Hope Florida

A state appeals court has ordered the Hope Florida grand jury report expunged. Here's what the ruling means, how politicians are reacting and what's next.

A state appellate court ordered that a recently leaked grand jury report on Hope Florida be expunged. Does it all go away with no repercussions?

State purchasing records show a flurry of payments to private law firms hired to represent public officials scrutinized by a grand jury.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we spoke about the pros and cons of Florida’s property tax amendment. Plus, a look at the latest in the Hope Florida scandal and more.

Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the decision by the 1st District Court of Appeal, which asserted a $10 million settlement arrangement from Medicaid provider Centene to the Hope Florida Foundation was legal.

Despite the finding that the funds from the settlement were misappropriated, the report didn’t indict anyone, citing insufficient evidence.

The Internal Revenue Service is reviewing a whistleblower claim about $10 million in Medicaid settlement money that moved through the Hope Florida Foundation and, within weeks, into a political committee chaired by James Uthmeier, now Florida's attorney general, according to new records obtained by the Florida Trident.

Top Democrats in the Florida House are demanding the Internal Revenue Service open an investigation into whether the Hope Florida Foundation and two social welfare organizations that received money from it properly reported the funds to the IRS and, moreover, whether any of the organizations have to pay taxes on the funds.

A grand jury investigation into Hope Florida and a $10 million Medicaid misappropriation left Floridians with plenty of questions. Many remained unanswered. One of the reporters who broke the story does his best.

One school board member says the investigations have a chilling effect on teachers throughout the district.

State records show the controversial initiative shifted priorities away from DCF's eligibility division that has since failed federal standards and left Floridians cut off.

Florida's attorney general James Uthmeier took the unusual step of going public with an accusation against a teacher at the highly ranked Pine View School in Osprey.