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One retired Marine Corps officer called the police on instructors, alleging abuse.

A spokesperson implies that it’s not needed since the state has reopened schools, but federal guidance states that it’s not a qualifying factor.

MGT Consulting, led by former Republican lawmaker Trey Traviesa, was in serious talks to do the work before a bid was announced.

The probe was requested by Gov. Ron DeSantis following a Washington Post article.

“Isn’t it punitive to say, ‘I will reinfranchise this group, but not reinfranchise this group?’” one judge asked.

The unusual idea running through Tallahassee has the support of a key homeless advocate — and Gov. Ron DeSantis.

After his assertion on social distancing, Scott Rivkees was quickly removed from the room by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ spokeswoman.

Prosecutors cited Tampa resident Tony Patterson’s sentence in a separate criminal case for the dismissal.

Department of Education officials met with lawmakers this week to defend themselves and toss around ideas to exert control over the Jefferson County School District.

The decision was “necessary to effectively manage risk exposure,” the company said.

Diaz will take over on June 1.

Text messages, emails and interviews with the fired data expert reveal an unlikely ally in Gov. DeSantis’ administration.

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Federal authorities sent a subpoena to the Jefferson County School District in June.

“This is just going to make future prosecutions easier for the state,” an attorney said. “I think it’s horrifying.”

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Eddie Gallagher, a former U.S. Navy SEAL accused of war crimes, is listed as an instructor with a company hired by Florida to train its civilian military force.

Body-worn camera footage recorded by local police and obtained by the Times/Herald captured the confusion and outrage of Hillsborough County residents who fo...

Tom McCullion was the project manager for CONNECT and helped choose Deloitte Consulting. Another project he advised just chose Deloitte again.

The Times’ longtime Tallahassee bureau chief investigated corruption in Tampa Bay and beyond.

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The Tampa refrigerant company iGas has given more than $1.1 million since 2019 to DeSantis and other politicians, largely in Florida, as the company is involved in a dispute with the EPA.

DeSantis’ pick to manage the state’s affordable housing fund, Mike DiNapoli, has a complicated financial history.

Florida seems to have a lot of lawsuits, but auto and health insurance companies are highly profitable.

Excessive payouts to insurers’ affiliate companies have been repeatedly cited for insolvencies in the past.

Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, pitched fellow lawmakers to invest in a new insurance company out to make millions after changes in state law.

Vertol Systems Company was paid $1.56 million by Florida for work it usually doesn’t do, but state officials are mum on why it got the job.

A lawyer for a former employee says she was fired after reporting “wrongdoing” by the executive director, Mike DiNapoli.

He’s canceled the usual parade and is addressing Legislative leaders on the fourth floor of the Capitol, where the 40-year-old incoming governor will emphasize the need to get to work immediately.

The state is now investigating allegations that insurers manipulated claims to pay homeowners less.

Scott objects to jobless workers making more in benefits than from salaries. In Florida, that’s a mostly moot point considering that most claimants can’t get any benefits at all.

The memo comes after months of conspiracy theories surrounding 2020 votes.

A spokesperson for DeSantis lashed out at the Florida Housing Finance Corp. board, calling them the “deep state.”

The office is going to revert to paper applications because the website is so broken, Executive Director Ken Lawson said.

Statewide prosecutors said they would appeal.

While divesting state money, he owned about $75,000 in a BlackRock-managed fund.

The DeSantis administration hasn’t applied for a federal food aid program, part of a larger effort by the governor to return life to normal.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ practice of “reviewing” public records from state agencies can delay the release of those records to citizens and journalists by months.

The people charged with voting illegally were all given voter ID cards.

While Jamie Grant was remodeling his workspace, $30 million in cybersecurity funding remained unspent by the agency.

One retired Marine Corps officer called the police on instructors, alleging abuse.

The state’s strict anti-fraud measures included screening people who were “unable” to work.

A spokesperson for DeSantis lashed out at the Florida Housing Finance Corp. board, calling them the “deep state.”

The bill had surprisingly bipartisan support this session, months before protests over police abuses gripped the nation.

The agency can’t produce data to verify claims have gone to the right people and in the right amounts. And it’s not the only agency with bad data, auditors say.

A spokesperson implies that it’s not needed since the state has reopened schools, but federal guidance states that it’s not a qualifying factor.

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State auditors found the site still had more than 600 system errors waiting to be fixed, but state officials had no process to evaluate and fix them.

A federal grand jury is now investigating.

The DeSantis administration hasn’t applied for a federal food aid program, part of a larger effort by the governor to return life to normal.

The measure would create an elections security force, but it’s not as substantial as what Gov. Ron DeSantis wanted.

The president of the Florida Senate called the state’s surgeon general “unprofessional” this weekend for refusing to wear a mask while visiting the office of a state senator who is being treated for...

Fighting lawsuits was Florida’s response to the insurance crisis, but evidence hasn’t materialized.

And that’s just for call-takers. State records also reveal that just 1 percent of 864,313 calls to the unemployment hotline were answered in one week.

Statistics show key state agencies have been operating with 1 in 4 jobs unfilled, as workers lament constant turnover.