April 19, 2024
Government/Politics & Law
Mermaid Subsidies?
Buccaneer Bay accounts for most of Weeki Wachee's revenue, but its fate under state ownership remains up in the air.
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Published on 3/1/2008
Subprime Time
Florida's state-run investment pool for local governments took a hit from the national subprime mortgage mess. Learn how AAA-rated investments brought grief to Florida governments.
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Published on 2/1/2008
Florida's 'Run on the Bank'
Some lost confidence in the local investment pool. Some pointed fingers, and a few rose to the occasion.
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Published on 2/1/2008
Legal News Briefs - Feb. 2008
Jesse H. Diner, Florida Bar; Bar's 2008-09 board of governors; Foley & Lardner; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart; Fisher & Phillips; Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman & McKee
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Published on 2/1/2008
Law Firms Making a Statement with Art
Time was, the prototypical law office featured dark wood paneling and dim lighting, with walls adorned with prints of red-suited hunters on horseback chasing a fox through the English countryside.
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Published on 2/1/2008
Sour Grapefruits
Ten years ago, Skip Clements saw himself as the king of citrus marketing. A scam dethroned him, and today he’s consumed with a quest for redemption and retribution.
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Published on 2/1/2008
Another Local Government Investment Fund Collapses
But the Florida League of Cities has borrowed money to bail out the cities that invested in the fund through the League.
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Published on 1/11/2008
An Outlet in Namibia
His quest to do something good leads attorney Stephen Snively to Africa.
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Published on 1/1/2008
Can Democrats Pounce?
Public frustration is an opportunity for Florida's minority party, but can Rep. Dan Gelber offer a compelling better way?
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Published on 1/1/2008
Shades of Green
Not all "green" plans are equal. But some companies and governments are taking real strides in sustainability.
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Published on 1/1/2008
Broward's Healthcare Challenge
Alan Levine, former head of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, took the top job at the North Broward Hospital District in 2006.
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Published on 1/1/2008
Florida's Future: Economy in Transition
The chamber's New Cornerstone Revisited report points to a maturing Florida.
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Published on 1/1/2008
Department of Redundancy Department
The state's pursuit of efficiency is rife with inefficiencies.
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Published on 12/1/2007
Hershey Fans Bitter at FSU Professor
Fans of the nation's largest chocolate maker are angry at a FSU law professor for questioning the company's corporate structure.
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Published on 12/1/2007
Stats: Florida Attorneys Disciplined
Since January, the Florida Supreme Court has disciplined 208 of the more than 80,000 attorneys who practice law in Florida.
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Published on 12/1/2007
Poker Isn't Gambling?
It’s a game of skill. That’s the theory behind the Skill Game Protection Act, a bill
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Published on 12/1/2007
A Soda Crack-Down at School
A state lawmaker wants to ban beverages with high-fructose corn syrup from public schools.
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Published on 12/1/2007
'Road Racket' Still Relevant in 2007
A Trend story on highway contractors, written in 2000, is honored as one of the top investigative articles of the past 30 years. Reporter Cynthia Barnett talks about how she developed the story.
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Published on 11/1/2007
Re-Reforming Insurance
A band of insurance reformers thinks it has found a better answer. Can it find a political sponsor to champion it?
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Published on 11/1/2007
Enriching the State
A dozen companies win Governor Business Diversification Awards.
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Published on 11/1/2007
Legal News Briefs - Nov. 2007
Jorge J. Perez; Keith Daw; Joseph M. Hernandez; E. Zachary Rans; Robert L. Parks; Silvia M. Alderman; Leser , Hunter Taubman & Taubman; Holland & Knight; Theodore C. Taub; Mark A. Connonlly
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Published on 11/1/2007
Purchasing Election Power
Florida's top executives are placing their bets on who will be the next president.
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Published on 11/1/2007
Fewer Kids in Schools
In February 2003, the Broward County Planning Services Division issued a report predicting that “significant growth of the school-aged population will continue through 2010.”
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Published on 11/1/2007
