Jim Turner

January 08, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis' $625 million request includes money for Everglades restoration, fighting toxic algae outbreaks and boosting the Florida Forever land-preservation program, all issues popular among lawmakers and environmentalists.

By Jim Turner

6 minute read

January 07, 2020 | Daily Business Review

In his veto of the plastic straw measure, Gov. Ron DeSantis said efforts by some local communities to prohibit single-use plastic straws haven't "frustrated any state policy or harmed the state's interests."

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

December 12, 2019 | Daily Business Review

SB 312 would prohibit repair shops from offering rebates or other incentives, such as gift cards, in exchange for motorists making insurance claims for windshield repairs or replacement.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

December 10, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The Constitution Revision Commission is "not acting in the fashion of which it was designed to do," said Brad Drake, R-Eucheeanna.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

December 06, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Senate President Bill Galvano has described the roads as a "new approach" to offering a way to "revitalize" rural communities through the expansion of broadband, water and sewer infrastructure.

By Jim Turner

5 minute read

November 15, 2019 | Daily Business Review

A Florida Justice Reform Institute study contends 90% of auto-glass assignment of benefit lawsuits have come from 15 companies, with most filed in Orange and Hillsborough counties.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

November 14, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Sen. Randolph Bracy wants to use revenue sharing to establish a trust fund that would pay college athletes when they are done playing.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

October 25, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Calling the legislation a "reasonable path forward," Gov. Ron DeSantis said he thinks lawmakers should tackle the proposals during the session that starts Jan. 14.

By Jim Turner

5 minute read

October 23, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Lev Parnas, left, with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, has been arrested on campaign-finance charges involving the pro-Trump super PAC America First Action.

By Jim Turner and Ana Ceballos

5 minute read

October 16, 2019 | Daily Business Review

About 17,000 insurance claims from Hurricane Michael remain unsettled just over a year after the deadly storm ravaged parts of the Panhandle.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read