Stopping human trafficking in our state is a top priority of mine, and has been since I became Attorney General. Florida is a zero-tolerance state for this terrible crime that robs victims of their freedoms, and my ...
[Read Briefing]This week, as part of a delegation of attorneys general from around our country, I met with Moroccan government officials in an effort to strengthen the working relationship between our countries and bolster efforts to ...
[Read Briefing]We awoke this week to horrifying news out of Las Vegas. A mass shooter opened fire on concert goers killing 58 and injuring hundreds more. My heart breaks thinking about all the families burying loved ones and visiting ...
[Read Briefing]Florida is in the midst of a national opioid crisis killing our citizens. That is why, this week, I was in Washington D.C. for a meeting of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid ...
[Read Briefing]Photos courtesy of The Florida Channel Many Florida communities are trying to rebuild after Hurricane Irma ripped through their counties. Irma uprooted trees, destroyed homes and flooded streets—damaging vital ...
[Read Briefing]Hurricane Irma ripped through our state this week, leaving a path of destruction that will take months to repair. Millions are without electricity and fuel. Thousands more suffered home damage or flooding. As Floridians ...
[Read Briefing]Hurricane Irma will strike Florida this weekend. People in mandatory evacuation areas need to leave now. Those not ordered to leave should be prepared with an evacuation plan and enough food, water, fuel, batteries and ...
[Read Briefing]Photo provided NOAA As the flood waters begin to recede in Texas, we may soon find out Hurricane Harvey is the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. In Florida people are giving to help victims rebuild—that is ...
[Read Briefing]This week, we continue to mourn the loss of two law enforcement heroes. Over the weekend, Kissimmee Police Sergeant Sam Howard, 36, and Officer Matt Baxter, 27, were ambushed by a coward with a gun. The officers were ...
[Read Briefing]This week I announced the conviction of two members of the Ku Klux Klan for plotting the murder of a black inmate recently released from a Florida prison. A Columbia County jury found David Elliot Moran, 49, and Charles ...
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