May 08, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Lawmakers Pave Way for 20 Highway Projects Across the StateAs Florida lawmakers put the finishing touches on this year's legislative session, they approved a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis to help speed 20 highway projects across the state under the banner of "Moving Florida Forward."
By Jim Turner
3 minute read
May 08, 2023 | Daily Business Review
10 Big Issues in the Recently Completed 2023 Legislative SessionIn the latest round of partisan battles about elections laws, Republican legislators passed a bill that would place additional restrictions on voter-registration groups, ease campaign-finance reporting requirements and change a "resign to run" law to help clear the way for Gov. Ron DeSantis to potentially run for president in 2024.
By Jim Saunders
3 minute read
May 08, 2023 | National Law Journal
Winston & Strawn Adds Trio of Government Contracts Partners From Reed Smith"Their arrival offers Winston's clients additional capabilities beyond government contracts and enables us to expand our representation in health care and life sciences matters," D.C. managing partner David Rogers said.
By Robert Stack
3 minute read
May 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Florida Lawmakers Tee Up Tax Breaks for Shoppers, BusinessesThe bill includes holding two back-to-school tax holidays, after holding one holiday in past years. It would allow shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on clothes costing $100 or less, school supplies priced at $50 or less and personal computers that cost $1,500 or less.
By Jim Turner
3 minute read
May 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review
DeSantis Celebrates Wins at End of Busy Legislative SessionGov. Ron DeSantis concluded a legislative session that establishes him as perhaps the most aggressive and accomplished conservative governor in the nation's bitter culture wars.
By Steve Peoples and Anthony Izaguirre
7 minute read
May 04, 2023 | Daily Business Review
House Gives Final Approval to Bill Targeting Campus 'DEI' EffortsThe bill's critics said diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are important and that the legislation will drive away top faculty members and students.
By Jim Saunders
3 minute read
May 04, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Near End of Legislative Session, Lawmakers Pass Trans Bathroom BillDemocrats argue that the bill would subject transgender people to harassment and question how it would be enforced.
By Jim Saunders
3 minute read
May 04, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Monorail Inspections Teed Up for DeSantis in Disney BattleDisney and other large theme parks conduct their own safety inspections because of a carve-out from oversight by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
By Jim Turner
4 minute read
May 03, 2023 | Daily Business Review
US Supreme Court Asked to Halt ExecutionIf the execution is carried out, Darryl Barwick, 56, would be the third inmate put to death by lethal injection in less than three months.
By Jim Saunders
4 minute read
May 03, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Reproductive Clinics Say Privacy Clause Protects Abortion RightsFlorida voters in 1980 approved a constitutional amendment that established state privacy rights. A 1989 Florida Supreme Court ruling set an initial precedent about the privacy clause protecting abortion rights, and subsequent decisions have followed that precedent.
By Jim Saunders
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