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December 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Teachers Challenge Personal Pronoun Law

The lawsuit is the latest challenge to a series of measures, championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, that have targeted transgender children and adults and other LGBTQ people.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review

House Panel Backs Easing Teen Job Rules

A state labor law includes a series of restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds, including how many hours they can work, what times of day they can work and jobs they can perform.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

December 13, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Judge Says 'No Way' to Trump Lawyers' Request for Early Verdict

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers were swatted down as they again asked Judge Arthur Engoron to cut the trial short and issue a verdict clearing Trump, his company and top executives of wrongdoing.

By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz

5 minute read

December 13, 2023 | Daily Business Review

DeSantis Hits Trump on Abortion, COVID in Iowa Town Hall

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is in a distant second place behind Donald Trump in most national polls in the battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, stepped up his case against the former president.

By Jonathan J. Cooper

4 minute read

December 12, 2023 | Daily Business Review

State Supreme Court Rejects Health Care Executive's Appeal

The Supreme Court rejected a petition by attorneys for Philip Esformes, who was found guilty in 2019 on 20 counts related to kickbacks, money laundering, obstruction of justice and conspiracy, according to court documents.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

December 12, 2023 | Daily Business Review

State Targets Federal Court Ruling on Nursing Home Kids

The state's attorneys are describing a key part of the federal trial court ruling as an "arbitrary and unachievable" goal.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

December 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review

State Continues Tapping National Guard for Prisons

The state Department of Corrections for years has grappled with staffing shortages and high turnover rates, resulting in millions of dollars in overtime pay for workers.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Report: Deputies Justified in Firing at SUV at Mar-a-Lago

Palm Beach County Detective Christopher Farron and Lt. John Paul Harvey followed agency firearms policy when they and a Secret Service agent shot at Hannah Roemhild, sheriff's office investigators said in a one-page report.

By Terry Spencer

4 minute read

December 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Seminole Tribe Resuming Gambling Payments to Florida

The Seminole Tribe intends to resume making payments to the state as part of a 30-year deal that included giving the tribe control over sports betting.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Biden Administration Takes Aim at Transgender Coverage Ban

Lawyers from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services filed a brief at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals saying decisions by the state Agency for Health Care Administration and lawmakers to prevent coverage for the treatments violated a federal Medicaid law and the Affordable Care Act.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read