Dara Kam

May 24, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The House Health & Human Services Committee issued subpoenas last month amid efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican legislative leaders to wipe out care such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgical procedures for transgender minors.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

May 02, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Andrew Gillum, a onetime rising political star in the Democratic Party, faces charges of lying to federal investigators, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and committing wire fraud related to illegally using political contributions.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

April 27, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Under the bill, approved along party lines, voter-registration groups could face a maximum of $250,000 in fines each year for violating laws such as failing to submit completed registration applications to elections supervisors within 10 days.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

April 25, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Rep. Ashley Gantt, a Miami Democrat who is a lawyer, likened the committee's search for information to what was known as the Johns Committee, a Florida legislative investigative panel that sought to expose communists and gay people at state universities in the 1950s and 1960s.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

April 24, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Plaintiffs want to depose Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Jason Weida, arguing that he has unique information about a rule that banned Medicaid reimbursements to health care providers for treatments such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries for transgender people.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

April 12, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The bill would allow state regulators to immediately suspend or revoke licenses of restaurants, bars and other venues that violate the law.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

April 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Dr. Joseph Dorn, who has practiced in Florida for more than three decades, was one of the state's first physicians to begin ordering marijuana for patients after voters passed a 2016 constitutional amendment broadly authorizing medical marijuana use.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

April 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

After governors have vetoed three previous attempts to change Florida's alimony laws, the latest proposed revamp is headed to the full Senate for a vote.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

March 23, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Revamping Florida's alimony laws is one of the most emotionally charged issues tackled by state lawmakers over the past decade.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

March 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis has called for the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a decision that held the First Amendment limits public officials' ability to sue for defamation.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read