Robert Stack

February 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Florida created the Reedy Creek district in 1967 and essentially gave Walt Disney Co. control over issues such as land use, fire protection and sewer services that are typically handled by local governments.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

February 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Supporters say the measure would provide an option to renters who might not be able to afford security deposits that can stretch into thousands of dollars.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

February 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The disputes involve fine print in this year's state budget that directed money to the Agency for Health Care Administration to adjust reimbursement rates so Medicaid providers would pay at least $15 an hour to direct-care employees.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

February 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Base-rate issues are closely watched, as they involve billions of dollars, make up large portions of customers' monthly bills and help determine how much profit that utilities can earn.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

February 08, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis used $615,000 to pay a company to transport two planeloads of migrants last September from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha's Vineyard, with a stop in the Northwest Florida community of Crestview.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

February 08, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Rep. Mike Giallombardo said the additional money is needed as the state continues to address the impacts of Hurricanes Ian and Nicole.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

February 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Walt Disney, which controlled the Reedy Creek Improvement District, angered Gov. Ron DeSantis last year by publicly opposing a law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

February 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said Florida failed to show the need to subject the children to the two-hour evaluations.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

February 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

In a strongly worded dissent, Justice Jorge Labarga wrote that the change "paves the way for a complete dismantling of all fairness and diversity initiatives in the State Courts System."

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

February 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Investors and marijuana operators for years have viewed Florida as potentially one of the country's premiere landscapes to set up shop.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read