News Service Of Florida
January 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Settlement Reached in Gay Marriage Birth Certificates DisputeTwo years after gay marriages became legal in Florida, the state has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over birth certificates issued to children born into same-sex marriages.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
5 minute read
January 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Debate Heats Up Over Controversial Property Insurance ClaimsWith insurers and regulators blaming a surge in water-damage claims for higher property-insurance rates, Florida lawmakers began grappling with a controversial debate that includes homeowners, contractors, insurance companies and trial lawyers.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
6 minute read
January 10, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Teacher Could Avoid Firing Over Transgender RemarksA state administrative law judge said a Southwest Florida high-school teacher should be disciplined, but not fired, for making negative comments about transgender people.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
6 minute read
January 03, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Administrative Judge Tosses Florida Pollution Notification RuleIn a victory for business groups, an administrative law judge ruled that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection overstepped its authority in proposing new requirements for notifying the public when pollution occurs.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
7 minute read
December 29, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Cough Medicine Law Takes Effect With New YearA statewide prohibition on people under 18 buying certain over-the-counter cough suppressants is one of three new laws that will hit the books with the arrival of the new year.
By Jim Turner News Service of Florida
5 minute read
December 29, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Court Turns Down Request From Undocumented ChildrenA divided South Florida appeals court rejected a legal-dependency request from four undocumented-immigrant children who entered the United States after their parents died in El Salvador.
By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida
6 minute read
December 22, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Senate President Backs Allowing Voter-Approved SlotsState Senate President Joe Negron sees room for expanding slot machines to counties where voters have backed them as well as a revised compact with the Seminole tribe, the state's gambling leader.
By Jim Saunders and Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
9 minute read
December 22, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Gun Proposals Could Have Better Shot in State SenateFollowing the passage of open-carry bills in other states, a bill legalizing visible handguns has been assigned to legislative committees in Florida.
By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida
7 minute read
December 21, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Senate President Negron Eyes Possible Medicaid ChangesWith Donald Trump moving into the White House and Republicans controlling Congress, Florida Senate President Joe Negron said Tuesday he wants to start working on a "framework" for how the state could move forward with major changes in the Medicaid program.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
6 minute read
December 21, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Judge Won't Reconsider Seminole Tribe Gambling RulingA federal judge has flatly refused a request from Gov. Rick Scott's administration to reconsider a ruling that Florida violated a gambling agreement with the Seminole Tribe.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
6 minute read
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