Every public university in Florida owns private direct support organizations – better known as university corporations – that hold millions of dollars in university assets out of public sight. Originally intended to solicit donations from wealthy donors and make expenditures for the university, the function of these university corporations has expanded over the years. USF […]
Did GOP donor pressure New College “to fire” Fitzgerald for running against Buchanan? – Herald-Tribune
Newly uncovered text messages to Gov. Rick Scott’s office suggests Sarasota beer distributor John Saputo was using his position on the New College of Florida’s Board of Trustees to try to get Keith Fitzgerald fired from his teaching job in 2012 because he was running for Congress against Saputo’s friend U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat […]
