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Lawsuits And Fuzzy COVID-19 Math: Miami Herald Finds It Tough Getting Straight Answers From Florida

MATIAS J. OCNER
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Miami Herald
There are allegations that Gov. Ron DeSantis general counsel pressured a law firm representing the Miami Herald to drop a public records lawsuit.

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In just the last week, two reports from the Miami Herald point to problems in the way the state is getting critical information out to the public.

One story suggests that Florida’s COVID-19 testing backlog is worse than state officials are letting on.

The other involves allegations that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ general counsel pressured a law firm representing the Miami Herald to drop a public records lawsuit. Spoiler alert: the Herald is still pursuing the lawsuit.

 

Christine DiMattei is WLRN's Morning Edition anchor and also reports on Arts & Culture.
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