Sunshine State News reporter Ken Ward interviews Policy Director Bob Sanchez regarding public school teacher compensation relative to other state and local government workers in response to a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Calculating teachers’ pay and concluding that they’re “overpaid” or “underpaid” as compared to other professions is too simplistic an approach. …

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JMI contacted by two national publications for comment: President Bob McClure interviewed by Heartland Institute’s School Reform News regarding the McKay Scholarship Program, and Policy Director Bob Sanchez interviewed by American Spectator regarding election reform—watch for articles to be posted when released

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JMI President Bob McClure’s statement regarding the TaxWatch analysis of Florida’s property insurance system cited: SaintPetersBlog – Nov. 2  “Florida TaxWatch analysis of Hurricane Insurance system shows reforms are needed but must be carefully analyzed” South Florida Sun-Sentinel – Nov. 3  “You could pay to reduce the state’s storm insurance risk”

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JMI Sr. Fellow Dr. Randall Holcombe quoted in Sunshine State News article “Cain’s Revised ’9-0-9′ Plan Raises New Doubts” regarding the proposed national sales tax plan. Excerpt: . . . ”The biggest issue I have with the plan is that it would introduce a new national sales tax, and it is easy to envision the tax …

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Tallahassee Democrat runs JMI President Bob McClure’s Letter to the Editor regarding Youth Leadership Tallahassee’s Government and Education Day: Future leaders gain insight from officials We understand why it’s common for citizens to give government leaders grief – we do that ourselves from time to time – but we also recognize that public officials often …

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JMI President McClure discusses the effectiveness of  state-level job creation  versus a national jobs plan in his blog “Governors and the National Perspective” posted on the WCTV6-CBS Editorial Blog.

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Watch WCTV6-CBS coverage of  Youth Leadership Tallahassee‘s “Government & Education Day” sponsored by JMI on Tuesday, October 11.  The day-long program featured a number of interactive exercises designed to help students learn more about government, including a mock school board meeting, a gubernatorial game show called, “Bill or No Bill,” and a mock Supreme Court …

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JMI President McClure discusses the questionable impartiality of the National Labor Relations Board in his blog “Obama’s NLRB Tilts the Playing Field” posted on the WCTV6-CBS Editorial Blog.

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JMI President McClure discusses a wide range of policy issues currently facing Florida and the nation with WCOA-1370AM talk radio host Taris Savell for “Interview Beat” which airs on Saturdays (12noon CT) and Sundays (9am CT) in the Pensacola area.

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JMI research paper “Solutions to Restore Florida’s Property Insurance Marketplace to Protect Taxpayers and the Insured” cited in Heartland Institute’s Out of the Storm News article “New Proposals to Improve Florida Cat Fund a Major Step in the Right Direction.”

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