Sasse’s spending spree: Former UF president
channeled millions to GOP allies, secretive contracts
Posted By: Hermoine, 8/14/2024 9:59:47 AM
In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his GOP allies. Sasse ballooned spending under the president’s office to $17.3 million in his first year in office — up from $5.6 million in former UF President Kent Fuchs’ last year, according to publicly available administrative budget data. A majority of the spending surge was driven by lucrative contracts with big-name consulting firms and high-salaried, remote positions for Sasse’s former U.S. Senate staff and Republican officials.
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Sasse’s spending spree: Former UF president
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In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his GOP allies.
Sasse ballooned spending under the president’s office to $17.3 million in his first year in office — up from $5.6 million in former UF President Kent Fuchs’ last year, according to publicly available administrative budget data.
A majority of the spending surge was driven by lucrative contracts with big-name consulting firms and high-salaried, remote positions for Sasse’s former U.S. Senate staff and Republican officials.
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Well, well, well...what do we have here? The "above board," highly moral Ben Sasse has been plundering UF. And, of course, he's now using his wife's illness to get out of town. Not only does this do damage to UF, it does huge damage to conservatives in the state who've been trying turn the WOKE tide in higher ed and I'm sure this is going to damage DeSantis as well. Also, please remember Sasse was one of Trump's most vocal and obstinate critics in the Senate.