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Dara Kam

Dara Kam

March 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review

House Panel Supports Controversial Changes to Defamation Law

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

March 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Senate Panel Targets Transgender Treatments in Custody Agreements

Senate bill sponsor Clay Yarborough said he filed the bill "because I believe as lawmakers we have to draw the line" about "drastic, life-altering" procedures for children.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

March 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Federal Appeals Court Upholds 2018 Florida Gun Age Law

Judge Robin Rosenbaum's ruling mapped out the historical record on age restrictions since the Reconstruction era.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

March 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

DeSantis Against Proposal for Political Bloggers to Register With State

Gov. Ron DeSantis sought to distance himself from a proposal that would require paid bloggers writing about state government officials to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics.

By Jim Turner and Dara Kam

4 minute read

March 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Sides With DeSantis Administration in Immigration Fight

U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell ruled that the Biden administration violated immigration laws through "catch-and-release" policies that led to people being released from detention after crossing the U.S. border with Mexico.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

February 16, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Administrative Judge Sides With State on Marijuana License

Although Department of Health officials gave the application of Moton Hopkins, a Black Ocala farmer and rancher, a top score, they rejected the application because he died before the licensing process was complete.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

February 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review

State Attorney Warren Takes Suspension Fight to Appeals Court

Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren in August, accusing him of "incompetence and willful defiance of his duties."

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

February 13, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Parkland Shooting 'Feels Like 5 Minutes Ago': One Victim's Father

The Feb. 14, 2018, tragedy sparked a national movement created and led by young people, spurred changes in state law aimed at making schools safer and led to new firearm restrictions in what had been dubbed the "Gunshine State."

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

February 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Mental Examinations Denied in Transgender Coverage Case

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said Florida failed to show the need to subject the children to the two-hour evaluations.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

February 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Florida Set to Move Forward on Medical Marijuana Licenses

Investors and marijuana operators for years have viewed Florida as potentially one of the country's premiere landscapes to set up shop.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read