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Floridaâs sunshine laws dim as DeSantis decides what to disclose
Open government advocates say the state of Floridaâs sunshine laws are darker this year because of Gov. Ron Desantis and his attempt at times to shield critical details about the crisis from the public.
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Updated Mar. 1
TALLAHASSEE â For months, Thomas Hladish, a research scientist at the University of Floridaâs Emerging Pathogens Institute, asked the Florida Department of Health to let him use information from thousands of contact tracers the state had hired to interview Floridians who tested positive for COVID-19.
He and his colleagues wanted to better understand where transmission was occurring in Florida so officials could put more effective policies in place.
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