Adriana Gomez Licon

May 13, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The speed and size of the proposed $997 million settlement stunned even Circuit Court Judge Michael Hanzman, who is presiding over the lawsuit, when it was announced at a hearing Wednesday.

By Adriana Gomez Licon and Terry Spencer

5 minute read

April 06, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The largest crypto company to move to Miami so far, Blockchain.com, will house 200 employees at a location in the hip Wynwood district, where other tech firms and investors are setting up shop as well.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

5 minute read

March 16, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"This is a crime that struck at the heart of our democracy," said prosecutor Jason McCullough. "It is difficult to imagine something that is graver than this crime."

By Adriana Gomez Licon

5 minute read

January 20, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The complaint includes details about the first public meeting to discuss Acevedo's tenure, when commissioners played videos of him impersonating Elvis Presley in a white jumpsuit dancing the "Jailhouse Rock" at a fundraiser previous to his Miami post.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

2 minute read

January 05, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Mario Antonio Palacios was one of more than a dozen former Colombian soldiers accused in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, above.

By Adriana Gomez Licon and Astrid Suarez

4 minute read

November 02, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is a Republican who has been critical of former President Donald Trump and pushed back against the pandemic policies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, such as his decision to prevent local communities from instituting mask mandates.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

3 minute read

October 25, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"If he is a surgeon general for the next several years, I am really concerned about a future public health emergency and not being able to rely on him for necessary guidance and proper scientific leadership," Democratic state Sen. Tina Polsky said of state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, who refused to wear a mask at her office after being told that she had a serious medical condition.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

4 minute read

October 13, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Art Acevedo earned name recognition after calling for gun control and marching with protesters following George Floyd's death.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

4 minute read

August 19, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Broward, Miami-Dade and other districts that impose mask mandates are violating a law passed by the Legislature and signed by him that states it is up to parents to make health decisions.

By Freida Frisaro and Adriana Gomez Licon

5 minute read

August 04, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he expects hospitalizations to drop in the next couple weeks, asserting that the spike is seasonal as Floridians spend more time together indoors to escape the summer heat and humidity.

By Terry Spencer, Adriana Gomez Licon and Kelli Kennedy

5 minute read