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Dara Kam

Dara Kam

April 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Florida Senate Signs Off on 2 Bills Targeting Disney

One of the bills targeting Disney would eliminate a decades-old special district that gives the entertainment company self-governing powers on its Central Florida property.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

April 19, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Black Democrats Blast Redistricting Plan

Democrats and other opponents are expected to urge courts to block the map, even while anticipating the legal wrangling likely won't be completed until long after the 2022 elections and the seating of the next Congress.

By Jim Turner and Dara Kam

5 minute read

April 15, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Justices Leave Door Open on Gambling Measures

The court's rulings mean that backers of the gambling proposals don't have to start from the ground up on getting approval of the initiative wording if they want to revive the measures for the 2024 ballot.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

April 04, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Las Vegas Sands Drops Bid for North Florida Casinos

Las Vegas Sands contributed at least $73 million to Florida Voters in Charge, a political committee that sponsored the casino initiative.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

April 01, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Judge: Law Intentionally Discriminates Against Black Voters

In Thursday's ruling, the judge found that "every single challenged provision has a disparate impact on Black voters in some way."

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

March 29, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Gambling Grudge Match Continues in Florida Court

The fight over the proposed constitutional amendment has turned into a throw-down between Las Vegas Sands Corp. and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, along with people, businesses and other entities aligned with the gambling behemoths.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

March 28, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Appeals Court Weighs Challenge to Gun Law

The Republican-controlled Legislature rushed to pass the law after a 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

March 25, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Foes: Elections Bill 'Aggravates Effect' of 2021 Law

The bill "aggravates the effect" of last year's drop-box provisions "by sharply restricting what locations can qualify as a 'permanent branch office' of the supervisor," the plaintiffs argued in Wednesday's brief.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

March 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Appeals Court Questions State Over Florida Protest Law

The law followed nationwide protests focused on racial justice following the killing of George Floyd.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

March 17, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Judge Sides With Marijuana Doctor in Undercover Probe

The Florida Department of Health sought to strip physician Joseph Dorn of his medical license for five years, permanently ban him from ordering medical marijuana for patients and impose a $10,000 fine.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read