DeSantis officials gave $1.5M to data center campus. They say they were tricked.

DeSantis officials gave $1.5M to data center campus. They say they were tricked.

News ClipTampa Bay Times·FL·4/22/2026

Florida officials under Governor DeSantis provided $1.5 million in funding to a data center campus, but now claim they were misled about the project. The state college involved asserts that public backlash against the funding is based on misinformation.

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The state college behind the plan said the backlash is all based on misinformation.