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Danny McAuliffeApril 2, 2018

Only a few months away from new sweeping opioid laws taking effect, rule makers are acting quickly to develop methods to implement the new changes without overburdening professionals — particularly pharmacists — with an inundation of new rules and responsibilities. The Florida Board of Pharmacy, which is charged with updating administrative code to include the […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 2, 2018

Those backing a move to include LGBT protections under the 1992 Florida Civil Rights Act have a message for legislative leadership: We’ll be back. Just nine days into the 2018 Legislative Session, 40 percent of the Legislature had publicly supported bills that would have codified in statutes nondiscrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. […]

Danny McAuliffeMarch 31, 2018

As Women’s History Month drew to a close, a panel of female business leaders shared a sentiment that could help every professional: Don’t be afraid to deviate from the status quo. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation held its annual Women in Business conference in Tallahassee on Friday. It featured a guest panel […]

Danny McAuliffeMarch 27, 2018

Philip Levine, former mayor of Miami Beach, holds the ideology that local governments should be in charge. And if he’s elected to the statewide office of Governor, he said those beliefs won’t change. Tailing off a suggested early lead in the four-way Democratic gubernatorial primary, Levine spoke Tuesday to Tallahassee’s Tiger Bay Club, a group […]

Danny McAuliffeMarch 26, 2018

A new state law could mean harsher penalties for animal abusers. Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill on Friday that bumps animal cruelty to a level 5 offense up from level 3, meaning convicted offenders are more likely to serve prison time (selling cocaine also is a level 5 offense). The change comes into effect […]

Danny McAuliffeMarch 24, 2018

A bill that would ban marriages for anyone under the age of 17 and legislation expressing the state’s intent to observe Daylight Saving time year-round were among 74 bills Gov. Rick Scott signed into law on Friday. The marriage bill (SB 140) prevents minors from being granted nuptial licenses. With parental consent, 17-year-olds can wed […]

Danny McAuliffeMarch 22, 2018

Announcing a surge of 250 Drug Enforcement Agency task force officers to “places across America where the opioid crisis is at its worst,” U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions promised “to put drug traffickers right where they belong — the slammer,” and in extreme cases go as far as sentencing kingpins to death. Sessions, a former […]

Danny McAuliffeMarch 21, 2018

Becker & Poliakoff has changed its look — but it still brings the same expertise and services to Florida and the East Coast. The multi-faceted commercial law firm recently underwent a rebranding initiative that its leadership says authentically positions Becker to the marketplace and legal community. “The firm has been in existence for 45 years,” Gary Rosen, […]

Danny McAuliffeMarch 20, 2018

A proposed constitutional amendment to end greyhound racing in the state is one step closer to securing a place on the November ballot. The Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) approved the amendment (Proposal 67) in an 18-14 vote late Tuesday night, sending it to the influential Style and Drafting Committee for ballot preparation. It will still […]

Danny McAuliffeMarch 15, 2018

Multiple news outlets are reporting that at least eight stopped vehicles were crushed by a 950-ton footbridge that collapsed at Florida International University in Miami on Thursday. The exact number of injuries and fatalities are unknown. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez told the Miami Herald that “he was aware of one person killed, one person who had a […]

Danny McAuliffe

Pharmacy panel weighs implementation of new opioid laws

The fight for LGBT civil rights will return next legislative session

Women business leaders say it’s OK to break the rules — sometimes

Philip Levine: Minimum wage, vacation rentals should be local decisions

Florida strengthens animal cruelty laws

Child marriage ban, year-round Daylight Saving time signed into law

In Tallahassee, Jeff Sessions touts death penalty as option for drug traffickers

New look, same firm: Becker & Poliakoff rebrands to keep pace with growth

Greyhound racing ban inches closer to ballot

South Florida politicians react to FIU pedestrian bridge collapse