Controversy Surrounds Secrecy of Florida Governor's Travel Records

The source of funding for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' recent trips on private chartered jets remains unclear, with no indication of payment from taxpayer funds or his political committee campaign finance report. Flight tracking records show that the stops of a private chartered jet coincide with the governor’s movements for the past week. The trip is being paid for by private donations to Enterprise Florida, the public-private economic development agency that is about to be dismantled by the Legislature. A bill that would shield DeSantis’ travel records associated with taxpayer-paid travel from scrutiny is poised to go to his desk, which would also shield records for all past trips from public view.