Jim Turner

March 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis sought to distance himself from a proposal that would require paid bloggers writing about state government officials to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics.

By Jim Turner and Dara Kam

4 minute read

March 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Bill sponsor Sen. Alexis Calatayud said the range of affordable housing strategies would make development financially viable.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

March 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Mangroves provide natural protections against rising seas during hurricanes, absorb carbon-dioxide emissions and trap pollutants that would otherwise end up in estuaries and coastal waters.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

February 28, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The bill (HB 9B), which passed during a special legislative session this month, gives DeSantis authority to appoint the special district's five-member Board of Supervisors and changes the name to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

3 minute read

February 27, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Fried emerged the winner in a four-way contest at the Sheraton Orlando North Hotel in Maitland on Feb. 25, fending off a major challenge from former state Sen. Annette Taddeo of Miami.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

February 27, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, raised a concern that electric vehicles could become roadblocks if they run out of power on highways crowded with fleeing residents.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida.

4 minute read

February 24, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis said legislation would require hospitals to collect data on costs of providing health care to people illegally in the state and prohibit local governments from providing assistance to nonprofit groups that help undocumented immigrants receive government identification.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

February 23, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The annual Seaport Mission Plan, issued by the Florida Ports Council, said the state's ports handled 112.5 million tons of cargo last year, up 6% from 2021 and 0.5% higher than in 2019, the last full year before the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

February 22, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The House's bill would allow people to carry concealed guns without going through state licensure, background screening and required training.

By Jim Turner

5 minute read

February 22, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The Republican-controlled Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted to approve a bill that would target yet-to-be-enacted plans by some credit-card companies to create a separate "merchant category code" for sales at firearm businesses.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read