Dara Kam

May 17, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Cathy Jordan credits pot with helping her defeat the odds in the battle against Lou Gehrig's disease she's waged for more than 30 years.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

May 15, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Lawyers for the NRA late last month asked U.S. District Judge Mark Walker to keep the identity of “Jane Doe” secret, based in large part on a declaration filed by the gun-rights group's Florida lobbyist Marion Hammer, who detailed threatening emails she had received featuring derogatory words for parts of the female anatomy.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

May 15, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A U.S. Supreme Court decision viewed as a major win for the gambling industry opened the door to sports betting in states across the country, but Florida…

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

May 09, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The regulation in question, proposed late last month by the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, would make a number of changes and effectively do away with controversial “designated player” card games that have been lucrative for pari-mutuel facilities across the state.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

May 08, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Lawyers for the NRA late last month asked U.S. District Judge Mark Walker to keep the identity of “Jane Doe” secret, based in large part on a declaration filed by the gun-rights group's Florida lobbyist Marion Hammer.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

May 01, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Saying she fears for her safety, a young woman who wants to join the National Rifle Association's challenge to a new Florida law that made it illegal to sell guns to anyone under age 21 is asking a federal court to keep her identity secret.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

April 19, 2018 | Daily Business Review

As legislative leaders hold behind-the-scenes talks about revamping the gambling industry, Gov. Rick Scott announced a deal that will lead to the Seminole Tribe continuing to pay more than $300 million a year in casino money to the state.

By Dara Kam and Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

April 16, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Attorneys for felons trying to have their voting rights restored are accusing Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet of “foot-dragging” by trying to block a federal judge's order that gave the state until April 26 to revamp its controversial rights-restoration process.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

April 13, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Challenges to the 2011 “preemption” law, which bans local governments from imposing gun restrictions tougher than those in state laws, are just one of the ways local officials are fighting for stricter regulations in the wake of the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

April 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A Tallahassee judge gave the OK to Tampa entrepreneur Joe Redner to grow his own pot to treat cancer, prompting state health officials to immediately appeal a decision that could open the door to more legal skirmishes over Florida's medical-marijuana regulations.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

5 minute read