April 24, 2024
Government/Politics & Law
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
Icon: Gus Stavros
Businessman, philanthropist, Florida Board of Governors member, 82
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Published on 11/1/2007
Pet Food Company Eating Their Words
When Miami attorney Catherine J. MacIvor heard about the melamine-tainted pet food scare a few months back, her first thought was of her beloved cats, Mimi and Marlowe.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Legal News Briefs - Oct. 2007
George Powell, Duane Morris; Donald J. Beuttenmuller, 4th District Court of Appeals; Kimberly Leach Johnson, Quarles & Brady's; Adriana Dinis, Shannon Tan, Stetson University College of Law; Romano Law Group; Jay G. White III, Florida Bar Association
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Published on 10/1/2007
Reinvention Time for Crist?
Bob Graham reinvented his leadership style. It may be time for Gov. Crist to consider a similar shift.
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Published on 10/1/2007
China Syndrome
Florida companies are learning a hard lesson about doing business in China.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Florida: Open for Business
Charlie Crist invites you to learn more about doing business in Florida.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Setting Aside Set-Asides
Broward County has become the second south Florida county to suspend its affirmative action program.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Victory for Sports, Arts
A $1.1-billion project for three downtown sports and entertainment venues went down to the wire but won approval from commissions in Orlando and Orange County in late July.
Rendering of...
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Published on 9/1/2007
Image Repair
Amid a fast-growing population in Orlando, some violent crime rose in 2006, and civic and business leaders in the region are wrestling with what the crime statistics mean and what...
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Published on 9/1/2007
Numbers Game
Today, residential construction in North Port is at a near-standstill, and experts are at odds over just how many people actually moved into the homes that were built.
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Published on 9/1/2007
The Case Against Incentives
What is Miami-Dade getting in return for public-money incentives to private businesses? Very little, according to a report by Florida International University.
DISCONNECT:
“A lot of businesses treat these incentives...
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Published on 9/1/2007
Drive Now, Pay Later
Builder financing, private operators, more tolls: Is "borrow and spend" right for taxpayers?
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Published on 9/1/2007
Sinking Feeling
Insurance reforms are aiming to stem sinkhole litigation.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Fla. Bar Website: Creating Greater Transparency
Investigating the disciplinary history of a Florida attorney used to involve contacting the Florida Bar and requesting the information. But after an August update Of the Bar’s website, the information...
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Published on 9/1/2007
Legal News Briefs - Sept. 2007
Beth Prather, Osterhout & McKinney; Jeanne L. Seewald, Hahn Loeser + Parks; Vance E. Salter, Hunton & Williams; Barry University Law School; Clark Furlow, Stetson Law School; Mitchell Fuerst, Christine Humphrey, Andrew Ittleman, Fuerst Humphrey Ittleman o
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Published on 9/1/2007
Act II
Calling growth management a "mess," new DCA Secretary Tom Pelham wants a rewrite.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Data: Floridian's Average Tax Liability
Florida, Georgia and North Carolina
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Published on 8/1/2007
Power to the People
As two new PSC members change the tone, will Bush holdovers start changing too?
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Published on 7/1/2007
Wedded to Divorce Law
Twenty-five years ago, when attorney Jeff Miller was just starting out, he took on his first divorce case. He didn’t like it...
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Published on 7/1/2007
Legal News Briefs - July 2007
Richard Rosenbaum, Paul D’Arelli, Gregory J. Johnson, Robert A. Zinn, Stetson University College of Law, Carlos Burruezo.
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Published on 7/1/2007
Libel's First Cousin
False light suits don't question the facts of a media report, just the implications of the facts.
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Published on 7/1/2007
Election Results
Political operatives worry about how to play Florida’s new, early Jan. 29 presidential primary date.
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Published on 7/1/2007
Alphabetical List of Florida's Top Attorneys
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Published on 7/1/2007
