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DeSantis says $16 billion in federal aid to Florida is unfair “Instead of using the share of the population, they are using the number of unemployed in the state, which means states like Florida that have lower unemployment are getting penalized,” DeSantis said.   Published Mar. 1 Updated Mar. 1 TALLAHASSEE — The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package before the U.S. Senate would give Florida state and local governments $16 billion in one-time aid, more than enough to wipe out the state’s $2 billion shortfall, but Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said the funding formula is u...

Florida’s sunshine laws dim as DeSantis decides what to disclose Open government advocates say the state of Florida’s 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.   Updated Mar. 1 TALLAHASSEE — For months, Thomas Hladish, a research scientist at the University of Florida’s 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...