In this episode: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is hiding $250 million in taxpayer-funded contracts tied to the new immigration detention camp Florida just opened in the middle of the Everglades. His hand-picked attorney general is showering public money on $875-an-hour lawyers. And his administration has been ducking auditors for nearly three years now. But Ron DeSantis wants you to think that its your local town council that needs to be audited.

Meanwhile, the governor just did a big favor for a billionaire donor — and he did it in a way meant to make sure nobody else noticed. Florida workers will pay the price.

Show notes

The tab for Florida's immigrant prison in the Everglades is $250 million — and counting

'Alligator Alcatraz' Contracts Disappeared From a Florida State Database

Maxwell: Florida flouts auditing law on ‘emergency’ immigration spending

House Bill 1219 — Employment Agreements

Lobbyist for a billionaire-run hedge fund wrote a bill allowing longer non-competes, records show

A billionaire is showering cash on Florida politicians

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