Brendan Farrington Associated Press

Brendan Farrington Associated Press

July 17, 2018 | Daily Business Review

No Shortage of Ads Ahead of Florida 2018 Midterm Election

With the governor's office and all three Cabinet seats are on the ballot; Republican Gov. Rick Scott challenging three-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson; and several congressional seats up for grabs, Florida's 2018 midterm election is one of the most important in years.

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

1 minute read

June 25, 2018 | Daily Business Review

New Florida Law Reignites Beach Access Fight in Panhandle

As of July 1, Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson said his deputies will have to start arresting people who put their beach blankets down in front of private homes and refuse to leave.

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

1 minute read

March 02, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Florida House Unanimously Passes Sexual Harassment Bill

Florida officials, government employees and the lobbyists and contractors who deal with them could be subject to new rules and penalties for sexual harassment under a bill the House passed unanimously.

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

3 minute read

February 14, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Florida House Speaker's Immigration Ad Spurs Debate

An inflammatory ad depicting a Hispanic-looking immigrant in a hoodie shooting a white woman led to an unusual one-issue debate Tuesday night between…

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

4 minute read

February 06, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Death Takes a Toll: Florida Bill Helps First Responders With PTSD

Former Orlando police officer Gerry Realin isn't the same since he spent five hours in the Pulse nightclub among the bodies of those killed in what was then the nation's deadliest mass shooting.

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

5 minute read

February 02, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Florida Lawmaker: Law That OKs Child Marriage Well-Crafted

A Florida lawmaker who opposes a bill to ban child marriage said the current law allowing child rapists to marry girls they impregnate is well-crafted.Republican…

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

3 minute read

December 08, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Graham Says Her View Will Help Address Harassment 'Epidemic'

The only woman in Florida's governor's race says she has a unique perspective that will allow her to address what she calls a sexual harassment epidemic in state government.

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

3 minute read

October 28, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Honduran Immigrant Granted Retrial in Florida Double Murder

A Honduran man on death row for a double murder in central Florida was granted a retrial by the state Supreme Court based on new evidence, including comments a woman made to a friend and neighbors that she was the killer.

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

6 minute read

June 23, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Florida Has 3 Suggestions to Replace Confederate Statue

Either the African-American woman who founded what's now Bethune-Cookman University, the founder of Publix supermarkets or the woman credited with saving the Everglades will replace a Confederate general's statue that represents Florida in the U.S. Capitol.

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

6 minute read

June 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Want to Buy an Assault-Style Rifle in Florida? No Problem

As in mass shootings elsewhere, the massacre of 49 people at an Orlando nightclub is raising questions about access to guns—assault rifles, in particular.

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

7 minute read