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A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2018

If Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam becomes Governor, expect the “drug czar” position to be revived to lead the state’s battle with opioid addiction. For the record, that would be a reversal of current policy. In 2010, incoming Gov. Rick Scott was cutting costs, so he eliminated the Office of Drug Control, which was formed when […]

Peter SchorschNovember 27, 2017

In the fight to stem the nation’s opioid epidemic, President Donald Trump‘s drug commission – with Attorney General Pam Bondi as a member – came up with more than 50 ideas, involving a dozen federal agencies. Nevertheless, Sam Baker of Axios notes, without a national “drug czar,” there is no one directing the effort – […]

Jim RosicaOctober 17, 2017

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday said she was unsure whether the country needs a ‘drug czar.’ “I don’t know,” she told reporters after a Florida Cabinet meeting. “I’m in D.C. a lot. I can tell you the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) is doing great, all the executive offices are doing great …. “Everybody works […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2017

What is old is new again, as rumors re-emerge that Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi could have a job in the Trump administration. With a new twist in the nomination for the nation’s drug czar, Bondi returns to the spotlight, amid renewed speculation she could be headed to Washington. And there is a good argument […]

Jim RosicaDecember 6, 2016

Attorney General Pam Bondi played coy with the press Tuesday over continued questions about whether she would be joining President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Bondi, an adviser to Trump’s presidential transition team, met with him Friday at Trump Tower in New York. After that meeting, she told the press, “I’m very happy being the Attorney General of […]

Tag: drug czar

Adam Putnam calls for return of statewide drug czar – a reversal of Rick Scott policy

America needs an opioid czar, and Pam Bondi would be perfect

Pam Bondi: ‘I don’t know’ if we even need a ‘drug czar’

Donald Trump’s drug czar pick drops out. Will Pam Bondi be back in?

Will Pam Bondi stay or will she go now?