Dara Kam

November 06, 2015 | Daily Business Review

With dueling lawsuits about the future of casino blackjack games pending in federal courts in Tallahassee and Tampa, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is once again going on the air with its pitch for a new gambling deal with the state.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

3 minute read

June 25, 2015 | Daily Business Review

The Seminole Tribe has given the state 30 days to strike a new accord about exclusive rights to operate banked card games and has put the state on notice that tribal casinos don't have to shut down the games even in the absence of a revamped deal.

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida

4 minute read

June 25, 2015 | Daily Business Review

The Seminole Tribe has given the state 30 days to strike a new accord about exclusive rights to operate banked card games and has put the state on notice that tribal casinos don't have to shut down the games even in the absence of a revamped deal.

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida

4 minute read

June 19, 2015 | Daily Business Review

Last week, Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan wrote a $150,000 check to jump-start an effort to get a medical-marijuana initiative back on the ballot in 2016.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

3 minute read

June 19, 2015 | Daily Business Review

Last week, Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan wrote a $150,000 check to jump-start an effort to get a medical-marijuana initiative back on the ballot in 2016.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

3 minute read

April 08, 2015 | Daily Business Review

Adding more drama to a $5 billion budget standoff between Republican legislative leaders, Gov. Rick Scott reversed course on his one-time support for providing health coverage for low-income Floridians as part of the federal health care law known as Obamacare.

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida

4 minute read

April 07, 2015 | Daily Business Review

Adding more drama to a $5 billion budget standoff between Republican legislative leaders, Gov. Rick Scott reversed course on his one-time support for providing health coverage for low-income Floridians as part of the federal health care law known as Obamacare.

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida

4 minute read

July 11, 2014 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court says a public defender must continue to represent an inmate who wants to end appeals and die.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

3 minute read

July 09, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Rick Scott has capitulated in his crusade to require all state workers to submit to suspicionless drug tests, giving up on about half of the state's classes of workers in a drawn-out legal battle that could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida

4 minute read

July 08, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Florida health regulators heard an earful from growers, lawyers and lobbyists seeking to rake in some green from Florida's new pot industry during a standing-room-only, rule-making workshop.

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida

6 minute read