
Lawrence Mower
Reporter, Tallahassee Bureau at Miami Herald
Reporter, Tallahassee Bureau at Tampa Bay Times
Reporter, @TB_Times/@MiamiHerald Tallahassee bureau. Past: @pbpost, @reviewjournal. @UNLV alum. Send tips and Seinfeld clips to [email protected]. DM for cell
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4 days ago |
gazettextra.com | Lawrence Mower |Alexandra Glorioso
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Hope Florida charity created by Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration took in more than $867,000 in donations in its first year, mostly from companies regulated by the state or doing business with it, according to the organization's first tax filing. In the year leading up to Tampa Electric asking state regulators for a hotly contested rate increase, the utility gave $123,408, more than any other private company. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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4 days ago |
thederrick.com | Lawrence Mower |Alexandra Glorioso
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Hope Florida charity created by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration took in more than $867,000 in donations in its first year, mostly from companies regulated by the state or doing business with it, according to the organization’s first tax filing. In the year leading up to Tampa Electric asking state regulators for a hotly contested rate increase, the utility gave $123,408, more than any other private company.
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5 days ago |
tampabay.com | Lawrence Mower |Alexandra Glorioso
TALLAHASSEE — The Hope Florida charity created by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration took in more than $867,000 in donations in its first year, mostly from companies regulated by the state or doing business with it, according to the organization’s first tax filing. In the year leading up to Tampa Electric asking state regulators for a hotly contested rate increase, the utility gave $123,408, more than any other private company.
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5 days ago |
swoknews.com | Lawrence Mower |Alexandra Glorioso
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Hope Florida charity created by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration took in more than $867,000 in donations in its first year, mostly from companies regulated by the state or doing business with it, according to the organization’s first tax filing. In the year leading up to Tampa Electric asking state regulators for a hotly contested rate increase, the utility gave $123,408, more than any other private company. kAmr6?E6?6[ E96 |65:42:5 4@?EC24E@C E92E H2D =2E6C “5:C64E65” :?
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1 week ago |
elnuevoherald.com | Lawrence Mower |Alexandra Glorioso |Ana Ceballos
La organización benéfica de Florida creada por la administración del gobernador Ron DeSantis no llevaba actas de reuniones, carecía de presupuesto ni estatutos, no presentó sus declaraciones de impuestos e hizo pocas preguntas antes de desviar $10 millones a dos grupos de dinero oscuro, declaró el presidente de la junta ante un comité de la Cámara de Representantes el martes.
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RT @mahoneysthename: “These Republicans in the leadership office, you know, they’re working, hat in hand, with the Miami Herald and the Tam…

A reminder that Hope Florida's Form 1023 should be two years old at this point. They had to file one to become tax-exempt in 2023. Yet they claim they don't have it.

So missed this earlier today ... but it appears the head of Hope Florida Foundation is saying the reason tax related documents for the outfit affiliated with the program haven't been made public is because they didn't yet exist ...

RT @fineout: Supreme Court will consider whether to suspend former State Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer - who is now a judge - for "e…