Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has had it with government agencies partnering with dystopian outfits like NewsGuard to attack right-leaning voices that don’t comport with state and leftist dogma.
Patronis announced new anti-NewsGuard legislation filed by Florida State Rep. Philip Wayne Griffitts (R-District 6). Florida’s Department of Financial Services said in a press release that the Griffits bill echoes the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which blocks the U.S. Department of Defense from using NewsGuard to “blacklist publications.” The Griffits bill, according to the press release, effectively “bars state agencies from contracting with censorship companies like NewsGuard.” Patronis rebuked in a statement how tax dollars were being used to finance entities like NewsGuard. “This is a new dystopian landscape where…
