Jim RosicaMarch 21, 2019
2min1385
The Yale law grad comes from Shutts & Bowen's Orlando office.
Tag: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Jim RosicaMarch 21, 2019
Peter SchorschMarch 18, 2019
4min2034
"Woodburn & Maine is the realization of many years of hard work and dedication."
Jim RosicaFebruary 20, 2019
5min2758
The Tribe continues to pay $19.5 million monthly.
Jim RosicaJanuary 23, 2019
6min739
Legislation to ban the 'slot machine' style games failed last year
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 12, 2019
5min760
HD 7 is a GOP stronghold that voted plus-38 for Donald Trump.
Jacob OglesJanuary 9, 2019
3min264
New laws have allowed hundreds of soldiers and veterans to maintain their professional licenses in Florida even as deployments sent them overseas, according to state officials. G.W. Harrell, executive director of the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation, told state representatives Wednesday that changes put in place in 2017 have allowed more military personnel […]
Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2018
4min563
The Advocacy Group at Cardenas Partners — one of the state’s leading, full-service government relations firms — has added top policy adviser and legal counsel Jeffrey Woodburn to its team of experts in Florida, the firm has announced. Woodburn most recently served as policy director for Governor-elect Ron DeSantis‘ campaign. Woodburn “has deep policy, government, […]
Peter SchorschDecember 13, 2018
6min1195
Ken Lawson, a veteran of Gov. Rick Scott‘s administration, will next lead the Department of Economic Opportunity when Ron DeSantis becomes Governor. That’s according to sources inside the transition team who spoke with Florida Politics on Thursday. (The hire was confirmed later in the day by an official news release.) Lawson is now president and CEO of VISIT […]
Danny McAuliffeDecember 11, 2018
6min1181
Rep. Halsey Beshears will serve as the next Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis announced the hire Tuesday. Florida Politics first reported earlier this month that Beshears was under consideration for the post. “Florida’s trillion-dollar economy is founded on thriving businesses—from the small mom and pop shops to […]
Jim RosicaOctober 25, 2018
5min793
It’s big news in Florida’s gambling world: The pari-mutuel formerly known as Calder Race Course has gotten the OK from state gambling regulators to get out of the horse racing business. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering granted its petition for a declaratory statement on Thursday, records show. “Calder may operate […]