Dara Kam

March 10, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to do away with a minimum five-year wait before felons can seek to have their civil rights, including the right to vote, restored.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

February 23, 2021 | Daily Business Review

The Leon County property appraiser's website shows that the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee Inc. paid cash for a restored 120-year-old, 2,766-square-foot building at 324 E. Virginia St. in Tallahassee, less than a mile from the state Capitol.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

February 12, 2021 | Daily Business Review

A state appeals court took the rare step of ordering a state prosecutor to pursue discipline against Santa Rosa Beach lawyer Daniel Uhlfelder.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

February 11, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Rep. Jason Fischer says his proposal would "fix the dysfunction of the regulatory scheme across the state of Florida."

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

February 05, 2021 | Daily Business Review

A lawyer for Florida prison officials questioned some of the findings in the report and asked the Civil Rights Division to reveal confidential sources to help the state Department of Corrections investigate the allegations.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

February 02, 2021 | Daily Business Review

The settlement calls for 31 counties to provide Spanish-language ballots and vote-by-mail applications, translations of elections websites and access to Spanish-language hotlines for voter assistance.

By Jim Saunders and Dara Kam

3 minute read

January 28, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out a version of the legislation last year after months of nationwide protests that called attention to racial inequities in policing and other aspects of American life.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

January 14, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Former Department of Health COVID-19 data analyst Rebekah Jones garnered national attention after alleging that Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration was manipulating data about COVID-19 cases and deaths. The spotlight on Jones was heightened after she posted a video of armed agents executing a search warrant at her home.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

January 14, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Lobbyists, who a year ago could be seen chilling in lawmakers' offices or huddling in the Capitol rotunda, are resorting to Zoom, text messages and off-campus meetings to get the job done.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

January 12, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"We know, from lifetimes of experiences, who this will harm … communities of color, Black and brown Floridians. This is calculated political opportunism," House Minority co-leader Bobby DuBose says.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read