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Florida doles out $50 million to contractor providing DeSantis Israel flights
Ron DeSantis greeted passengers arriving from Israel on a chartered flight organized by Project Dynamo on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Tampa. - Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/TNS

Florida doles out $50 million to contractor providing DeSantis Israel flights

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Emergency management officials have authorized up to nearly $50 million in taxpayer dollars to one contractor for open-ended charter flights since Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered the state to bring Floridians home from Israel two weeks ago, public records show. State officials have offered little information about who’s involved in helping Americans leave Israel amid the war with Hamas, besides identifying Project Dynamo, a Tampa-based nonprofit international rescue group founded by ex-military personnel helping to run the mission. So it’s unclear if all of the money is going to ...

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