Anne GeggisNovember 30, 2021
4min1729
Bob Butterworth was Florida Attorney General for 15 years.
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Anne GeggisNovember 30, 2021
Drew WilsonAugust 7, 2018
5min549
With Floridians purchasing fewer packs of cigarettes and a top cigarette company fighting to avoid settlement payments, state economists are forecasting a dip in tobacco tax collections and settlement revenues going forward. During a Tuesday meeting of the Revenue Estimating Conference, state economists said many smokers are smoking less and some are switching to “e-cigarettes” […]
Peter SchorschDecember 9, 2016
7min427
It will come as no surprise that trial lawyers are looking to shoot the moon this Legislative Session. They already made a power play during the 2016 election cycle. The Florida Justice Association, through its political committee Florida Justice PAC, spent $4.5 million since the beginning of 2015, much of which went to candidates or […]