Dara Kam

December 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The lawsuit is the latest challenge to a series of measures, championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, that have targeted transgender children and adults and other LGBTQ people.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The state Department of Corrections for years has grappled with staffing shortages and high turnover rates, resulting in millions of dollars in overtime pay for workers.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The Seminole Tribe intends to resume making payments to the state as part of a 30-year deal that included giving the tribe control over sports betting.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The effort to boost access to health care comes as more than 11% of Floridians lack insurance, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

December 04, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Friday's dismissal of Patricia Carpenter, who served as deputy chief of staff at the agency for six months, came amid a shake-up of high-level staff following a contentious November meeting over the governor's travel records.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

December 01, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Marsy's Law put into the Florida Constitution a variety of rights for crime victims, including "the right to prevent the disclosure of information of records that could be used to locate or harass the victim or the victim's family, or which could disclose confidential or privileged information of the victim."

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

November 30, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Administrative Law Judge William Horgan found the fee reflects the "plain language" of lawmakers' intent.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

November 27, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration hiked the fee, which had been $60,000 since the inception of the state's medical-marijuana program six years ago, to $1.33 million in December.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

November 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The justices have until April 1 to decide whether the proposal, bankrolled by the state's largest medical-marijuana operator, Trulieve, should go before voters in November 2024.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

November 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The fee increase came after Gov. Ron DeSantis said medical-marijuana operators, whose licenses have sold for upward of $50 million until recently, need to pay more for the opportunity to do business in Florida.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read