Florida High Court Rules that Sovereign Immunity Applies to University Athletic Program in Death of Football Player June 15, 2015 By Mike Schneider A private corporation that runs the University of Central Florida’s athletic program won’t have to pay $10 million to the...
Florida DMV Changes Drivers’ License Process to Prevent Sex Offender Error June 10, 2015 By Mike Schneider The Florida agency that issues driver’s licenses has changed how clerks enter information into the computer system after two people...
Florida Supreme Court: UCF Athletic Association Entitled to Sovereign Immunity June 2, 2015 By Mike Schneider A private corporation that runs the University of Central Florida’s athletic program won’t have to pay $10 million to the...
Report: Florida Coastal Communities Rebuilt, Ready to Face Future Storms May 29, 2015 By Jennifer Kay, Melissa Nelson-Gabriel and Mike Schneider Since eight hurricanes whipped through Florida during back-to-back seasons a decade ago, causing $33 billion in insurance claims, the state’s...
Arbitrator Says Disney Must Rehire Workers Fired for Refusing to Wear Dirty Costumes May 1, 2015 By Mike Schneider Walt Disney World must rehire three performers who were fired when they refused to wear soiled spandex unitards as part...
Instructor at Walt Disney World Race Car Attraction Killed on Track April 14, 2015 By Mike Schneider For fans of speed, the Exotic Driving Experience at Walt Disney World offers a heart-pounding thrill. People who drive minivans...
Florida Homeownership Suffered Steep Decline in Last Decade March 2, 2015 By Mike Schneider Florida had one of the largest declines in homeownership in the nation during the past decade, according to new figures...
Florida Public Universities’ Corporations Raise Immunity, Disclosure Questions October 13, 2014 By Mike Schneider The business of Florida’s 12 public universities is supposed to be public like any other state agency. Salaries, contracts, policies...
SeaWorld Relents, Ends Trainers Swimming with Killer Whales August 22, 2014 By Mike Schneider SeaWorld Entertainment has dropped an appeal of citations it received after the drowning of a trainer who was pulled under...
Agency Won’t Release SeaWorld Trainer-Killer Whales Safety Protocols October 25, 2013 By Mike Schneider A federal agency is refusing to release SeaWorld’s new safety protocols for trainer interactions with killer whales despite a judge’s...