Table of Contents: (Click on titles for full summary) EDUCATION: HB 867 (SB 862)/FAILED: Relating to Parent Empowerment in Education by Rep. Trujillo (Sen. Stargel) SB 1076 / SIGNED by Governor: Relating to K-20 Education by Sen. Legg SB 1108 (HB 465) / SENT to Governor: Relating to Exceptional Student Education by Sen. Gardiner (Rep. …
2013 JMI Summary of Key Legislation
Posted 05/13/2013EMAIL: 2013 FL Legislative Session Breakdown from JMI
Posted 05/10/20132013 Florida Legislative Session Breakdown A summary of many of the public policy decisions made in 2013, where they stand and what they’ll mean for Florida. Another Florida Legislative Session has come and gone… Headquartered in Florida’s Capital City, The James Madison Institute (JMI) team knows Tallahassee still hums after the Sine Die …
JMI Email – Why the Last Days of the Legislative Session Matter – May 1, 2013
Posted 05/02/2013Friends, A recent Forbes article, “Florida Senate Republicans Vote to Expand Obamacare and Medicaid, Rejecting House’s Free-Market Alternative,” outlines the differences among Florida’s policymakers this final week of the 2013 legislative session. The key issue: whether to accept federal dollars to provide health care for Florida’s uninsured. The article highlights the Florida House’s plan …
25 Moments | 25 Years: A History of the James Madison Institute
Posted 04/14/2013The James Madison Institute (JMI) celebrates 25 years of providing trusted solutions for a better Florida in 2013. In honor of the occasion, the staff at JMI have put together the publication: 25 Moments | 25 Years: A History of The James Madison Institute highlighting the stand-out places, people and policy issues from over the …
2013 Thrift Week Infographics
Posted 01/16/2013Why Thrift Matters Infographic (PDF) What Thrift Is Infographic (PDF)
May 2012 – 12 Steps to Fiscal Sobriety
Posted 05/24/2012These steps should be followed by all government policymakers (particularly those in Washington): We admitted that we could not restrain ourselves when it came to spending other people’s money- and that our government budgets had become unmanageable. We came to believe that only a power greater than ourselves- the Constitution- could restore us to fiscal …
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 …
16Nov2011 – Capital Report: “State College President Resigns Amid $837k Salary Scandal”
Posted 11/16/2011JMI Capital Report State College President Resigns Amid $837k Salary Scandal By Will Patrick – November 16, 2011 Edison State College President Kenneth Walker announced this week he will resign from his executive position at the southwest Florida former community college after a damaging report released by the Florida Auditor General questioned Walker’s $837,085 annual …
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