Lawrence Mower
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Reporter, @TB_Times/@MiamiHerald Tallahassee bureau. Past: @pbpost, @reviewjournal. @UNLV alum. Send tips and Seinfeld clips to [email protected]. DM for cell
Tallahassee, FL
Joined April 2011
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DeSantis must answer for illicitly diverting millions | Editorial
sun-sentinel.com
An explosive investigation by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times shows Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 million in public funds to his private wars against abortion and recreational marijā¦
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NEW: DeSantis named former Florida Rep. Bobby Payne to the board that decides how much utilities can charge you for electricity. Payne sponsored a 2024 bill that deleted the majority of mentions of āclimate changeā from state law. https://t.co/q1CDOo76MF
tampabay.com
Former state Rep. Bobby Payne has said that initiatives combatting climate change are āunfitting for our country.ā
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Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times with a look at the DeSantis administration effort to defeat amendments dealing with abortion and marijuana
DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads
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šØ It goes beyond Hope Florida. A must-read investigation:
NEW: Ron DeSantisā administration took millions in taxpayer dollars intended to assist needy Floridians, including children, to defeat last yearās marijuana and abortion amendments. His officials bent state procurement laws in the process. https://t.co/5pgdOqfvxx
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NEW: At the same time the prospect of offshore oil drilling looms for Florida, the Trump administration is also weakening protections for birds against the oil industry. What this means in a state that still remembers Deepwater Horizon, w/ @MaxChesnes
https://t.co/4stIE2cS8q
tampabay.com
A law that led to a $100 million fine after Deepwater Horizon is on shakier ground under President Donald Trump.
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We knew @GovRonDeSantis admin spent millions but how much and to what extent now revealed ! Great journalism by @TBTimes ! āā¦the governorās administration bent state spending laws and obscured millions in government spendingā¦ā
NEW: Ron DeSantisā administration took millions in taxpayer dollars intended to assist needy Floridians, including children, to defeat last yearās marijuana and abortion amendments. His officials bent state procurement laws in the process. https://t.co/5pgdOqfvxx
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Florida used millions in state funds to fight ā24 amendments.
miamiherald.com
A Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times investigation found the DeSantisā administrationās use of public money to fund a campaign against marijuana and abortion access was more sprawling than previously...
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DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads
miamiherald.com
A Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times investigation found the DeSantisā administrationās use of public money to fund a campaign against marijuana and abortion access was more sprawling than previously...
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NEW: Ron DeSantisā administration took millions in taxpayer dollars intended to assist needy Floridians, including children, to defeat last yearās marijuana and abortion amendments. His officials bent state procurement laws in the process. https://t.co/5pgdOqfvxx
tampabay.com
During the fight to defeat Amendments 3 and 4 last year, Gov. DeSantisā administration spent at least $36.2 million in taxpayer funds.
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I appreciate the efforts by the Florida legislature to hold Hope Florida accountable. Millions in tax dollars for poor kids have no business funding political ads. If any money was misspent, then it should be paid back by the entities responsible, not the taxpayers.
Rep. @RAlexAndradeFL questions state agency's repayment in Hope Florida scandal Reporting by @GabrielleRusson
https://t.co/6JPA1wPHM8
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DeSantis defended the decision to spend more than $20 million per acre on property that has drawn criticism from conservationists and Republican officials, including the chief financial officer he appointed. Via @MaxChesnes
https://t.co/vjw6lbcGhL
tampabay.com
To buy the land, the state used funds that had been previously set aside for the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
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"In April 2024, the prestigious journal Nature released a study finding that climate change would cause far more economic damage by the end of the century than previous estimates had suggested... On Wednesday, Nature retracted it." https://t.co/GfekOq1rLE
nytimes.com
While growing evidence shows that carbon emissions are harming the economy, the journal Nature found that an outlier paper had deep flaws.
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NEW INVESTIGATION: For ā¦ ā¦@CBSMorningsā© we dug into parents complaints who enrolled their kids in a new classical school, only to be informed it wouldnāt be opening. Our reporting led us to a charter school network w/ deep political ties >>>> https://t.co/jckVo4wi89
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Florida state parks face $759 million backlog of needed repairs, state report finds The report was required by a new law passed after widespread protests against the DeSantis administrationās park development plans https://t.co/Sf0zFUtxJ8
tampabay.com
The report was required by a new law passed after widespread protests against the DeSantis administrationās park development plans.
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Analysis from economic research team with https://t.co/RiQ5juoPN9 ... Florida Home Prices Could Spike Up to 9% Under Ron DeSantisā Plan To Eliminate Property Taxes (h/t @leonardkl )
realtor.com
The governor's plan to eliminate property taxes on homeowners would come at a heavy price for renters and first-time buyers, a new analysis finds.
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The most recent candidate for Florida governor š
James Fishback's legal troubles continue. His Tesla was just repo'd by the U.S. Marshals and he still owes over 200k in civil penalties. Now a new court filing offers more detail into his efforts to run from the law. Despite telling a federal judge that he "does not have the
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An investigation by @nytimes found that the leading bank of the United States ā @jpmorgan ā spent years supporting, and profiting from, Epstein, ignoring red flags, suspicious activity and concerned executives.
nytimes.com
A Times investigation found that Americaās leading bank spent years supporting ā and profiting from ā the notorious sex offender, ignoring red flags, suspicious activity and concerned executives.
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We should celebrate Thanksgiving in June, and we should all eat alligator, fish, and oysters because the first Thanksgiving actually happened in modern day Jacksonville and that's what they ate.
Time to rustle some feathers. Whatās an unpopular opinion you have about Thanksgiving that would have everyone at you like this? Weāll give some free hats out to the most outrageous.
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In the 2026 governorās race, what exactly is Jay Collins doing?
tampabay.com
His will-he, wonāt-he routine has to end soon.
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