“Rather than taking real action to combat the housing crisis in Florida, the Governor has done nothing but make excuses and divert blame in order to allow his corporate donors to continue to rake in massive profits,” says DeSantis Watch Communications Director Anders Croy.
The organization DeSantis Watch, a joint project from Florida Watch and Progress Florida that is critical of the governor, issued a statement Wednesday that said DeSantis’ proposal does “the bidding of his large corporate donors and billionaire supporters.
Since Governor Ron DeSantis took office in 2019, rents across the state of Florida have increased by 40% compared to 25% nationally, according to data from Apartment List.
DeSantis Watch, a joint effort by Progress Florida and Florida Watch to defeat DeSantis in November, responded Wednesday with a statement saying DeSantis’ plans would limit Florida’s ability to fight the climate crisis: ‘Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he would prohibit the State Board of Administration (SBA) from taking into account the impact corporations […]
