DeSantis administration

A state Auditor General report found the DeSantis administration significantly delayed access to Medicaid records for auditors reviewing eligibility determinations post-COVID-19 public health emergency. The Department of Children and Families (DCF) objected to the findings, claiming the report was misleading, while the audit highlighted eight-month delays in providing requested information.

Florida Democrats are demanding transparency from the DeSantis administration regarding the use of artificial intelligence to reduce the state's high Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) error rate. The state allocated $4 million for AI procurement to address errors that could require Florida to contribute up to $1 billion to SNAP under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The Florida Phoenix reflects on its eighth year of journalism, highlighting awards for health care reporting, new staff additions, and coverage of statewide events like the No Kings Day rallies and legislative sessions. The outlet emphasizes its commitment to free, nonprofit reporting on issues affecting Floridians.

The Miccosukee Tribe seeks to conserve the 'Alligator Alcatraz' site in the Everglades, but Miami-Dade County cannot transfer the land as it remains under state control. The DeSantis administration seized the land last summer, delaying the county's plans to sell or transfer it for environmental protection.

Alexandra Glorioso, a state government reporter at the Miami Herald, has joined a joint investigative unit with ProPublica. She previously reported on the DeSantis administration's transfer of $10 million in public funds to a foundation led by the governor's wife.