April 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review
DeSantis Signs Death Warrant in Panhandle MurderDarryl Barwick, now 56, was sentenced to death in the 1986 stabbing death of Rebecca Wendt, who was found wrapped in a comforter in her Panama City apartment, according to court documents. Wendt was stabbed 37 times.
By Jim Saunders
3 minute read
April 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review
DeSantis Administration Fires Back in Hillsborough State Attorney CaseGov. Ron DeSantis says an attempt by a suspended Hillsborough County state attorney to get reinstated should be decided by the state Senate.
By Jim Saunders
3 minute read
April 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review
New College Offers $10K Scholarships to Draw Prospective StudentsA joint legislative panel in February approved steering $15 million to New College for providing scholarships, recruiting faculty members and other expenses.
By Ryan Dailey
3 minute read
April 04, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Site of Holocaust Memorial Spurs DebateSupporters of the Holocaust memorial, which was approved in 2016, expect it to be an issue in upcoming budget negotiations.
By Jim Turner
3 minute read
April 04, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Senate Republicans Propose 'Pretty Robust' Elections Law ChangesDemocrats have accused Republicans of trying to make it harder to cast ballots with changes involving issues such as voting by mail.
By Jim Saunders
3 minute read
April 04, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Disney-DeSantis War of Words Heats Up at Annual MeetingDisney CEO Bob Iger said that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and lawmakers appeared to be retaliating against the company for exercising its constitutional rights.
By Mike Schneider
3 minute read
April 03, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Trump Faces Setbacks in Other Probes as NY Case ProceedsInvestigations of former President Donald Trump from Atlanta to Washington will press forward, underscoring the broad range of peril he confronts as he seeks to reclaim the presidency.
By Eric Tucker
6 minute read
April 03, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Florida House Backs 2022 'Don't Say Gay' Education Law ExpansionThe 2022 law, which critics have disparagingly called the "don't say gay" law, bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. A recently passed measure would expand the prohibition from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
By Ryan Dailey
5 minute read
March 31, 2023 | Daily Business Review
52 Years After Capture, Orca Lolita May Return to PacificLolita, also known as Tokitae, was about 4 years old when she was captured in Puget Sound in summer 1970, during a time of deadly orca roundups. She spent decades performing for paying crowds before falling ill.
By Freida Frisaro and Gene Johnson
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March 31, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Florida Legislature OKs Bill to Carry Concealed Guns Without PermitThe bill means training and a background check will not be needed for people to carry concealed guns in public.
By Brendan Farrington
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