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As U.S. Bids to Renew Relations With Havana, Heralded Cuban Diabetes Drug Off Limits

January 15, 2015

The developer of the medication, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Havana, is forbidden to bring a nine-year-old drug, called Heberprot-P, to the United States for clinical trials and use.

Lawmakers Want An Ethics Overhaul Of the State’s Utilities Regulator

January 11, 2015

The same week state lawmakers filed legislation aimed at changing the relationship between the Public Service Commission and the utility companies it is supposed to regulate, Gov. Rick Scott attended the swearing-in of a political ally appointed to the panel.

Washington Post Delves Into Jeb Bush Emails, Business Ties

December 29, 2014

Ahead of Jeb Bush’s plan to release emails to the public next year from his eight years as Florida’s governor, The Washington Post recently requested the emails. The paper also recently reveled a lucrative business connection tied to Obamacare.

As Cuba Opens to More Investment, Tampa Sees Advantage Over Miami

December 18, 2014

Miami will likely not initially be the Cuban trade partner that some might expect.

Disney Uses Complex Tax-Avoidance Scheme, ‘Lux Leaks’ Files Show

December 12, 2014

The Walt Disney Co. uses a complex network of companies and subsidiaries to move profits out of high-tax countries to the tiny nation of Luxembourg, where the multinational giant only pays an effective tax rate of 0.3 percent.

New York Times Continues Investigation Into Pam Bondi’s Connection With Corporate Law Firm

November 11, 2014

The New York Times published another story looking into Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s entanglements with a corporate law firm and one of its lawyers.