News Service Of Florida

July 11, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court moved quietly into an annual summer break. Releasing its last regular batch of opinions until Aug. 25, the court on Thursday did not drop any bombshells. That left unresolved questions about issues such as the constitutionality of the state's death-penalty sentencing laws.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

July 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

More than two years after lawmakers legalized a limited type of medical marijuana, an administrative law judge heard arguments in a dispute about whether a Northeast Florida nursery should receive one of the highly sought-after licenses to grow, process and distribute the noneuphoric pot.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

11 minute read

July 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Florida Power & Light got approval from state regulators to defer collecting money from customers for a year on plans to build a pair of nuclear reactors in Miami-Dade County.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

July 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Attorney General Pam Bondi is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a dispute about the constitutionality of a Florida law that has blocked businesses from imposing surcharges on customers who pay with credit cards.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

July 06, 2016 | Daily Business Review

After their call for a special legislative session failed, Florida Democrats say they will continue to seek "common-sense" regulations on the sales of weapons to people on federal watch lists.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

July 06, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A state appeals court refuses to get involved now in former U.S. and state Rep. David Rivera's challenge to recommended punishment for an ethics violation.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

July 05, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Florida pediatricians say children covered by Medicaid face more obstacles to getting needed care than they did before the state switched them over to private health care plans, a recent survey found.

By Margie Menzel, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

June 29, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Florida Democrats had little trouble rounding up enough members to call for a vote on whether to hold a special session dealing with gun control as a reaction to last month's mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

10 minute read

June 28, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The Washington attorney gained fame administering compensation funds for victims of the 9/11 attacks and the BP oil spill.

By Commentary by Dara Kam News Service of Florida

8 minute read

June 27, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Rick Scott appointed Robert Dees to the Fourth Judicial Circuit, choosing the Jacksonville attorney from a list six nominees that included a Republican state lawmaker who had become the target of gun-rights groups.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

7 minute read