🔥SUSPECT SPONSORSHIP: UF Received $26 Million in Public Funds for Rescue Capital of UF Health Jacksonville; Days Later UF Entered Into Sponsorship Agreement With Jacksonville Jaguars for Almost EXACT AMOUNT; Now UF Trustees Mori Hosseini and Patrick Zalupski Join Jaguars Owner to Lead Fundraising Effort for Jacksonville Mayor’s Re-election
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On March 4, 2024 , the Florida legislature appropriated $10 million of taxpayer money to provide “much needed” financial support for UF Health Jacksonville. UF had claimed this money was badly needed by the hospital, which had incurred deep operating losses.
Then, on July 25, 2024, the City of Jacksonville, under Democrat Mayor Donna Deegan, increased its subsidy for the cash strapped hospital by an additional $16 million, increasing Jacksonville taxpayers’ financial aid for the hospital from $40 million to $56 million.
Four days later, the University of Florida
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@UFHealth announced it was entering into a 4-year sponsorship of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team. UF insiders report the sponsorship cost $25 million.
Last week, UF Trustee Chair Mori Hosseini, UF Trustee Patrick Zalupski and Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Kahn co-hosted a fundraiser for Mayor Deegan as she gears up for her 2027 re-election.
Why were public funds requested to save an important hospital from shuttering, and then almost the same amount transferred to a professional football team?
With UF Health receiving so much public bailout money, why would it be sponsoring a professional football stadium in Jacksonville?
Do members of the UF Board of Trustees enjoy the use of a luxury suite in the stadium or team-related travel?
What is going on in Jacksonville?
UF has a governance crisis that must be investigated. Where is the
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