A Hope Florida truck seen outside the Florida Department of Children and Families in April. Lawmakers this session chose not to give $2 million to fund its help line. Lawrence Mower for the Tampa Bay ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s Hope Florida program, once celebrated by the governor and First Lady as a compassionate outreach effort, is now under a grand jury’s microscope. Prosecutors in the ...

After six months of scrutiny and controversy, one ofthe DeSantisadministration’s signature initiatives appears to have stalled. For the first time since it launched, no state agency isasking for more ...

In an early, antagonizing move during the dedicated two-week budget conference that began Tuesday, the Republican House lawmaker investigating Hope Florida is proposing to cut millions from its state ...

After six months of scrutiny and controversy, one of the DeSantis administration's signature initiatives appears to have stalled. For the first time since it launched, no state agency is asking for ...

Leon County prosecutors have convened a grand jury to explore possible wrongdoing associated with Hope Florida, according to a report Friday by the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee bureau.

Records related to a state House probe of a nonprofit linked to First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature Hope Florida assistance program are part of an “open” investigation, Leon County State Attorney ...

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday lashed out after the Leon County State Attorney’s Office confirmed an open investigation related to a nonprofit linked to First Lady Casey DeSantis’ ...

The DeSantises announced Hope Florida had trained liaisons in all 67 sheriff's offices. Martin County Sheriff's Office does not participate, and other agencies have little formal training. Hope ...