Dara Kam

April 22, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Republican lawmakers' break with Disney --- one of the state's largest employers, a colossal player in the state's tourism industry and, until recently, a major political donor --- illustrates DeSantis' iron-clad grip on the Florida GOP and the governor's relish for wielding power over his foes.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

April 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

By Dara Kam

6 minute read