Jim Turner

June 09, 2022 | Daily Business Review

After the veto was announced, Jonathan Webber, legislative and political director for the group Florida Conservation Voters, said in a statement he hopes "this will be a signal to lawmakers to stop using legislative tricks to sneak harmful environmental policy past the Florida public."

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

June 06, 2022 | Daily Business Review

DeSantis didn't explain the veto in a letter to the secretary of state outlining his cuts, and several conservative commentators attributed the rejection to recent Rays' social-media posts about gun violence after mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

June 03, 2022 | Daily Business Review

"What we're doing in the budget is making sure that we're meeting the obligations and making sure we're funding key priorities, but also protecting the state against what very well may be a Biden-induced recession," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

By Jim Turner and Ryan Dailey

5 minute read

June 02, 2022 | Daily Business Review

About 562 manatee deaths have been reported this year.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

June 02, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the state is well-positioned for the initial impacts of a potential recession because of record reserves.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

May 26, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Following the Parkland shootings, Florida lawmakers quickly enacted a gun-control proposal that raised the minimum age from 18 to 21 to purchase rifles and other long guns.

By Jim Turner and Tom Urban

5 minute read

May 25, 2022 | Daily Business Review

At the request of Girl Scout Troop 60601 in Palm Harbor, Floridians can save a few dollars on pet supplies as they stockpile other needs for the upcoming hurricane season.

By Jim Turner and Tom Urban

3 minute read

May 24, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Amid soaring housing costs in many parts of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said that the "Hometown Heroes" program is needed so people in a number of professions can live in or close to the communities they serve.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

May 19, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis also said he'll sign off on $25 million for renovations to the Freedom Tower in Miami.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

May 18, 2022 | Daily Business Review

This isn't the first time DeSantis and Biden have differed on the approach to Cuba, which has been a thorn to U.S. administrations for more than six decades, as well as other Latin American countries such as Venezuela.

By Jim Turner

5 minute read