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Florida doles out $50 million to contractor providing DeSantis Israel flights
A chartered flight organized by Project Dynamo arrives at Tampa International Airport on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. The flight organized by Project Dynamo had 270 evacuees from Israel including 91 children and four dogs. By JEFFREY SCHWEERS | jschweers@orlandosentinel.com...
Two years and too many COVID deaths later, a victory for transparency in Florida | Editorial
Sarah Espedido / Orlando Sentinel Democrat Carlos Guillermo Smith of Orlando represented District 49 in the Florida House of Representatives. By SUN SENTINEL EDITORIAL BOARD | Sun Sentinel PUBLISHED: October 11, 2023 at 2:46 p.m. | UPDATED: October 11, 2023 at 4:23...
You paid $152k for DeSantis’ latest legal loss, another attempt to keep public info hidden | Commentary
Gov. Ron DeSantis removes his mask to answer questions during a press conference touting the expanded rollout of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital in Longwood, Fla., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) By...
WGCU’s Gulf Coast Life Latest Episode: Florida Dept. of Health ordered to release COVID-19 data after a two-year legal battle
Interview by John Davis jrdavis@wgcu.org The Florida Department of Health is now required to release COVID-19 data the state agency withheld from the public during the height of the pandemic. Release of the data is part of a settlement reached following a two-year...
Two years and too many COVID deaths later, a victory for transparency in Florida | Editorial
By SUN SENTINEL EDITORIAL BOARD | Sun Sentinel PUBLISHED: October 11, 2023 at 2:46 p.m. | UPDATED: October 11, 2023 at 4:23 p.m. In this period of extraordinary secrecy, stonewalling and willfully refusing to comply with public records laws, the people of Florida can...
DeSantis’ chartered jet trade mission around the world cost nearly $1.6 million
The agency that organized the trip stated that no public tax money was used. Scrutiny has mounted over his travel habits since he began his presidential campaign, including an ethics complaint filed against the governor over plane trips connected to a book promotional...