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October 23, 2024

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We’re aiming to raise $6,000 by August 10, so we can deepen our reporting on the critical stories unfolding right now: grassroots protests, immigration, politics and more.

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This year's election will transform life in Florida and across the nation in myriad ways. That's why our writers have been working so hard on so many fronts to bring you the independent, eye-opening coverage you expect from New Times.

Here's a small sampling of our wide-ranging coverage to date:

Numerous stories clarifying complex issues on this year's ballot, from a general voter's guide to a map of early voting locations to an Amendment 4 explainer (and a bonus bullshit detector!)
A story that outed a Miami GOP Executive Committee member as a former Proud Boy
A look at how far-right Moms for Liberty candidates fared in Broward school board races
Local reactions to baseless claims of pet-eating Hatian immigrants

(And that's not counting our debate drinking games or our exposé on Matt Gaetz's face!)

We're committed to doing much more, before and after November 5, but we need your help. We hope to raise $3,250 in our membership drive this election cycle,. By becoming a member, you help ensure we have the resources to keep producing independent journalism that produces the stories you won't find anywhere else.

Will you become a member today?

Tom Finkel is editor-in-chief of Miami New Times, where he guides the coverage of the print publication and online website. Tom worked at New Times from 1989–1997, then rejoined the paper in 2019. In between, he served as editor-in-chief of City Pages (Minneapolis), Riverfront Times (St. Louis), and the Village Voice in New York. His own writing has earned accolades including an NABJ Award of Excellence for Investigative Reporting and the Transatlantic Review Henfield Foundation Fiction Award. Tom holds a BA in philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis and an MA in creative writing from Brown University.

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