Jeffrey Schweers

1 week ago | orlandosentinel.com | Jeffrey Schweers |Stephen Hudak

TALLAHASSEE - A state legislative proposal to free up hundreds of millions of dollars a year in tourist tax revenue for local governments to spend on mass transit, roads and other projects that benefit Florida residents has been scrapped. The proposal was removed from the Republican-led $1.3 billion House tax package (HB 7031) in the last hours of budget negotiations Friday after an intense lobbying campaign by the tourism industry.

1 month ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Jeffrey Schweers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Hope Florida Foundation paid a Lakeland physical therapy assistant $588 in March. Days later, a social media video popped up of the woman praising how the organization tied to first lady Casey DeSantis helped her out of poverty. "I had no high school diploma," said Ginger Faulk, a 35-year-old mother of two, describing her circumstances when she contacted Hope Florida in 2021. "I couldn't pay the rent or put food on the table, until I met my Hope Navigator."

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jeffrey Schweers

Share TALLAHASSEE – The Hope Florida Foundation paid a Lakeland physical therapy assistant $588 in March. Days later, a social media video popped up of the woman praising how the organization tied to First Lady Casey DeSantis helped her out of poverty. “I had no high school diploma,” said Ginger Faulk, a 35-year-old mother of two, describing her circumstances when she contacted Hope Florida in 2021.

1 month ago | orlandosentinel.com | Jeffrey Schweers

TALLAHASSEE - The Hope Florida Foundation paid a Lakeland physical therapy assistant $588 in March. Days later, a social media video popped up of the woman praising how the organization tied to First Lady Casey DeSantis helped her out of poverty. "I had no high school diploma," said Ginger Faulk, a 35-year-old mother of two, describing her circumstances when she contacted Hope Florida in 2021.

1 month ago | swoknews.com | Jeffrey Schweers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Hope Florida Foundation paid a Lakeland physical therapy assistant $588 in March. Days later, a social media video popped up of the woman praising how the organization tied to first lady Casey DeSantis helped her out of poverty. “I had no high school diploma,” said Ginger Faulk, a 35-year-old mother of two, describing her circumstances when she contacted Hope Florida in 2021.