The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) steered $92 million last year in leftover federal coronavirus stimulus money to a controversial highway interchange project that directly benefits a top political donor, according to state records.
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DeSantis agency sent $92 million in covid relief funds to donor-backed project
Mori Hosseini, who donated a golf simulator to the governor’s mansion, championed a new exchange on Interstate 95 that feeds into his housing and shopping center project
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Updated June 29, 2023 at 2:48 a.m. EDT|Published June 28, 2023 at 11:21 p.m. EDT