News Service Of Florida

November 23, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Moton Hopkins went from being one of the state's most-successful Black farmers to working odd jobs to support his family, after a devastating drought and discrimination by the federal government wiped out the Florida native's livelihood.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

November 23, 2022 | Daily Business Review

On Tuesday, more than eight years after losing the primary to Republican Jay Fant by the narrowest of margins, Renner took the gavel as state House speaker—one of the most powerful positions in Florida.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

November 17, 2022 | Daily Business Review

U.S. visitors continued to drive Florida's tourism industry at a record pace, while international travel still struggled to reach pre-pandemic levels, according to newly released figures for the third quarter of 2022.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

November 17, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Disputing that the measure violates the First Amendment, the state this week urged a federal appeals court to toss out an injunction against a new law that placed restrictions on how race-related issues can be addressed in workplace training.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

November 22, 2021 | Daily Business Review

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle wrote that the waterfront property owners were still able to use much of their property and that the Walton County commission was using its "police power in a public-health emergency" when it closed the beaches.

By News Service of Florida

2 minute read

November 19, 2021 | Daily Business Review

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. argued that a circuit judge improperly applied a pre-1999 version of a state punitive damages law to the case.

By News Service of Florida

2 minute read

November 19, 2021 | Daily Business Review

The Collier County School Board is disputing whether it violated the state's Sunshine Law in the handling of meetings of committees that evaluated and ranked textbooks.

By News Service of Florida

2 minute read

December 23, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Brightline provides service between Miami and West Palm Beach, with plans to extend to Orlando.

By News Service of Florida staff

2 minute read

December 09, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The state this year targeted anacondas, which are native to South America, as part of a move to control invasive species that can harm habitats in Florida.

By News Service of Florida

2 minute read

December 06, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Judge Garnett Chisenhall ruled the Florida Department of Health should pay attorney fees to Louis Del Favero Orchids Inc. after the department did not property carry out a 2017 state law that gave preference to the citrus industry for as many as two medical-marijuana licenses.

By News Service of Florida

2 minute read