the facts" need to come out inc who suggested sending $ to Hope Fla Foundation

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

Updated story .... @SenRickScott tells POLITICO that there are still "unanswered questions" about Hope Fla ... DeSantis calls for accountability over leaked Hope Florida report https://t.co/8nCvxPRKLu via @politico

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

DeSantis on Hurricane Isaias - said there will be "major impacts" including in the Fla interior. Bracing for impacts late Friday/early Saturday. "People should take it seriously," he said. DeSantis said it is forecast to be a Cat 2 but he hopes it weakens.

[Ron DeSantis @GovRonDeSantis]

Governor Ron DeSantis Delivers Update on Hurricane Isaias https://t.co/B9D3KGePFk

[Burgess Everett @burgessev]

new - Cody Campbell group Saving College Sports warning that UNC, FSU, Miami and Clemson could tank college sports bill in the House by pushing "to raise the conference cap from 20 to 22 while also sunsetting the entire provision so that they have the right to immediately bolt from the ACC"

"They have told members of our board in just the last several hours that they are willing to do everything in their power to defeat the bill if their demands are not met"

[Skip Foster @skipfoster]

This seems pretty important and a nice scoop for Jon.
Bottom line: The SEC admits in this email that it was rushing the PCSA through Congress in anticipation of Democrats taking over the House. cc: @PeterSchorschFL @fineout @RossDellenger @achristovichh @bmarcello

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

Seminole Tribe of Florida sues DraftKings alleging illegal sportsbook https://t.co/26LbjiTsKt via @POLITICOPro by @ALAtterbury & assist by me

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DeSantis calls for accountability over leaked Hope Florida report https://t.co/8nCvxPRcVW via @politico

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

This is potentially a big deal for Florida. If the tribe contends the compact isn't being enforced as intended it could cost Florida nearly $1 billion in revenue that is being shared right now

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

Meanwhile, Seminole Tribe of Fla this a.m. filed a lawsuit contending @DraftKings is breaking state law by operating a sports betting operation that violates the compact. DeSantis is asked about the lawsuit & said he hasn't read it but says tribe is supposed to have exclusivity