Within months of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis handpicking him as Florida's new attorney general last winter, James Uthmeier landed a lucrative side gig: a $100,000-a-year teaching assignment at University of Florida's law school for just two hours of instruction per week.
Florida AG James Uthmeier: "We need to focus on getting people into the workforce even earlier. We passed legislation last year to help high school students get their hands dirty and get on job sites more quickly."
-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) Feb 17, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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Many years ago some Republicans in a California city did something sort of similar, but not the same. They took advantage of a city charter and gave themselves super-huge salaries before people caught on.
Link: abcnews.com
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