Brendan Farrington

March 31, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The bill passed on a 29-10 vote and will allow the death penalty with a jury recommendation of at least 8-4 in favor of execution. The House still needs to approve the bill. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis supports the proposal.

By Brendan Farrington | The Associated Press

3 minute read

March 31, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The bill means training and a background check will not be needed for people to carry concealed guns in public.

By Brendan Farrington

3 minute read

March 31, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The bill was proposed after a divided 9-3 jury spared Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz in November from capital punishment for killing 17 at the school in 2018.

By Brendan Farrington

3 minute read

October 28, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Critics say the panel's membership is politically driven and includes unaccountable bureaucrats, political donors and lobbyists.

By Brendan Farrington

3 minute read

October 17, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Some defense attorneys and capital punishment experts said it wasn't surprising the jurors couldn't unanimously agree. Only 18 death sentences were handed down nationwide last year, two of them in Florida.

By Terry Spencer, Jessica Gresko and Brendan Farrington

6 minute read

August 23, 2022 | Daily Business Review

DeSantis' reelection effort is widely assumed to be a precursor to a presidential run in 2024, adding to a sense of urgency among Democrats to blunt his rise now.

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Steve Peoples and Brendan Farrington

6 minute read

July 01, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to motivate his conservative base as he seeks reelection and a possible 2024 bid for president.

By Brendan Farrington

4 minute read

May 23, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The DeSantis map would likely boost the number of Florida seats held by Republicans, while also making it difficult for Democratic U.S. Rep. Al Lawson to maintain his seat in a north Florida district where nearly half the voters are Black.

By Brendan Farrington

3 minute read

April 25, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"He's a very smart guy in what he's doing and how he's doing it," Republican strategist David Urban, a close Trump ally, said of DeSantis.

By Steve Peoples and Brendan Farrington

6 minute read

April 13, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The ruling comes a month after the Florida Legislature sent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks. DeSantis is expected to sign it.

By Brendan Farrington

4 minute read