June 01, 2023 | Daily Business Review
DeSantis Says June 15 Execution of Owen Can Move ForwardDuane Owen was convicted for the murder of Georgianna Worden, who was bludgeoned with a hammer and sexually assaulted in her Boca Raton home in May 1984, according to the death warrant and court records.
By Jim Saunders
3 minute read
June 01, 2023 | Daily Business Review
LGBTQ+ People Flock to Central Florida for Gay Days FestivitiesIt's not lost on Gay Days organizers that the highlight of the weekend will be a Saturday meetup of LGBTQ+ visitors at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, where the first Gay Days started as a single-day celebration in 1991.
By Mike Schneider
6 minute read
May 31, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Trump's Legal Team, Prosecutors Spar Over Where He Will Stand TrialDonald Trump's lawyers have spent weeks angling to have the hush money case moved to federal court.
By Michael R. Sisak
5 minute read
May 31, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Florida Seeks to End FAMU Class-Action Discrimination CaseThe lawsuit points to duplication of programs with nearby Florida State University and an alleged failure to have "unique" noncore programs at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, the state's only historically Black public university.
By Jim Saunders
4 minute read
May 31, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Jury Selection Begins for Deputy Accused of Not Confronting CruzFormer Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson remained outside a three-story classroom building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during Nikolas Cruz's six-minute attack on Feb. 14, 2018.
By Terry Spencer
3 minute read
May 30, 2023 | Daily Business Review
DeSantis Inspires Push to Make Book Bans Easier in Red StatesFlorida last year became the first in a wave of Republican-controlled states to enact laws making it easier for parents to challenge books in school libraries they deem to be pornographic, deal improperly with racial issues or in other ways be inappropriate for students.
By Andrew DeMillo, Anthony Izaguirre and Nicholas Riccardi
7 minute read
May 30, 2023 | Daily Business Review
DeSantis Kicks Off Presidential Campaign, Steps Up Trump CriticismGov. Ron DeSantis pivoted from oblique swipes to direct questioning of former President Donald Trump's conservative credentials, notably his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his record on criminal justice.
By Thomas Beaumont
5 minute read
May 30, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Judges Shield Lawmakers From Testifying in Redistricting FightA panel of federal judges cited a legal concept known as "legislative privilege," which it said prevents inquiry into motivations for legislative decisions.
By Jim Saunders
4 minute read
May 26, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Elections Bill Draws First Amendment ChallengesOrganizations such as the League of Women Voters of Florida, the NAACP and Hispanic Federation filed three federal lawsuits arguing that the new restrictions on voter-registration groups violate First Amendment rights and will harm efforts to sign up Black and Hispanic voters.
By Jim Saunders
5 minute read
May 26, 2023 | Daily Business Review
How Trump-DeSantis' Relationship Has Deteriorated Over the YearsIn recent months, former President Donald Trump has dramatically intensified his criticism of Gov. Ron DeSantis, taking particular umbrage as what he sees as the governor's ungratefulness.
By Adriana Gomez Licon
8 minute read