Jim Saunders

July 18, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The lawsuit contends that Gov. Ron DeSantis should be required to call a special general election in Miami-Dade's House District 118 "no later than" Nov. 21 to replace former Rep. Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin, a Republican.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

July 17, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The Legislature and then-Gov. Rick Scott approved the law after a February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Nikolas Cruz, who was 19 at the time, used an AR-15 rifle to kill 17 students and staff members and injure 17 others at the school.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

July 13, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Citizens, which was created as an insurer of last resort, has faced explosive growth during the past three years as private insurers have dropped customers and moved forward with major rate increases because of financial problems.

By Jim Saunders and Tom Urban

4 minute read

July 12, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Under the state Constitution, the Supreme Court can "certify" recommendations to the Legislature about a need to decrease or redefine judicial circuits. The Legislature then would make a decision.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

July 12, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Reinsurance, which is essentially insurance for insurers, helps drive the catastrophe-prone Florida insurance system.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

July 12, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The company said the move will affect only Farmers-branded policies and will not affect policies sold in the state by subsidiaries Foremost and Bristol West.

By Jim Saunders and Jim Turner

3 minute read

July 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The plaintiffs argued that the state voter-registration form violates a federal law known as the National Voter Registration Act because it does not properly inform potential voters of eligibility requirements.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

July 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The outcome of the case will affect a law passed this year that would bar abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and could determine whether a privacy clause in the Florida Constitution will protect abortion rights.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

July 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

U.S. Department of Justice attorneys say Florida does not have standing to challenge policies that Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Attorney General Ashley Moody contend have led to migrants improperly being released from detention.

By Jim Saunders

5 minute read

July 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The potential class-action lawsuit alleges that the state has violated federal laws, in part by not establishing high-demand academic programs at Florida A&M and by shortchanging the school financially.

By Jim Saunders

5 minute read