Gulf Coast audited for misspent hurricane emergency funds

Image:  Gulf Coast State College received $2.6 million in emergency assistance funds in 2019 after Hurricane Michael severely damaged its Florida campus the year before. The college used about three-quarters of that funding for inappropriate purposes, according to an audit report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of the Inspector General. College officials argue that, while responding to the crisis, they sought advice from department officials, who approved...