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The State Takes from the Lawton Chiles Endowment

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Published June 17, 2009 at 9:51 AM EDT

By Margie Menzel

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Tallahassee, FL – On Monday the state transferred 700 million dollars from the Lawton Chiles endowment to Florida's general revenue fund. As Margie Menzel reports, the late governor's son calls it a betrayal, but says his hands are legally tied.
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