Budget Conference: Legislature Nixes Hope Florida Line Operators, Kills Hires of New Navigators

Lawmakers agree not to fund DeSantis’ Hope Florida call line

Legislative leaders agreed Friday not to fund a call line critical for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Hope Florida program, dealing a blow to one of his signature priorities.

Budget conference: Legislature nixes Hope Florida line operators, kills hires of new Navigators

The Legislature closed out its health care budget without any funding for Hope Florida staff at the Department of Children and Families (DCF). A plan to add six Hope Navigator positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs also fell flat. It was a quiet end for a noisy scandal that consumed much of the attention around this year’s Legislative Session, which continued as budget talks ran into overtime. Both the House and Senate initially budgete…

Saturday Takeaways - Rick's Blog

Florida Legislature axes $2M+ Hope Florida funding amid scandal over diverted Medicaid funds. Schorsch advises checking the banana stand. UWF Trustees clueless