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Dara Kam

Dara Kam

December 21, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Clears Way for Trial on Controversial Elections Law

Voting-rights groups contend that the election measure will have a negative impact on people who work during the day and voters with disabilities, who might be forced to bring ballots into early voting sites if supervisors don't provide drop boxes outside.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

December 20, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Opponents of Casino Gambling Initiative Fire Back in Lawsuit

Leon County Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey ordered political committee Florida Voters in Charge to quickly provide the names of workers who had been targeted to stop gathering signatures for a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door for casinos in North Florida.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 15, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Walgreens Ordered to Hand Over Records in Opioid Fight

Walgreens has until Dec. 31 to start turning over "financial information sufficient to show all rebates, discounts, chargebacks, coupon reimbursements and any other money back it received on opioids" it purchased or sold in Florida since 1996.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 13, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Florida Gambling Initiative Legal Fight Dialed Back

The Florida Voters in Charge initiative would allow voters to decide whether to allow pari-mutuel operators in North Florida to add casino games to their operations.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 06, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Seminole Tribe Suspends Sports Betting After Court Rulings

The Seminole Tribe stopped accepting wagers on its Hard Rock SportsBook mobile app after an appeals court refused to put on hold a judge's ruling that said a deal giving the tribe control over sports betting throughout the state violates federal law.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

November 24, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Judge Rejects Florida Sports Betting Deal

Judge Dabney Friedrich found that the government's reliance on Florida law to defend the compact "misses the mark" because the agreement authorizes gaming off and on Indian lands.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

November 18, 2021 | Daily Business Review

UF Political Science Profs' Reports Target Elections Law

Political science professors are embroiled in a controversy with the University of Florida over a new state elections law that allegedly makes it harder for Black, Hispanic and disabled voters to cast ballots by mail.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

November 16, 2021 | Daily Business Review

More UF Professors Join Testimony Lawsuit Against the College

The lawsuit alleges that University of Florida administrators' decisions to prevent faculty members from participating in lawsuits against the state violates First Amendment rights.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

November 10, 2021 | Daily Business Review

UF Grapples With Questions Amid Expert Witness Controversy

University of Florida President Kent Fuchs said the university would go ahead with convening a task force to review the school's practices "regarding requests for approval of outside activities involving potential conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment."

By Dara Kam and Ryan Dailey

4 minute read

October 27, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Florida Finds Uncommon Allies in Gun-Control Law Fight

The National Rifle Association is challenging the constitutionality of a Florida law that raised the minimum age from 18 to 21 to purchase rifles and other "long guns."

By Dara Kam

6 minute read