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Controversy Surrounds Secrecy of Florida Governor's Travel Records
politics2 years ago

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.

DeSantis' Controversial International Trips and Meetings.
politics2 years ago

DeSantis' Controversial International Trips and Meetings.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' global trade mission to Japan, South Korea, Israel, and the United Kingdom is being funded by Enterprise Florida, a public-private state agency that some Republicans have been trying to eliminate. The agency has been controversial for years, with critics arguing that it unfairly picks winners and losers and gives tax breaks to big businesses that don't need them. While DeSantis' spokesperson claims that the trip is not paid for by taxpayers, documents from a previous trip show that Florida taxpayers paid about $131,000. The funding source for this trip has not been disclosed.