Jim Saunders

June 22, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Samuel Velez Ortiz, a former sergeant for the Department of Corrections, was approved by a doctor to use medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder related to previous military service, according to case documents.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

June 22, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Police Benevolent Association is challenging an agency's proposal for carrying out the law, saying it leaves unanswered questions.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

June 21, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The lawsuit contends that Florida's 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

June 21, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature scrapped the unanimous-recommendation requirement after Nikolas Cruz last fall received a life sentence in the murders of 17 students and faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

June 20, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The case centered on sanitation certificates that county health departments, which are overseen by the state Department of Health, issue to the establishments.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

June 16, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Duane Owen, 62, was executed a day after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request by his attorneys for a stay.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

June 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said that class-action attorneys will have to provide more evidence to show that the alleged discrimination can be traced to segregation.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

June 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Attorneys for the Chinese plaintiffs contend the law, which will take effect July 1, violates constitutional equal-protection and due-process rights and laws, such as the federal Fair Housing Act.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

June 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The approval by the Florida Public Service Commission came after more than a year of volatility in fuel prices that helped drive up bills for customers of FPL and other utilities, but in recent months has allowed FPL to begin passing along savings.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

June 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Attorneys for the state are urging a federal judge to reject a request by teachers unions to issue a preliminary injunction against parts of the law that include preventing dues from being deducted from workers' paychecks.

By Jim Saunders

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