How 'Hope Florida' complicates Casey DeSantis’ potential run for governor
One of the biggest potential hurdles to Casey DeSantis running for Florida governor in 2026 may have just been knocked down — for now.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — One of the biggest potential hurdles to Casey DeSantis running for Florida governor in 2026 may have just been knocked down — for now.
For weeks, Republicans in the Florida state House of Representatives have been investigating whether Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration illegally used $10 million tied to a federal Medicaid settlement to help defeat a 2024 ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana in the state.
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Those leading the investigation suggested that DeSantis and his top allies broke the law by transferring the money to a political organization helmed by James Uthmeier, the governor’s former chief of staff and current state attorney general, saying it represented “wire fraud and money laundering.”
One of the groups the money flowed through along the way was an organization tied to Florida’s first lady.
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