Robert Stack

May 02, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Andrew Gillum, a onetime rising political star in the Democratic Party, faces charges of lying to federal investigators, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and committing wire fraud related to illegally using political contributions.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

May 02, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District's lawsuit seeks to maintain its oversight of design and construction in the district that governs Disney World's 25,000 acres after the previous Disney-controlled board signed over those powers to the company before the DeSantis-appointed board members held their first meeting earlier this year.

By Mike Schneider

5 minute read

May 01, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Democrats argued vehemently against each bill, but Republicans have a supermajority that makes Democratic colleagues powerless to stop legislation from advancing.

By Brendan Farrington

2 minute read

May 01, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"I actually have a policy of no longer crying in Tallahassee," said Florida Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby. "I will cry when I go home."

By Brendan Farrington

6 minute read

April 28, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Disney sued the governor over the Republican's appointment of a board of supervisors in its self-governed theme park district, alleging DeSantis waged a "targeted campaign of government retaliation" after the company opposed a law critics call, "Don't Say Gay."

By Moshe Edri and Tia Goldenberg

3 minute read

April 28, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Former Tallahassee mayor and 2018 gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and P&P Communications owner Sharon Lettman-Hicks are charged with illegally soliciting campaign donations and routing them to their own accounts.

By Associated Press

4 minute read

April 28, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis removed an elected Democratic prosecutor in the Tampa Bay area who disagreed with his positions limiting abortion and medical care for transgender teens.

By Terry Spencer

5 minute read

April 27, 2023 | Daily Business Review

During debate about the bill, lawmakers agreed on the problem—a lack of affordable housing—but had starkly different positions on the government's role in addressing it.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

April 27, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The bill would prevent dues from being deducted from workers' paychecks, forcing union members to make separate payments.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

April 27, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Under the bill, approved along party lines, voter-registration groups could face a maximum of $250,000 in fines each year for violating laws such as failing to submit completed registration applications to elections supervisors within 10 days.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read