Brendan Farrington

January 13, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Sen. Kelli Stargel, drawing from her own experience as a pregnant teenager, is sponsoring a bill requiring girls under 18 get their parents consent before having an abortion.

By Brendan Farrington

5 minute read

November 06, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Florida lawmakers who think it's more important to protect humans are moving toward outlawing Key West's sunscreen ban and making sure no other local governments impose similar ordinances.

By Brendan Farrington

4 minute read

August 08, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Tallahassee Commissioner Scott Maddox and his longtime associate, Paige Carter-Smith, agreed to plead guilty to three charges: wire fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit tax fraud.

By Brendan Farrington

3 minute read

June 05, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The First Amendment Foundation and several news outlets claim the meeting violated the state constitution and laws that require meetings be accessible to the public.

By Brendan Farrington

3 minute read

April 19, 2019 | Daily Business Review

After the dust settled, the Senate Rules Committee narrowly approved the bill that would force local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal authorities who enforce immigration laws.

By Brendan Farrington

4 minute read

April 05, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Self-driving cars have come under more scrutiny after a vehicle Uber was testing fatally struck a pedestrian in Arizona last year.

By Brendan Farrington

3 minute read

March 28, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Inspired by last year's school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead, the bill says victims' relatives could be traumatized by the images, and that recordings and photos of mass killings could inspire others to kill.

By Brendan Farrington

4 minute read

March 26, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Although Florida voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for most felons, some haven't registered because they aren't sure if they are eligible.

By Brendan Farrington

4 minute read

March 25, 2019 | Daily Business Review

So far only one bill has been sent to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis: the repeal of a smokable medical marijuana ban that DeSantis signed into law last Monday.

By Brendan Farrington

4 minute read

March 15, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Republican Rep. Ray Rodrigues said there's a growing trend of agencies using the courts in an effort to avoid fulfilling public records requests.

By Brendan Farrington

3 minute read