Mike Schneider

March 20, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The Florida prosecutor who thrust herself into the forefront of the anti-death penalty movement is a political novice who was elected just seven months ago.

By Mike Schneider

9 minute read

March 16, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala draws immediate rebuke by ruling out the death penalty in murder cases.

By Mike Schneider

6 minute read

February 27, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A Planned Parenthood affiliate has won a battle over whether doctors can perform abortions and sonograms at a Florida health center.

By Mike Schneider

4 minute read

February 08, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Some Pulse nightclub patrons are upset that they aren't receiving money from a $29.5 million victims' compensation fund since they were outside the club when the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history began, newly released emails show.

By Mike Schneider

6 minute read

November 23, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A South Florida family that is refusing to sell a vacation townhouse to one of the world's largest timeshare companies is suing Orange County in an effort to stop the company from continuing construction on a timeshare tower just 12 feet from the townhouse.

By Mike Schneider

4 minute read

November 04, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Julieta Corredor, her two sons and their families have used their two-bedroom townhouse in the heart of Orlando's tourist district as a place for honeymoons, family gatherings and college housing during the more than 30 years they've owned it. But then one of the world's largest timeshare companies bought up the surrounding condominium units.

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

10 minute read

November 01, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Police negotiators talking to the Orlando nightclub gunman at first weren't sure if the person they had on the phone was actually in the Pulse nightclub, according to audio recordings.

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

7 minute read

September 19, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A joint investigation by the Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity found that drugmakers that produce opioid painkillers and allied advocacy groups spent more than $3.8 million on campaign contributions and lobbying over the past decade in Florida as they worked to influence state and federal policies.

By Tamara Lush and Mike Schneider, Associated Press

9 minute read

September 15, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A vacation in Orlando is almost a rite of passage for some well-off Brazilians who often bring back suitcases filled with electronics and clothes that are cheaper in Florida than they are at home.

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

10 minute read

August 18, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Attorneys for almost two dozen media groups argued in federal court in Florida that a lawsuit demanding the release of 911 calls involving the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando should be moved back to state court.

By Terrance Harris and Mike Schneider

4 minute read