Dara Kam News Service Of Florida

January 25, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that led to an overhaul of Florida's death-penalty sentencing process has put financial and workload pressure on prosecutors, public defenders and courts.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

January 24, 2018 | Daily Business Review

More than 1.5 million Floridians now unable to participate in elections would automatically have their voting rights restored, under a proposed constitutional amendment that will go before voters in November.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

January 22, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A federal judge refused to block subpoenas issued by the Florida House of Representatives demanding documents from broadcasting executive Pat Roberts and his production company, MAT Media, related to contracts with the tourism-marketing agency Visit Florida.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

January 25, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Lawmakers are inching toward getting Florida's death penalty back on the books after a series of court rulings left the state without a way to condemn to death defendants convicted of capital crimes.

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida

8 minute read

January 23, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A key senator released the Legislature's first attempt at carrying out a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana, with the proposal calling for a growing number of marijuana licenses and making it easier for doctors to order the treatment for patients.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

9 minute read

January 13, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A senator instrumental in the passage of the Legislature's last major gambling bill released a massive proposal that would allow slot machines in eight counties where voters have approved them, let South Florida pari-mutuels run blackjack games, and give tracks permission to do away with greyhound racing while keeping lucrative cardrooms and slots.

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida

9 minute read

January 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Two years after gay marriages became legal in Florida, the state has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over birth certificates issued to children born into same-sex marriages.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

December 22, 2016 | Daily Business Review

State Senate President Joe Negron sees room for expanding slot machines to counties where voters have backed them as well as a revised compact with the Seminole tribe, the state's gambling leader.

By Jim Saunders and Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

9 minute read

December 19, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The state asked a federal judge to reconsider his decision that Florida violated a $1 billion gambling agreement with the Seminole Tribe.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

9 minute read

December 15, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A Senate panel began exploring issues surrounding medical marijuana as lawmakers prepare to carry out a constitutional amendment overwhelmingly approved by voters in November.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

8 minute read