It was a cloudy day in Tallahassee Tuesday, as Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn in for his second term at the helm of one of the biggest governments in the world.
At one time, it was also one of the most transparent — so much so that many of DeSantis’ predecessors highlighted our reputation as the “government in the sunshine” state after taking their own oaths of office. Under DeSantis, however, things have gotten increasingly opaque and overcast.
Floridians need their sunshine back. News outlets and advocacy groups have reported that routine public records requests to a wide array of state agencies go unanswered until legal action is threatened. Meanwhile, DeSantis continues to use official state resources to spread misleading and downright false information about how he’s using — and abusing — the power this state’s voters have given him.
