Brandon Larrabee

December 06, 2016 | Daily Business Review

House Speaker Richard Corcoran called for the business community to rally around his push for changes to Florida's judiciary, saying failure to do so could make the Legislature's efforts to pass pro-business legislation futile.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

9 minute read

December 02, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A newly elected state senator has filed legislation that would undo a 2014 law allowing in-state tuition for some undocumented immigrant students, potentially reopening an emotionally charged debate in the wake of Donald Trump's presidential win.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

November 16, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Republicans hoping to become leader of the Florida House would face restrictions aimed at slowing down the selection of future speakers, under rules set to be approved by GOP lawmakers next week.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

October 21, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A federal judge rejected Democrats' demands to push elections officials harder to process voter-registration forms, making it more likely that some early voters might have to cast provisional ballots.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

September 29, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A Sarasota County high school student's statement on Twitter that he "can't WAIT to shoot up my school" does not constitute a criminal threat under Florida law, an appeals court ruled.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

September 28, 2016 | Daily Business Review

With Gov. Rick Scott getting his first chance to name a Florida Supreme Court justice, an analysis shows Florida's district courts are now dominated by Republican appointees.

By Brandon Larrabee

20 minute read

August 17, 2016 | Daily Business Review

An appeals court rejected a challenge to Florida's de facto school voucher system, setting up a potential Supreme Court battle about whether teachers and parents have the right to sue over a program that provides private-school tuition for tens of thousands of students.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

August 16, 2016 | Daily Business Review

State economists shaved nearly $270 million off their estimate of what lawmakers will have to work with in next year's budget process, even as election-year calls for extra spending continue and as a threat looms of a Zika hit to Florida's economy.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

August 15, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The dust settled only months ago on the once-a-decade project of redrawing Florida's congressional and legislative districts to account for population changes. But because of the lengthy legal battle that followed the Legislature's original efforts at drawing the lines, the beginning of the next redistricting process is less than five years away.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

August 12, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Fourteen parents whose children were retained in third grade after they "opted out" of Florida's standardized tests filed a lawsuit saying their rights were violated by confusing standards that rely too much on a single exam.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

7 minute read