Gov. Ron DeSantis often has pointed to Florida’s COVID-19 death rate, which was long better than the national average, as a measure of success in the fight against the coronavirus. Now, the delta-fueled surge in cases has increased Florida’s death rate. And the governor’s past comments are drawing new attention.
Tiffany Carr, the embattled former head of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, will pay $2.1 million as part of a settlement of a series of lawsuits centered on the state’s attempt to claw back “exorbitant” compensation paid to Carr and members of the nonprofit’s board of directors.