Ana Goñi-Lessan is a State Watchdog Reporter at USA TODAY. She focuses on law and legal affairs, as well as legislation, bringing attention to critical issues affecting the state of Florida. Ana's work has been featured in notable publications including The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville.com, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Ana Goñi-Lessan's coverage primarily focuses on local government announcements and legal policy regulations, with a significant emphasis on education and government & politics. She covers topics such as Florida-specific issues, dairy farming, gas prices, education, and the impact of events like Hurricane Idalia.
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This week's 5 Questions is a special Mother's Day edition with Rep. Michelle Salzman, R-Escambia County.
TALLAHASSEE – A bill limiting foreign influence from “countries of concern,” including adding penalties for businesses and prohibiting surrogacy contracts with Chinese nationals, was signed into law Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
In the past year, hundreds of millions of dollars from the emergency fund has been spent on illegal immigration enforcement.
By: Ana Goñi-Lessan
Differences between the House and Senate stem from the approach to funding for preeminent research universities, including USF, and the move of USF Sarasota-Manatee to New College.
Budget negotiations over education funding kicked off May 12, but the House and Senate remain at odds over major issues, including funding for universities and K-12 schools. The House presented an $8.9 billion plan for the state's 14 public universities, about $106 million short of the Senate's preferred budget. Much of the difference stems from […]
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By: Ana Goñi
One expert said overdose deaths are declining in part because users are switching from injecting to smoking fentanyl.
TALLAHASSEE – Florida's drug overdose deaths continued to decline in 2025, according to state data released Wednesday.
By: Gray Rohrer, Ana Goñi-Lessan
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Ron DeSantis has grown frustrated at pieces of his agenda being thwarted by the GOP-led House, and lashed out at Speaker Daniel Perez on Thursday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has grown frustrated at pieces of his agenda being thwarted by the GOP-led House and lashed out at Speaker Daniel Perez on May 14. “When you have people that got elected on our back, like the Speaker of the House, get in and do the opposite of what the voters expected us […]
By: Ana Goñi-Lessan
Multiple county election websites across the state had trouble publishing results shortly after polls closed at 7 p.m. Eastern time.
