"It's a tremendous loss," said one education official of the death of a 30-year teacher.
Who would want to teach in Florida if Gov. Ron DeSantis is making teachers and staff die and then hiding the relevant data?
Just wondering.
The state Health Department was sued earlier this week by the Florida Center for Government Accountability and Democratic state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith for not providing detailed, daily statistics about Florida’s surging COVID-19 cases in violation of the state’s open-records laws.
The suit argues that the DeSantis administration is deliberately manipulating COVID-19 data to make it appear the problem was not as dire as it actually is.
“The DeSantis administration has consistently refused to release COVID-related public records, which not only hurts our efforts to contain this deadly virus, it is also unlawful,” Smith said in a statement after the suit was filed.
“That’s why we’re suing them — to obtain the public records our constituents are entitled to under the Florida Constitution and to force the state to resume daily COVID dashboard reporting and avoid future litigation on this matter.”
Good luck to State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and his lawsuit. But the only way to truly return Florida to sane governance is to give Ron ΔeSantis the boot in the 2022 election. 🥾 There needs to be a thorough investigation of the governor’s manipulation of pandemic statistics; the only way that will happen is when an independent investigator is appointed.
