Uthmeier sticks by his guns: Hope Florida transfers were ‘entirely legal, absolutely’

States Newsroom · October 5, 2026

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier reiterated Monday that he considers the diversion of Medicaid funds through the Hope Florida Foundation to run political ads “entirely legal, absolutely.” He said so in answer to a reporter’s question during an unrelated news conference in Carabelle, although a state grand jury…

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