December 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Teachers Challenge Personal Pronoun LawThe 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 RulesA 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 VerdictFormer 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 HallFlorida 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 AppealThe 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 KidsThe 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 PrisonsThe 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-LagoPalm 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 FloridaThe 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 BanLawyers 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
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