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Jim Saunders

Jim Saunders

September 08, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Supreme Court Keeps 'Fairness and Diversity' Change

The change came amid a high-profile push by Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb diversity-related programs in state colleges and universities.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

September 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Prosecutor Fights Ouster at Supreme Court

Suspended Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell said Gov. Ron DeSantis had no legal basis to remove her.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

September 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Feds Fire Back in Nursing Home Kids Case

While about 140 children with complex medical conditions are in nursing homes, the case also involves more than 1,800 children who are considered at risk of being institutionalized, according to a Justice Department brief.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

September 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Appeal Goes to Supreme Court as Execution Looms

If Michael Duane Zack's execution is carried out, he would be the sixth inmate put to death this year in Florida.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Leon County Circuit Judge: Redistricting Plan Unconstitutional

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a plan passed by the Legislature and called a special session that ultimately led to a map that helped lead in the November elections to Florida Republicans increasing their number of U.S. House members from 16 to 20.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

August 18, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Judge Tosses Out Challenge to Florida LGBTQ Education Law

The Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis went further this year by approving a bill to broaden the prohibition on instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation to prekindergarten through eighth grade.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

August 16, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Florida Felon Gun Ban Challenged

The Florida Supreme Court could decide whether to uphold a state law barring possession of guns by convicted felons.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

August 16, 2023 | Daily Business Review

State Hits Abortion Clinic With $193K Fine

The state Agency for Health Care Administration ordered the Center of Orlando for Women to pay a $193,000 fine for violating a law that requires women to wait 24 hours before having abortions.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

August 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Feds Back Blocking Parts of Florida Tech Law

The Biden administration says a 2021 Florida law places restrictions on major social-media companies.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

July 31, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Florida's Rural Land Program Draws Nearly 200 Applicants

More than 180 landowners have applied to a state-funded program, a target of Gov. Ron DeSantis' veto pen, designed to keep swaths of rural property…

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read