Dara Kam

January 25, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The Agency for Health Care Administration, which largely oversees the Medicaid program, last year issued a rule banning coverage for hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgery, drawing pushback from the LGBTQ+ community.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

January 23, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis accused Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, above, of "incompetence and willful defiance of his duties" because Warren pledged to avoid enforcing a new law preventing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

January 19, 2023 | Daily Business Review

A pair of 12-year-olds are challenging a state rule prohibiting Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender people.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

January 12, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Professors and students from state universities challenging the Stop WOKE Act argue that it has created confusion for faculty and is an unconstitutional infringement of First Amendment rights.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

January 03, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"The University of Florida's position is, and always has been, that the court does not have jurisdiction over this lawsuit because the plaintiffs do not have standing, the case was moot before it was filed and there are no claims that are ripe for adjudication," the University of Florida has said.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 20, 2022 | Daily Business Review

With more than 22 million residents and an aging population, Florida is viewed as one of the hottest medical-marijuana markets in the country.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

December 15, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The deal, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. and ratified by the Florida Legislature in a special session last year, opened the door for the first time to sports betting in the nation's third-largest state.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

December 14, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The proceedings against the Tallahassee-area doctor, who was one of the first physicians in Florida to become eligible to order medical marijuana for patients, have been closely watched in the state's medical cannabis community.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 05, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Immigrant-advocacy groups are accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of an "attempt to legalize state-sponsored harassment" in challenging an "unauthorized alien" relocation program approved by state lawmakers.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 05, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Plaintiffs argued that Supreme Court Justice Renatha Francis' tangled appointment history could taint her handling of the current challenges to six candidates seeking to be appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to two appellate courts.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read