June 16, 2023 | Daily Business Review
DeSantis Takes Ax to $510 Million From Record State BudgetGov. Ron DeSantis used a budget signing event to contrast Florida's fiscal approach to that of President Joe Biden and large states led by Democrats.
By Jim Turner and Ryan Dailey
6 minute read
June 16, 2023 | Daily Business Review
State Executes Owen for 1984 Murders of Mother, Teenage BabysitterDuane Owen, 62, was executed a day after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request by his attorneys for a stay.
By Jim Saunders
4 minute read
June 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review
The Politics Behind Thurlow-Lippisch's NonreappointmentA spokesperson for Senate President Kathleen Passidomo said that the Senate's decision not to confirm South Florida Water Management District Governing Board member Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch was tied to her objections to a water bill during a district governing board meeting last year.
By Jim Turner
3 minute read
June 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Federal Judge Appears Skeptical in FAMU Discrimination CaseU.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said that class-action attorneys will have to provide more evidence to show that the alleged discrimination can be traced to segregation.
By Jim Saunders
4 minute read
June 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Civil Rights, Legal Groups Target Chinese Land Ownership LawAttorneys for the Chinese plaintiffs contend the law, which will take effect July 1, violates constitutional equal-protection and due-process rights and laws, such as the federal Fair Housing Act.
By Jim Saunders
4 minute read
June 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Lower Fuel Costs to Trim Florida Power & Light BillsThe approval by the Florida Public Service Commission came after more than a year of volatility in fuel prices that helped drive up bills for customers of FPL and other utilities, but in recent months has allowed FPL to begin passing along savings.
By Jim Saunders
3 minute read
June 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review
State Fires Back on Key Public-Employee Union RestrictionsAttorneys for the state are urging a federal judge to reject a request by teachers unions to issue a preliminary injunction against parts of the law that include preventing dues from being deducted from workers' paychecks.
By Jim Saunders
4 minute read
June 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Florida Gulf Coast University Trustees Approve President ContractIncoming Florida Gulf Coast University President Aysegul Timur was the only internal candidate among three other finalists considered by the university's trustees in the run-up to her selection last month.
By Ryan Dailey
4 minute read
June 13, 2023 | Daily Business Review
US Supreme Court Urged to Halt ExecutionAttorneys for convicted murderer Duane Owen contend that he "lacks a rational understanding of the connection between his crime and [the] impending execution due to his fixed psychotic delusions and dementia."
By Jim Saunders
3 minute read
June 13, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Federal Agency's Drug Importation Decision Could Come in OctoberFlorida wants to import drugs to treat conditions such as HIV and AIDS, hepatitis C, diabetes and mental illness, according to court documents.
By Jim Saunders
3 minute read
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