Tag: Covid-19

Jun 8, 2020 5:34 AM

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No-bid Florida COVID contracts flow to DeSantis donors

By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Millions of dollars in no-bid state contracts issued as part of Florida’s COVID-19 response have gone to a trio of firms tied to men who’ve contributed hefty sums to support Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political ambitions.
May 22, 2020 4:02 PM

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DeSantis bragged about deal with lab firm now at center of COVID-19 testing scandal

By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis touted an $11 million COVID-19 testing deal with a Texas-based lab now embroiled in controversy and facing questions about the reliability of its tests.
May 15, 2020 5:30 AM

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‘Con artist’ landed major no-bid COVID contract with DeSantis administration

By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
The founder and head of a health-coaching company that inked an $11.3-million deal with the state of Florida to provide COVID-19 testing and supplies pleaded guilty to two felonies last year related to insurance-fraud schemes.
May 13, 2020 5:55 AM

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Astroturfing for politics and profit complicates Florida’s reopen protests

By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis is answering President Donald Trump’s call to boost economic recovery from the coronavirus by reopening most of Florida faster than public health experts want. Even so, last month saw small but high-profile rallies in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa and Fort Myers, all based on the same complaint: Jobs, services and entertainment aren’t springing back quickly enough.
Apr 24, 2020 5:30 AM

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Miramar asks governor for temporary halt to blasting during COVID-19 pandemic

By Ann Henson Feltgen
FloridaBulldog.org
The Miramar City Commission has asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to order a temporary stop to rock mine blasting during the state of emergency called for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 22, 2020 5:28 AM

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Ten years after Deepwater Horizon roiled the Gulf, brakes are off BP’s oil-drilling plans

By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Ten years ago, Deepwater Horizon became synonymous with one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. The oil rig explosion on April 20, 2010 killed 11 workers and injured 17; about 4.9 million barrels of crude oil decimated Gulf of Mexico marine life. The horrors were just the beginning.