James Uthmeier Says He Had a 'Duty' to Use Hope Florida Foundation Cash to Snuff Out Pot Amendment

James Uthmeier says he had a 'duty' to use Hope Florida Foundation cash to snuff out pot amendment

It was legal and it was right. That’s the defense Florida’s Attorney General is making after he worked last year to kill an amendment that would have legalized recreational pot with the help of $10 million donated to the Hope Florida Foundation from a Medicaid settlement. “I worked in committees on the outside, which the Supreme Court has said government officials can do. Government officials certainly have a right, maybe even a duty, to protect…

Federal agency ‘reviewing’ potential investigation into Hope Florida  • Florida Phoenix

Casey and Ron DeSantis in Tampa on May 20, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) A Florida member of Congress says she is hopeful that her request for a federal investigation into allegations of impropriety regarding the Hope Florida Foundation will begin soon. “I expect them to. That’s their job,” said Tampa Bay Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, who along with Central Florida Democrat Darren Soto, contacted the Inspector General of the …

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Ron DeSantis' claim that there is "no basis" for an investigation into the charity doesn't hold water.

Federal agency ‘reviewing’ potential investigation into Hope Florida

A Florida member of Congress says she is hopeful that her request for a federal investigation into allegations of impropriety regarding the Hope Florida Foundation will begin soon.“I expect them to. That’s their job,” said Tampa Bay Democratic U.S. Rep.…

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Uthmeier told nonprofit to 'go get this money for our mutual fight against Amendment 3' before Hope Florida Foundation knew funds were coming - Rep. Andrade