Jim Turner

March 31, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Bill sponsor Manny Diaz Jr. says his goal is to have local officials share decisions about issues such as closing businesses and imposing curfews and to "not allow for one person just to continue on to renew orders."

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

March 29, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Attorney General Ashley Moody said during an event with Gov. Ron DeSantis and cruise industry officials at Port Canaveral that she was looking at ways to "push back" against a directive by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that essentially keeps the cruise industry from operating.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

March 17, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Sen. Manny Diaz Jr.'s bill would limit to 10 days locally issued emergency orders, which could be invalidated by the governor or the Legislature.

By Jim Turner

5 minute read

March 17, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to bulk up infrastructure, fight rising sea levels, fix the troubled unemployment system and provide first responders with $1,000 bonuses for their work during the past year.

By Jim Turner

6 minute read

March 11, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Rep. Erin Grall, who has sponsored the repeal effort for five years, said drivers with just PIP policies aren't adequately covered under the system's $10,000 coverage, which was set in 1979.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

March 08, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"I think it shows that we've got a lot of economic momentum here in the state of Florida," Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

By Jim Turner

5 minute read

February 22, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis says that Florida held the "smoothest and most successful election of any state" in November, but can't "rest on our laurels."

By Jim Turner

6 minute read

February 17, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Bill sponsor Jennifer Bradley amended her proposal to limit the "to go" option to licensed restaurants, cap individual container sizes at 32 ounces and require motorists to place the drinks in locked compartments, vehicle trunks or in areas behind the last upright seats in vehicles.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

February 12, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis has been quick to push back against a report that President Joe Biden's administration was considering new travel restrictions to areas, including Florida, that have seen a surge in cases involving variants of COVID-19.

By Jim Turner

5 minute read

February 03, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis' ire is focused on Twitter's removal of former President Donald Trump from its site and Amazon's decision to drop the Parler app used by many conservatives.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read