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Michelle DeMarco
Trump nominates embattled DeSantis’ agency chief for Homeland Security post
Florida state agency head Pedro Allende, whose six-figure salary is being targeted for suspension due to an unsatisfactory job performance, has been nominated by President …
Florida Chamber ensnared again in dark money controversy
A non-profit organization tied to the Florida Chamber of Commerce now at the center of the governor’s Hope Florida controversy involving the diversion of millions of …
Lawmakers push to yank DMS Secretary’s salary, saying ‘fiscal house is completely out of order’
Fed up with non-answers, the head of a House budget oversight committee has recommended suspending the salary of Pedro Allende, the secretary of the Department …
Frustration grows as beleaguered DMS Secretary dances around clear answers
Members of a state House budget oversight committee were left disappointed once again on Wednesday; they’d hoped to finally receive answers they have been awaiting …
Spending on Florida’s out-of-state employees continues to raise questions
For the third time in as many weeks, lawmakers have summoned Pedro Allende, the head of the Department of Management Services (DMS) appointed in 2022 …
Fly-by-night government: Committee finds State of Florida paid out-of-state employee $42,000 to commute to Tallahassee
On the heels of a scathing state audit documenting the Department of Management Services’ lax oversight of thousands of government vehicles, new questions are being …
Florida public officials may want to hide their home addresses, but is it a good idea?
Florida’s public records laws, at one time nationally hailed as a model for government transparency and openness, are once again the target of multiple legislative …