By William Mattox Resident Fellow, The James Madison Institute Weather patterns in the Florida panhandle have not changed much since last March. Nevertheless, the citizens of Jackson County have benefitted from a significant increase in “sunshine” over the last year. That’s because public officials in Marianna, the county seat, have made “proactive disclosure” of county …
March 2012 – Policy Brief – “Proactive Disclosure in the Sunshine State: A 2012 Progress Report on Government Transparency “
Posted 03/09/2012February 2012 – Backgrounder No. 72 – “The Impact of Florida’s Minimum Wage Law on Employment in the Hospitality Industry”
Posted 02/08/2012By Rick Harper, Ph.D. Executive Director, Office of Economic Development and Engagement, The University of West Florida Adjunct Scholar, The James Madison Institute View Full Brief: “The Impact of Florida’s Minimum Wage Law on Employment in the Hospitality Industry” (PDF) Foreword By Robert F. Sanchez Policy Director, The James Madison Institute For many years the …
February 2012 – Backgrounder No. 71 – “An Evaluation of Florida’s Bright Futures Scholarships in a Fiscally Constrained Era”
Posted 02/01/2012By Colin A. Knapp, Ph.D. Department of Economics, University of Florida Adjunct Scholar, The James Madison Institute View Full Brief: “An Evaluation of Florida’s Bright Futures Scholarships in a Fiscally Constrained Era” (PDF) Foreword By Robert F. Sanchez Policy Director, The James Madison Institute In a free-market economy, the true value of goods and services …
February 2012 – Policy Brief – “A Leader in Digital Education: How Florida Became One–and Why It Must Remain One”
Posted 01/30/2012By William Mattox Resident Fellow, The James Madison Institute View Full Brief: “A Leader in Digital Education: How Florida Became One–and Why It Must Remain One” (PDF)
February 2012 – Backgrounder No. 70 – “Workable Solutions for Florida’s Challenging Insurance Problems”
Posted 01/17/2012By Eli Lehrer & R.J. Lehmann JMI Adjunct Scholars Vice President, Heartland Institute & Deputy Director, The Heartland Institute Center on Finance Insurance and Real Estate View Press Release (PDF) View Full Brief: “Workable Solutions for Florida’s Challenging Insurance Problems” (PDF) Introduction The ways that Floridians purchase coverage to protect their property and insure their …
January 2012 – Amicus Brief (SCOTUS) – In Support of the State of Florida, et al. Challenge of the Affordable Care Act (Medicaid Issue)
Posted 01/17/2012The James Madison Institute in conjunction with Indiana state legislators and Christopher Conover filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Florida’s and 25 other States’ challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) massive expansion of Medicaid that will require states to spend billions more each year on Medicaid or exit …
29Dec2011 – Capital Report: “Slowly, Then All at Once”
Posted 12/29/2011JMI Capital Report Slowly, Then All at Once By Will Patrick – December 29, 2011 TALLAHASSEE – “Slowly, then all at once,” is how Ernest Hemingway explains bankruptcy in his classic novel The Sun Also Rises. These were also the words Rep. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, used to describe what could happen toFlorida’s municipal pension …
8Dec2011 – Capital Report: “BP Seeks Amends: So Far So Good”
Posted 12/08/2011JMI Capital Report BP Seeks Amends: So Far So Good By Will Patrick – December 8, 2011 TALLAHASSEE– BP is still doing everything it can to make amends for the Deepwater Horizon disaster. That’s the message conveyed by Geir Robinson, British Petroleum’s Vice President of Economic Restoration for theGulfCoastregion. Last Friday, the BP executive announced …
January 2012 – Policy Brief – “Passing the Health Care Compact in Florida: A Historic Opportunity to Restore Self-Government and Affordable Health Care”
Posted 12/07/2011By Mario Loyola JMI Adjunct Scholar Texas Public Policy Foundation Center for Tenth Amendment Studies Director Loyola discusses the federal government’s usurpation of state authority to regulate health care, the resultant failure of those interventions and mandates, why health care regulatory authority should be reserved to the states, and a mechanism for rolling back this …
January 2012 – Policy Brief – “Pension Reform in Florida: Unfinished Business”
Posted 12/07/2011By Stuart Buck JMI Adjunct Scholar University of Arkansas Distinguised Doctoral Fellow While the legislative reforms of early 2011 made improvements in the Florida Retirement System, further work is needed to keep Florida on the right track and avoid the financial disasters experienced by other states. Five recommendations for further reform include: Make the defined …
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