Tamara Lush

June 22, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Officials decided not to move a Confederate memorial from in front of a Florida courthouse. Instead, a mural will be put behind it to display, in the words of one county leader, "the love and diversity" in the community.

By Tamara Lush

7 minute read

March 10, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A Florida judge on Friday denied a "stand your ground" defense for a retired Florida police officer who fatally shot a man in a movie theater over texting, which means the 74-year-old could stand trial on second-degree murder charges.

By Tamara Lush

6 minute read

December 02, 2016 | Daily Business Review

One of Miami's oldest cemeteries is so close to the Fidel Castro death celebrations at CafÉ Versailles in Little Havana that its marble angels echo with conga-line cheers from Calle Ocho.

By Tamara Lush, Associated Press

9 minute read

November 04, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Charlie Crist, a Republican-turned-independent-turned-Democrat, is a former governor, former state attorney general and was on the short list to be Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate in 2008. This year, he's setting his sights on a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

By Tamara Lush, Associated Press

7 minute read

September 19, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A joint investigation by the Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity found that drugmakers that produce opioid painkillers and allied advocacy groups spent more than $3.8 million on campaign contributions and lobbying over the past decade in Florida as they worked to influence state and federal policies.

By Tamara Lush and Mike Schneider, Associated Press

9 minute read

May 11, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Roy Speer, the co-founder of Home Shopping Network, was a Florida billionaire once listed on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans.

By Tamara Lush, Associated Press

4 minute read

May 04, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan has sued Gawker again, saying the gossip website leaked sealed court documents with a transcript that quoted him making racist remarks.

By Tamara Lush, Associated Press

5 minute read

August 14, 2015 | Daily Business Review

The first couple to be issued a same-sex marriage license in Florida sued the state, saying the Bureau of Vital Statistics still won't allow hospitals to list both same-sex parents on birth certificates.

By Tamara Lush

2 minute read

August 14, 2015 | Daily Business Review

The first couple to be issued a same-sex marriage license in Florida sued the state, saying the Bureau of Vital Statistics still won't allow hospitals to list both same-sex parents on birth certificates.

By Tamara Lush

2 minute read

May 16, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Jurors in the murder trial of a mother who fatally shot her two teenage children had to decide between two scenarios: the prosecution's argument that Julie Schenecker knew what she was doing when she aimed a .38-caliber handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets at her children's heads; or the defense's explanation that the former military linguist was legally insane at the time.

By Tamara Lush

4 minute read