October 19, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Lawmakers to Again Deal With Death Penalty SentencingFor the second year in a row, Florida lawmakers will attempt to fix the state's death penalty sentencing scheme in response to court rulings finding that the process is unconstitutional.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
9 minute read
October 18, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Florida Voters Again Face Medical Marijuana DecisionWith medical marijuana already a reality in Florida, voters will decide in November whether to vastly expand the types of patients who are eligible for the treatment.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
14 minute read
October 10, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Judge Sides With Health Officials in Pot ChallengeA Northeast Florida nursery failed to convince an administrative law judge that health officials should have granted the grower one of five highly sought-after licenses to grow, process and sell medical marijuana.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
8 minute read
October 05, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Officials' Stories at Odds in Dispute Over Banked Card GamesA top gambling regulator blamed a lower-level state employee for a decision involving controversial "designated-player" card games, which are at the heart of a federal lawsuit that could determine whether the Seminole Tribe can continue to offer blackjack at tribal casinos.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
8 minute read
September 28, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Florida's Death Penalty on Hold as Court Looks for AnswersThroughout this year, Florida's death penalty has been in a state of limbo. Executions are on hold, judges across the state are postponing death penalty cases, and defense lawyers are seeking additional reviews in the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court decision in January that struck down Florida's death penalty sentencing process.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
13 minute read
September 16, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Voting Rights Restoration Amendment Could Head to BallotNearly eight years after Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet did away with quasi-automatic restoration of civil rights, voters may have a chance to approve a constitutional amendment that would automatically restore voting rights for nonviolent felons.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
7 minute read
September 15, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Administrative Judge Blasts Health Officials Over Pot ScorecardsSaying they did not follow their own rules, an administrative law judge scalded state health officials for the method used to grant highly coveted medical-marijuana licenses to nurseries last fall.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
9 minute read
September 02, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Skeptical Federal Judge Questions State's Defense of Card GamesA federal judge appeared skeptical of the state's defense of how gambling regulators handled controversial "designated player" card games at the heart of a legal challenge by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
10 minute read
August 29, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Judge Rules Against Gambling Regulators on Card GamesFlorida gambling overseers were wrong to do away with a rule governing controversial "designated player" card games at pari-mutuel facilities without replacing the regulations, an administrative law judge said.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
9 minute read
August 25, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Push Continues for Florida Lethal Injection DetailsLawyers representing Arizona death row inmates aren't backing down from a battle with Florida corrections officials over the release of documents related to execution drugs, part of a drawn-out challenge to Arizona's lethal-injection process.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
10 minute read
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