Victor E. Schwartz & Cary Silverman Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Adjunct Scholars, The James Madison Institute Read the full Policy Brief: “Strengthening Florida’s Civil Justice System: Lawmakers Should Build on a Decade of Progress” EXCERPT: Encouraging economic growth requires, among other elements, a fair civil justice system. Liability exposure is a significant factor when …
April 2013 – Policy Brief – “Strengthening Florida’s Civil Justice System: Lawmakers Should Build on a Decade of Progress”
Posted 04/18/2013March 2013 – Policy Brief – “Florida’s Underground Water Infrastructure: Pathways to a More Secure Future”
Posted 03/15/2013By Bonner Cohen, Ph.D. Adjunct Scholar, The James Madison Institute Read the full Policy Brief: “Florida’s Underground Water Infrastructure: Pathways to a More Secure Future” Policy Brief Highlights: A crisis is plaguing underground water and wastewater systems at a time when the federal government is increasingly unable to provide state and local governments with financial …
February 2013 – Policy Brief – “Expanding Students’ Learning Options”
Posted 01/29/2013By William Mattox Resident Fellow, The James Madison Institute Read full policy brief: Expanding Students’ Learning Options View press release: JMI Issues Latest Policy Brief on Benefits of Diverse Learning Environments and Hosts Luncheon for National School Choice Week For more information contact Valerie Wickboldt at 850.386.3131 or vwickboldt@jamesmadison.org.
“Florida’s Best Medicaid Option under the PPACA: Expand the Reforms, Not the Rolls” – Policy Brief – February 2013
Posted 01/22/2013By Jason D. Fodeman, M.D. Adjunct Scholar, The James Madison Institute Full Policy Brief: Florida’s Best Medicaid Option under the PPACA: Expand the Reforms, Not the Rolls To be mailed a copy of this policy brief, please contact Valerie Wickboldt at vwickboldt@jamesmadison.org. INTRODUCTION: As Florida lawmakers return to work for the 2013 legislative session, the …
December 2012 – Policy Brief – “Safeguarding Employees’ First Amendment Rights through Paycheck Protection”
Posted 12/05/2012By Michael J. Reitz, Esq. Executive Vice President, Mackinac Center for Public Policy Adjunct Scholar, The James Madison Institute “To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical.” –Thomas Jefferson INTRODUCTION: Many labor unions in America are based on an undemocratic model of …
October 2012 – Policy Brief – “Options for Florida Going Forward under the PPACA”
Posted 10/09/2012In the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the central components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), States must now decide whether to shoulder major responsibilities in administering the Act’s key coverage provisions or leave it to the federal government to do so. View Full Brief: “Options for …
March 2012 – Policy Brief – “Proactive Disclosure in the Sunshine State: A 2012 Progress Report on Government Transparency “
Posted 03/09/2012By 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 …
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)
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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