Hope Florida: A timeline of how a DeSantis-backed state charity was...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Can you send me wire instructions?" OCT. 22, 2024:
57% : "This proposal has been developed in alignment with the Department and Executive Administration," reads a copy of the meeting minutes obtained by AP. OCT. 16, 2024:
55% : Under the deal, Centene donates $10 million to the Hope Florida Foundation. OCT. 11, 2024:
54% : The application does not specifically outline how the funds will be spent. OCT. 14, 2024:
53% : Days later, Secure Florida's Future sends $1.75 million more. OCT. 18, 2024:
52% : The Hope Florida Foundation wires $5 million to Save Our Society From Drugs, according to Hay. OCT. 23, 2024:
48% : Hope Florida launches, using state employees to connect needy Floridians to community-based nonprofits and faith institutions and weaning them off government assistance.
46% : DeSantis and his administration defend the initiative, saying it has helped transition 30,000 people off government assistance and saved the state $100 million.
40% : Those groups in turn gave millions to a political committee, chaired by DeSantis´ then-chief of staff, that campaigned against a failed referendum on recreational marijuana. Republican lawmakers have been grilling gubernatorial appointees and foundation officials for weeks in combative hearings on Hope Florida, an initiative in the state Department of Children and Families, or DCF.

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