Ah, Florida, the gift that keeps giving thread topics. Apparently the legislature in Florida is advancing a bill that would make travel records by politicians not open to the public, because, you know, people don't need to know things like that. Notably, that would seem to make DeSantis's potential travels for his presidential campaign less known, because taxpayers shouldn't know what politicians are doing with their time or state paid travel...... https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/us/politics/desantis-travel-records-florida-republicans.html A bill advanced by state legislators would exempt the governor, as well as other officials, their families and staff members, from having records of their trips released to the public. Members of the Florida Legislature moved this week to shield Gov. Ron DeSantis’s travel records from the public, proposing to change the state’s public information laws just as the governor ramps up what is expected to be a 2024 presidential campaign. The bill, which was advanced by state senators in both parties, includes a sweeping retroactive clause that would block the release of many records of trips already taken by Mr. DeSantis and other officials, as well as their families and staff members. The sealed information would include who accompanied officials like Mr. DeSantis on trips within Florida and around the country. In recent months, he has traveled widely as he promotes a new book and moves toward a White House bid.
