After the sealed Hope Florida presentment leaked this week to CBS News Miami, Gov. Ron DeSantis’s primary focus was not the $10 million from a settlement with Medicaid contractor Centene for overbilling Florida’s Healthy Kids program, which insures low-income children. It was publicly labeling the grand jury’s findings a “hoax” and a lie. That is […] The post $10 Million Stolen in Plain Sight: Relabeled, Rerouted, Then Denied appeared first on StoneZone .
After the sealed Hope Florida presentment leaked this week to CBS News Miami , Gov. Ron DeSantis’s primary focus was not the $10 million from a settlement with Medicaid contractor Centene for overbilling Florida’s Healthy Kids program, which insures low-income children. It was publicly labeling the grand jury’s findings a “hoax” and a lie. That is not the response of a governor absorbing a report about taxpayer money. It is the response of a man protecting the people he promoted. The money moved. Then they were appointed to higher office. There was, he said, no diversion of Medicaid funds. The only crime “was whoever leaked the grand jury report,” and there would be “consequences.” Attorney General James Uthmeier…Open
Florida is redder than ever, but what comes next won’t be for the governor to decide. The post How Ron DeSantis Lost Control of His Own Succession appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics How Ron DeSantis Lost Control of His Own Succession Florida is redder than ever, but what comes next won’t be for the governor to decide. There was a moment, not too long ago now, when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was lord of his own private, eternal Republican fiefdom. In the era of Covid, which lasted nearly half a decade, DeSantis made Florida into his own image, a rebellious enclave on the outskirts of an institutionalized consensus that required forced masking, forced lockdowns, and the promise of a mandatory vaccine that would lead America and the rest of the world from the darkness. As a reward for his temerity, DeSantis…Open
Another corruption scandal is unraveling under the leadership of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, this time with leadership of the Florida State Guard (FSG) receiving credible claims of sexual harassment, embezzlement of taxpayer funds and threatening whistleblowers. FSG Executive Director Mark Thieme was appointed to his role by DeSantis in 2023 after the force was revived […] The post Heroes Speak Out as DeSantis Regime Ignores Florida State Guard Corruption Scandal appeared first on StoneZone .
Another corruption scandal is unraveling under the leadership of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, this time with leadership of the Florida State Guard (FSG) receiving credible claims of sexual harassment, embezzlement of taxpayer funds and threatening whistleblowers. FSG Executive Director Mark Thieme was appointed to his role by DeSantis in 2023 after the force was revived by DeSantis the previous year to improve disaster relief response during emergencies. Unfortunately, it quickly devolved into a slush fund of sorts for Thieme who has been able to operate without adequate oversight from the DeSantis administration. State Guard whistleblowers Jonathan Howard and Jordan Bowen have released viral videos on social media detailing the…Open