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DeSantis’ reasoning behind $10 million to Hope Florida charity questioned

Tampa Bay Times 26 Apr 2025
Unlike nearly every other state, Florida kept the settlement secret until Republican lawmakers began asking this month about the source of Hope Florida Foundation’s $10 million donation.Not Medicaid funds?.
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In DeSantis feud with Republicans over Hope Florida, there’s more to the story

Tampa Bay Times 26 Apr 2025
Set aside the issues lawmakers from both parties have raised with the nearly $10 million in Medicaid settlement money that went to the Hope Florida Foundation — a transfer some Republicans have suggested was illegal.
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Hope Florida witness says lawmaker pressured her into sharing info

Tampa Bay Times 26 Apr 2025
In a letter directed Thursday to the Florida House speaker, a key witness alleged that state Rep ... Ron DeSantis’ administration steered $10 million from a Medicaid settlement to a charity set up to support Hope Florida’s mission.
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State Attorney Jack Campbell says he's not looking into Hope Florida foundation donation

TCPalm 25 Apr 2025
The DeSantises face criticism because under Florida law, money from settlements must be deposited into the state's general revenue fund and reported to the Legislature for oversight.
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Hope Florida probe halted as DeSantis allies refuse to testify

The Daytona Beach News Journal 25 Apr 2025
Andrade has spent weeks scrutinizing the foundation’s receipt of $10 million as part of a $67 million legal settlement that Centene, Florida’s largest Medicaid managed-care company, reached last fall with the Agency for Health Care Administration.
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Maxwell: Scandals for Dummies. Breaking down the Hope Florida fiasco

Sun Sentinel 25 Apr 2025
The Hope Florida scandal has been a lot like an onion — if onions were capable of swindling $10 million from taxpayers ... If you don’t appreciate how bonkers that last sentence is, you’ve been living in Florida too long.
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'Fraud': DeSantises under fire from GOP after millions diverted to kill ballot measure

Raw Story 25 Apr 2025
Questions are swirling around Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after a new report found that $10 million from a Medicaid settlement was diverted through a charity linked to his wife to political committees to kill a ballot initiative.
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Retired NBA Star Shaquille O’Neal Settles FTX Endorsement Lawsuit for Undisclosed Amount

The Daily Hodl 25 Apr 2025
In a joint notice of settlement agreement filed on April 23rd, the counsels representing O’Neal and the plaintiffs inform the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, that the two parties have agreed to an amicable resolution of the suit.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says Hope Florida didn’t get Medicaid money. Experts question state’s logic

The Lawton Constitution 25 Apr 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration this week released its most detailed explanation to date on its legal reasoning behind diverting $10 million in Medicaid settlement money to the Hope Florida Foundation ... .
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DeSantis lashes out at Fla. GOP as questions build over wife’s project

The Washington Post 25 Apr 2025
State Republicans led an investigation into $10 million that Casey DeSantis’s Hope Florida program received after a state Medicaid settlement ... .
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Axe: Notre Dame-transfer QB Steve Angeli isn’t coming to Syracuse to be the backup

The Post-Standard 25 Apr 2025
Updated. Apr ... Email . X ... Fran Brown is happy about Maraad Watson’s Texas-sized paydaySyracuse football will host former Top 100 recruits transferring from Florida State (report)Judge delays $2.8 billion NCAA settlement to address roster limit concerns.
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'Smear': Gov. DeSantis hits back as House, media probe Hope Florida funds

TCPalm 24 Apr 2025
Florida Governor ... DeSantis is facing criticism because under Florida law, money from settlements must be deposited into the state's general revenue fund and reported to the Legislature for oversight.
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Florida lawmaker shelves Hope Florida investigation — for now

Sun Sentinel 24 Apr 2025
Andrade led a three-week investigation into the money the Hope Florida Foundation received as part of a $67 million Medicaid overpayment settlement agreement Florida made with Centene Corp., a managed care contractor.
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DeSantis calls attacks on Hope Florida 'bogus'

The Hill 24 Apr 2025
According to them, money from that settlement, all of which was intended to be returned to state and federal coffers, was sent to the Hope Florida Foundation and eventually ended up in the hands of ...
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Hope Florida controversy ends in legislative limbo after sparking political firestorm

WPTV 24 Apr 2025
— The Florida House abruptly ended its investigation into Hope Florida, the welfare assistance program championed by First Lady Casey DeSantis ... House abruptly ends investigation into Hope Florida.
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