WUSF: “Former University of Florida president Ben Sasse’s office spent $17.3 million in his first year, more than triple that of what Sasse’s predecessor spent in his last year.
According to an investigation by The Independent Florida Alligator, Sasse — a former Nebraska senator — hired six former staffers and two former Republican officials at salaries into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The spending has prompted Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis to call on the state university’s Board of Governors to investigate the spending. The State University System of Florida said the auditor general’s office is conducting a regularly scheduled audit at UF that will include the office of the president’s spending.
Sasse stepped down after 17 months as UF’s president, citing his wife’s health.”