Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing criticism over the Hope Florida Foundation, overseen by Florida first lady Casey DeSantis, on charges that it misused $10 million in funds.

Republicans in the statehouse have argued that the money was inappropriately used to help campaign against a ballot measure in November that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state, The Hill reported.

The money came from a settlement involving Centene, the state’s largest Medicaid contributor. The settlement, meant to go to state and federal funding, was redirected to the foundation and ended up being used by political groups to campaign against the ballot measure, which DeSantis opposed, the Hill reported.

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