ORLANDO, Fla. — A Leon County circuit judge ruled Tuesday that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration did not comply with the public records law in the fallout of that migrant flight to Martha’s Vineyard.
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Last month, the state paid to fly about 50 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts.
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An open-government group sued the DeSantis administration, saying the office didn’t turn over public records.
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A judge agreed and ordered the governor’s office to hand them over in the next 20 days.
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An attorney for the governor said they are diligently working to do just that.
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