Dara Kam

November 21, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Under the recount microscope, Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes resigned.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

November 20, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Ruling from the bench during a hearing, Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson rejected the House's request to intervene in the lawsuit filed by Tampa-based Florigrown, owned in part by prominent strip-club operator Joe Redner.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

October 23, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Amendment 3, placed on the ballot by a political committee largely backed by Disney Worldwide Services Inc. and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, would give voters the “exclusive right to decide whether to authorize casino gambling” in the state.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

October 19, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Responding to Scott's request, House Speaker Richard Corcoran, incoming Speaker Jose Oliva and other Republican House leaders on Wednesday urged the governor to seek “immediate review by a higher court” of an order by Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson, who ruled this month that a 2017 medical marijuana law was unconstitutional.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

October 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review

With Hurricane Michael barreling toward Florida's Big Bend and Panhandle regions, the Republican Party of Florida unleashed a caustic television ad declaring Andrew Gillum is “running for governor and also from the FBI.”

By Jim Turner and Dara Kam

3 minute read

October 10, 2018 | Daily Business Review

More than 1.4 million Floridians lost the right to vote after being convicted of felonies.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

October 09, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The list of more than 40 candidates who filed applications before a Monday deadline includes former Republican lawmakers and state appeals-court judges appointed by Gov. Rick Scott during his eight years in office.

By Dara Kam and Jim Saunders

5 minute read

October 04, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson's verbal order during a hearing came nearly two months after he found that a state law, passed during a special legislative session last year, runs afoul of a constitutional amendment broadly legalizing medical marijuana.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

September 27, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The list of witnesses gives just a glimpse into the allegations made by a legislative aide, who filed the discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in January.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

September 05, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The case highlights the growing tension between the greyhound and horse industries and racetrack operators, who have sought to do away with live racing while keeping more-profitable gambling activities such as slots and poker.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read