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Danny McAuliffeJanuary 11, 2019

Florida’s newest Attorney General sees the state’s drug problem as something that evolved during her predecessor’s tenure. Ashley Moody, sworn in as the state’s chief legal officer on Tuesday, said during an interview with Florida Politics that former Attorney General Pam Bondi is “known” for coming into office and addressing a pill mill problem. But […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 2, 2019

John Guard, the former federal prosecutor who serves as Ashley Moody‘s Transition Executive Director, will become her Chief Deputy Attorney General when Moody is sworn in as the state’s next Attorney General. The move was one of several staff announcements made by her transition team on Wednesday, which saw a mix of new and familiar faces […]

Jacob OglesDecember 8, 2018

Outgoing Cabinet members like won’t meet again to address a pardon for the Groveland Four. But Attorney General-elect Ashley Moody said the cause won’t go ignored. Asked about how her office will address the pardon for the Lake County men falsely accused of raping a woman in 1949, Moody told Florida Politics she will look […]

Jacob OglesNovember 20, 2018

Attorney General-elect Ashley Moody named former Assistant U.S. Attorney John Guard as executive director for her transition team, which includes a number of prominent leaders in the legal and law enforcement community. In announcing her team, the Republican also laid out a list of top priorities, including the opioid epidemic, elder abuse, law enforcement, human […]

Jacob OglesNovember 8, 2018

Outgoing Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi could become the next U.S. Attorney General, according to CNN. “There are many people in contention for that position just because there are many qualified people who would like to do it,” Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump’s chief advisers, told reporters. Sources listed Bondi in the mix, […]

Ryan NicolOctober 30, 2018

A new survey from the University of North Florida (UNF) projects a split Cabinet after next week’s midterms. The poll was conducted by UNF’s Public Opinion Research Lab. It shows Republican Ashley Moody leading her Democratic opponent, Sean Shaw, in the race for Attorney General. But Democrats are faring better in the Agriculture Commissioner contest, with […]

Ryan NicolOctober 29, 2018

The Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority (MDX) says it’s being bullied by the Legislature. Now, MDX has filed suit to see if the courts agree. MDX filed suit in Tallahassee against Attorney General Pam Bondi, seeking a finding that recent changes to the Florida Expressway Authority Act are unconstitutional and invalid. Bondi’s office says they have not […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 27, 2018

Democratic Attorney General candidate Sean Shaw may have taken the biggest risk of his campaign Saturday in Jacksonville. The candidate has scheduled a meet and greet event at 5 p.m., at the Cuba Libre Bar (2578 Atlantic Blvd. Shaw’s event is certain to overlap the end of the first half of the Florida/Georgia football game just […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 16, 2018

The statewide race for the open Attorney General post is attracting national involvement. Calling state Rep. Sean Shaw a “fighter with a proven track record of standing up for the little guy,” former Vice President Joe Biden is throwing his political weight behind Florida’s Democratic option for Attorney General. In an endorsement announced on Tuesday, the […]

Ryan NicolOctober 11, 2018

Sean Shaw, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General, is out with a new ad calling for increased gun control in Florida. The slickly-shot 30-second spot, titled “I Will,” contrasts the ability to get quality health care for those with preexisting conditions with the ability to purchase a firearm. Shaw makes the case that that balance […]

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Ashley Moody won’t tolerate ‘opioid fatigue’

Ashley Moody makes senior staff appointments to Attorney General’s office

Ashley Moody: Groveland Four will be ‘one of the first things I look at’

Ashley Moody puts John Guard in charge of transition team

CNN: Pam Bondi in the mix for U.S. Attorney General

Poll shows party split in Cabinet races

Pam Bondi sued over Florida Expressway amendments

Risky play: Sean Shaw counterprograms Florida/Georgia with Jax meet-n-greet

Former Vice President Joe Biden endorses Sean Shaw

Sean Shaw seeks to ‘disarm’ the gun lobby in new ad