Brendan Farrington
June 12, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Florida Law Shifts Burden of Proof in 'Stand Your Ground'Florida became the first state with a law that spells out that prosecutors, and not defendants, have the burden of proof in pretrial "stand your ground" hearings when Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Friday.
By Brendan Farrington
4 minute read
May 30, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Florida Could Pave New Changes in 'Stand Your Ground' LawsLucy McBath is afraid many more people will die if Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs a bill making it harder to prosecute when people claim they commit violence in self-defense.
By Brendan Farrington
8 minute read
May 25, 2017 | Daily Business Review
How Florida Prosecutes — or Not — Accidental Child ShootingsAcross the nation, 152 children under 12 were accidentally shot and killed, by either self-inflicted gunshot wounds or by another child, from 2014 through 2016.
By Brendan Farrington
8 minute read
May 10, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Florida Governor Signs Lake Okeechobee Bill, 10 OthersA plan to build reservoirs south of Florida's Lake Okeechobee to treat polluted water before it flows downstream became law as Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed that and 10 other bills.
By Brendan Farrington
4 minute read
April 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Florida Passes Bill to Issue Certificates for MiscarriagesFlorida could become the first state to issue what's essentially a birth certificate for women who've had miscarriages under a bill the Legislature sent to Gov. Rick Scott.
By Brendan Farrington
4 minute read
April 19, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Miami State Senator Apologizes for Racial SlursMiami Republican Frank Artiles gives a three-minute apology on the Senate floor and loses his committee chairmanship.
By Brendan Farrington
6 minute read
April 19, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Florida Legislators Formally Apologize for Past MisdeedsIt's taken decades, but Florida is now apologizing for two of the darker misdeeds of its past.
By Brendan Farrington
7 minute read
April 17, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Confederate Statue Replacement Blocked: No Disney, No StatueA state representative who opposed removing a statue of a Confederate general from the U.S. Capitol is now blocking its replacement, apparently because he isn't happy that Walt Disney won't be representing the state of Florida.
By Brendan Farrington
6 minute read
April 06, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Florida May Spend $1.2 Million on Reform School MemorialFlorida may spend up to $1.2 million to build two memorials and rebury the bodies of children whose remains were found on the site of a now-shuttered reform school.
By Brendan Farrington
7 minute read
February 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Florida Legislature at 'Open War' With State Supreme CourtThe Republican-dominated Legislature's tense relationship with the state Supreme Court is hanging over this year's legislative session as lawmakers take up two bills to deal with the aftermath of court rulings that Republicans don't like.
By Brendan Farrington
9 minute read
