Florida Sen. Rick Scott ‘surprised’ by spending in ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ but voted for it anyway

‘In this bill, there are many spending projects you will be surprised to see with our nation more than $37 trillion in debt’

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix July 2, 2025August 4, 2025

‘In this bill, there are many spending projects you will be surprised to see with our nation more than $37 trillion in debt’

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He fought officers in front of the Capitol. Now he wants to be Florida’s next U.S. senator

Native New Yorker Jake Lang was one of the more than 1,500 people charged with offenses related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix March 17, 2025May 30, 2025

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DeSantis taps Ashley Moody to take Marco Rubio’s seat in U.S. Senate

Speaking in Orlando, DeSantis said that on the issues he’s ran on since he was elected in 2018, Moody has been right at his side of all of those battles

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix January 16, 2025January 22, 2025

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Florida pushes back against First Amendment violation claims in legal fight over school books

Along with the state board members, the lawsuit also names as defendants members of the Orange County and Volusia County school boards

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida November 18, 2024May 21, 2025

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Florida’s minimum wage just went up to $13. What happens if your boss pays you less?

The federal government may be able to help, but the state likely won’t

by McKenna Schueler October 1, 2024March 13, 2025

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Your words: ‘It’s upsetting that Donald Trump and JD Vance have such anger and disdain’; ‘We must savor our moments to praise the Supreme Court’

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by Orlando Weekly readers September 11, 2024March 5, 2025

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Florida lawmakers ignore attempt to reestablish a state labor department to take on wage theft — again

The AG’s Office, the only state enforcement mechanism for Florida’s minimum wage, recovered unpaid wages for exactly one person last year.

by McKenna Schueler May 28, 2024April 15, 2025

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Florida AG Ashley Moody challenges Biden Administration rule closing gun-sale ‘loopholes’

The lawsuit challenges a new Biden administration rule that will require more gun sellers to be licensed and run background checks on buyers

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida May 1, 2024August 24, 2024

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Ashley Moody urges Florida Supreme Court to consider whether ‘unborn children’ are protected by the state

Moody’s office raised the possibility of filing an additional brief about a ‘natural persons’ provision of the state Constitution

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida March 21, 2024April 16, 2024

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Florida AG Ashley Moody launches antitrust investigation after FSU playoff snub

The demand, known as an antitrust civil investigative demand, is a way to gather information ahead of a possible lawsuit

by News Service of Florida December 13, 2023December 19, 2023

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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says proposed abortion amendment would ‘hoodwink’ voters

Floridians Protecting Freedom has until Nov. 10 to file a brief. The Supreme Court has not scheduled arguments in the case.

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida November 1, 2023January 28, 2024

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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody targets Meta over negative impacts on kids

Moody’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. district court in Tampa, alleges that Meta’s platforms ’cause serious harm to children, parents and the community at large’

by Ryan Dailey, NSF October 25, 2023October 31, 2023

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Florida Attorney General sues Biden administration over mess resulting from anti-union law Gov. DeSantis championed

Ashley Moody claims unlawful federal government ‘overreach,’ but unions warned this would happen before the law was passed.

by McKenna Schueler October 6, 2023October 8, 2024

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Florida urges use of ‘Marsy’s Law’ to make it harder for death row inmates to halt executions

The law would ‘heighten’ a standard used in determining whether to grant stays after death warrants have been signed

by Jim Saunders and Dara Kam, News Service of Florida September 12, 2023May 27, 2024

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Late Black farmer’s family challenges court’s rejection of marijuana license

Family, partners argue officials were wrong to scrap his application because he died before the process was complete

by News Service of Florida August 17, 2023May 18, 2025

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Ashley Moody says Trulieve wants a ‘monopolistic stranglehold’ on Florida’s recreational marijuana market

Trulieve has contributed all but a fraction of the nearly $40 million raised by the Smart & Safe Florida political committee

by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida August 3, 2023July 2, 2025

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Florida joins lawsuit challenging FEMA-backed overhaul of National Flood Insurance Program

The lawsuit argues the new system is flawed and will drive up premiums for property owners

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida June 6, 2023May 30, 2025

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Florida attorney general seeks to block recreational marijuana amendment from 2024 ballot

Moody wrote that she thinks ‘the proposed amendment fails to meet the requirements’ of part of state law

by News Service of Florida May 16, 2023June 13, 2025

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Office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says abortion legal precedents are ‘clearly erroneous’

Lawyers in Moody’s office filed a 67-page brief arguing that justices should uphold a 2022 law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida March 30, 2023October 11, 2023

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Ex-Orlando State Attorney Aramis Ayala mounts ‘longshot’ campaign to unseat Florida AG Ashley Moody

Ayala says she wants the attorney general to be independent from Tallahassee machinations

by News Service of Florida October 7, 2022January 18, 2025