Lloyd Dunkelberger

January 14, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet members said they were in the process of reviewing and readopting appointment standards for Cabinet agency heads.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger

5 minute read

January 08, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Ron DeSantis, a 40-year-old former Republican congressman from Ponte Vedra Beach, succeeded outgoing Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday, with a midday inauguration ceremony held on the east side of the Old Capitol building.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger

5 minute read

January 07, 2019 | Daily Business Review

He will be Florida's first “Generation X” governor, succeeding three “baby boomer” leaders, including outgoing Gov. Rick Scott and former Govs. Charlie Crist and Jeb Bush.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger

6 minute read

December 20, 2018 | Daily Business Review

If the revenue projections hold, it will ease the financial pressure on incoming Gov. Ron DeSantis, as he prepares his first budget recommendation, and on the Legislature, which must pass a 2019-2020 state budget when it meets in the spring.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger

3 minute read

December 14, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The state's costs for emergency relief and recovery efforts related to Michael, a major storm that struck the Panhandle in October, will exceed the costs for Hurricane Irma, a 2017 storm that damaged a larger portion of the state, the report said.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger

5 minute read

December 03, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The call came a day after The News Service of Florida reported that the Supreme Court will not have a black justice for the first time in 36 years when Justice Peggy Quince leaves the bench on Jan. 8.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger

5 minute read

November 28, 2018 | Daily Business Review

With a chance to create a solid conservative majority on the Florida Supreme Court, Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis on Tuesday received a list of 11 nominees…

By Lloyd Dunkelberger

5 minute read

November 01, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Rick Scott wants the court to modify an Oct. 15 order that gave the “sole authority” for those Supreme Court appointments to the winner of Tuesday's gubernatorial election.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger

5 minute read

October 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The League of Women Voters of Florida and Common Cause are asking the Supreme Court to order a nominating commission to extend the application deadline and halt a current nomination process in light of a court order issued this month.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger

5 minute read

October 17, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The new model would allow any state universities that improve their performances on a series of measures to receive full shares of the state performance funds.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger

4 minute read