Category: Governor
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Florida Bar flops in effort to demonize DeSantis critic as referee recommends lightest possible sanction
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Bar’s politically charged prosecution of an attorney who publicly challenged Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pandemic policy climaxed Tuesday in embarrassment. -
Lawmakers rubber stamp false report about key transparency law despite $6 billion in missing contracts
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
A legislative committee tasked with being a fiscal watchdog for the state approved a report falsely stating that the requirements of a key financial transparency law have been met despite clear evidence of chronic, widespread violations of the law. -
Florida Bar hid prosecutions of witnesses it was using to go after lawyer targeted by DeSantis
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A lawyer facing discipline for alleged misdeeds five years ago has accused Florida Bar prosecutors of hiding news that might have helped exonerate him at a pivotal moment in his politically charged case. -
More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared that “transparency is no longer optional,” and vowed to expose any government entity misusing taxpayer dollars. But his own administration has been repeatedly violating a state transparency law, awarding companies billions of dollars in “emergency” contracts while failing to publicly post copies of the agreements as the law requires. -
New disclosures only deepen mystery of Rep. Donalds’s wife’s charter school companies
By Will Bredderman
FloridaBulldog.org
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Naples), a leading candidate for governor, updated his personal financial disclosures in August following a Florida Bulldog story finding he had failed to fully report his wife’s stakes in companies that provide services to a charter school chain she co-founded. -
The two campaigns of Byron Donalds and why he appears to be violating state law
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Congressman Byron Donalds wants it both ways. As most everyone knows by now, the Naples Republican is running to become Florida’s next governor. But guess what? He’s also seeking re-election to Congress.
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