Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell reclaimed her seat and took her oath of office again Tuesday morning.

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Dems sound alarm as the newly elected top prosecutor appeared at a Polk County courthouse but declined to say why. Rumors have swirled that Gov. Ron DeSantis would seek to block Worrell, whom he

Monique Worrell was officially sworn in as Orange-Osceola state attorney for Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit in front of a crowd of supporters and her team of prosecutors on Tuesday morning.