TALLAHASSEE — This time, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t even wait for the question. “I do think it’s really sad to see manufactured smears against the First Lady (Casey DeSantis) and the program ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In a push to make help more accessible for Floridians in need, Gov. Ron DeSantis is adding a community resource liaison for the Hope Florida program to every sheriff’s office in ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis spoke at a news conference in St. Augustine on Thursday. The first lady's Hope Florida initiative is facing criticism over $10 million in grants given ...

BRANDON, Fla. — Florida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis delivered her strongest defense yet of her Hope Florida initiative Wednesday, pushing sharply back against accusations of misused funds, while ...

Prosecutors have opened an investigation related to the Hope Florida Foundation, the nonprofit behind the welfare program that has been touted as the signature achievement of first lady Casey DeSantis ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Hope Florida will face further scrutiny this week over its relationship with the state Agency for Health Care Administration, with state lawmakers probing newly enacted ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) dismissed the attacks on first lady Casey DeSantis’s signature welfare assistance program as “bogus” and “political” during a press conference Thursday, arguing that the ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis gives his State of the State Address on opening day of the Florida legislative session, Tuesday,March 4, 2025. Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat / ...

One of the nonprofits that received millions from the Hope Florida Foundation last year took in and spent the money without the knowledge of its board of directors, the group’s chairman wrote ...