Here are the Tampa Bay area programs DeSantis just vetoed
DeSantis axed $9 million from Tampa Bay area projects. Hereâs a list of what got cut.
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TALLAHASSEE â Local governments were largely spared from vetoes made by Gov. Ron DeSantis as a part of the stateâs $100 billion budget.
But some Tampa Bay area programs were among the unlucky few to have their funding stripped by Floridaâs chief executive. DeSantis announced Wednesday that he had vetoed nearly $9 million in Tampa Bay-area projects â a sum that reflected the small overall number of budget vetoes. In Florida, the state Legislature crafts the annual budget, but the governor has the power to veto individual line items.
After a massage therapistâs police report, former workers at Veterans Alternative describe unwanted advances.
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Christina Brenia, Jeannine Laurence, Mariah King, Sarah Thomas and Janel Norton pose for a portrait together on Sunday, March 28, 2021. After King filed a report with New Port Richey police alleging that Veterans Alternative founder and CEO Brian Anderson touched her inappropriately, Brenia, Laurence and Thomas came forward with their own accusations against Anderson. [ IVY CEBALLO ]
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HOLIDAY â A Pasco County nonprofit created to help veterans deal with trauma has been rocked by accusations that its founder sexually harassed and abused women who worked there.
Three women say that while they worked at Veterans Alternative, its founder made unwanted physical contact and sexual advances. Separately, a massage therapist also filed a police report against him.