News Service Of Florida

October 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review

State analysts agreed to lower the expected rate of return on Florida's $144 billion pension fund, while warning that it may be the first in a series of annual downward adjustments.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger, News Service of Florida

9 minute read

October 12, 2016 | Daily Business Review

An administrative law judge has refused to block the Florida Department of Environmental Protection from moving forward with new water-quality standards as legal battles continue over the controversial plan.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

October 11, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Backers tout Amendment 1 on the November ballot as a consumer protection measure, but critics and editorial boards malign the effort as an attempt to hinder the development of alternative fuels.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

9 minute read

October 10, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Three Florida Supreme Court justices and 28 state appellate judges face merit-retention votes in the Nov. 8 general election.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

October 10, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A Northeast Florida nursery failed to convince an administrative law judge that health officials should have granted the grower one of five highly sought-after licenses to grow, process and sell medical marijuana.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

October 05, 2016 | Daily Business Review

After losing an initial legal round, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is asking a judge to block the state Department of Environmental Protection from moving forward with controversial new water-quality standards while an appeal plays out.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

October 05, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A top gambling regulator blamed a lower-level state employee for a decision involving controversial "designated-player" card games, which are at the heart of a federal lawsuit that could determine whether the Seminole Tribe can continue to offer blackjack at tribal casinos.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

October 04, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Florida Power & Light, with an increased reliance on natural gas to generate electricity, got approval to buy a second coal-fired power plant that it intends to close.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

October 03, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The governor and Cabinet are set to vote Tuesday on an 11,000-acre purchase with 10 natural springs.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

October 03, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Slightly more than a decade after the Florida Supreme Court rejected a controversial school-vouchers program, voucher opponents hope for a repeat.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

8 minute read