Dara Kam

February 11, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis, widely viewed as a top Republican contender for president in 2024, directed the state Department of Children and Families in September to stop issuing or renewing licenses to providers that shelter unaccompanied immigrant children.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

February 10, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The professors' lawyers Wednesday criticized UF's decision to appeal the ruling.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

February 09, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"We didn't want to limit anybody's free speech at all," the bill's sponsor said. "We just wanted to say there are certain areas that would be off limits to that because it's not redressing government."

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

January 24, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The judge introduced his lengthy ruling with a sketch of the recent "demise of academic freedom" in Hong Kong, noting that universities are stifling dissent to keep in step with repressive national security laws.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

January 24, 2022 | Daily Business Review

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich invalidated a 30-year deal negotiated by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole tribal leaders that was ratified by state lawmakers in May.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

January 19, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Legislators in November approved a plan that steered more than $67 million toward pay raises and hiring bonuses for the prison workforce, as the agency for years has grappled with high employee turnover and dismal staff retention.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

January 13, 2022 | Daily Business Review

A class action lawsuit recently filed on behalf of Florida school districts against McKinsey & Co. and its affiliates alleged that the global firm's advice to opioid manufacturers harmed children and increased educational costs.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

January 11, 2022 | Daily Business Review

West Palm Beach attorney William Shepherd alleges that petition gatherers are being paid by the signature, a violation of Florida law.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

January 10, 2022 | Daily Business Review

University leaders are seeking to "silence the viewpoints that some professors would express because they fear that the opinions anger the state's political leaders," the professors' attorney has argued.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

January 04, 2022 | Daily Business Review

University of Florida leaders asked Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker to toss the lawsuit, arguing in part that the case is "moot" because administrators have changed the conflict-of-interest policy.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read