Jim Saunders

February 21, 2023 | Daily Business Review

United Property & Casualty has faced deep financial problems for months, including announcing in August that it would exit Florida's troubled homeowners' insurance market.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

February 21, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Transportation pointed to a bill designed to bolster efforts to transport migrants to "sanctuary" areas of the country.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

February 17, 2023 | Daily Business Review

If the death sentence is carried out, Donald David Dillbeck would be the first Florida inmate executed since Gary Ray Bowles was put to death by lethal injection in August 2019.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

February 17, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The law, which spurred fierce debate in the Legislature and has drawn national attention, prevents instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in kindergarten through third grade and requires that such instruction be "age-appropriate … in accordance with state academic standards" in older grades.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

February 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Jeffrey Siegmeister pleaded guilty last year to federal conspiracy, wire fraud and tax charges that, in part, involved allegations that he sought bribes from a defense attorney in exchange for giving favorable treatment to the attorney's clients.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

February 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Supporters say the measure would provide an option to renters who might not be able to afford security deposits that can stretch into thousands of dollars.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

February 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The disputes involve fine print in this year's state budget that directed money to the Agency for Health Care Administration to adjust reimbursement rates so Medicaid providers would pay at least $15 an hour to direct-care employees.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

February 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Base-rate issues are closely watched, as they involve billions of dollars, make up large portions of customers' monthly bills and help determine how much profit that utilities can earn.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

February 08, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis used $615,000 to pay a company to transport two planeloads of migrants last September from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha's Vineyard, with a stop in the Northwest Florida community of Crestview.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

February 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Walt Disney, which controlled the Reedy Creek Improvement District, angered Gov. Ron DeSantis last year by publicly opposing a law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read