Study by Beth Ann Fiedler, Ph.D., JMI Adjunct Scholar Foreword by Robert F. Sanchez, JMI Policy Director For many years the cost of health care in the United States has been rising faster than the rate of inflation. This trend affects families, employers, and governments at all levels — federal, state, and local. The rising …
November 2011 – Backgrounder No. 69 – “Alternative Solutions to Florida’s Medical Malpractice System”
Posted 11/16/201116Nov2011 – 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 …
2011 October – “Future Leaders Gain Insight from Officials”
Posted 10/15/2011By Dr. J. Robert McClure III, JMI President & CEO Letter to the Editor of the Tallahassee Democrat regarding Youth Leadership Tallahassee’s Government and Education Day: 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 do …
2011 Summer/Fall Journal: “Reviving the Tenth Amendment” 
Posted 09/23/2011
2011–Sept20 Government Pension Reform Poll (Florida): Questionnaire & Results
Posted 09/20/2011
In partnership with the Manhattan Institute, The James Madison Institute distributed national and Florida-specific polling data regarding voters’ opinions about public sector salaries and benefits, and reform of such benefits. “It is clear to all that our nation and our state are facing potentially long-term fiscal crises. Voters are demanding that elected officials address the …
2011–Sept15 Defensive Medicine Poll (August): Questionnaire & Results
Posted 09/15/2011
JMI in partnership with Patients for Fair Compensation commissioned the services of THG Strategic Research, a national public opinion research firm, to conduct surveys of registered voters in Georgia and Florida regarding healthcare issues surrounding the practice of defensive medicine. “The voters of Florida are rightly concerned about the rising costs of healthcare. The practice of defensive …
2011–Sept15 Defensive Medicine Poll (May): Questionnaire & Results
Posted 09/15/2011
JMI in partnership with Patients for Fair Compensation commissioned the services of THG Strategic Research, a national public opinion research firm, to conduct surveys of registered voters in Georgia and Florida regarding healthcare issues surrounding the practice of defensive medicine. “The voters of Florida are rightly concerned about the rising costs of healthcare. The practice of defensive …
2011 July–”Lt. Gov. Carroll Headlines JMI Panel Featuring Women in Government”
Posted 07/18/2011By Dana Edwards Jennifer Carroll told more than 300 Girls State delegates that being Florida’s first African-American Lt. Governor was “never part of my personal plan – but, sometimes, you have to be open to higher plans.”< Speaking on a panel organized by the James Madison Institute (JMI), Carroll retraced the steps that led to …
Is Uncle Sam a Deadbeat Dad?
Posted 06/22/2011Leave a comment
By Robert F. Sanchez, JMI Policy Director June 19 was Father’s Day, so it would be especially appropriate–but highly unlikely–for our nation’s leaders to reflect on a classic bit of fatherly wisdom. It was dished out in Act I of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. That’s where Polonius gave the following advice to his son, Laertes, before …
Declaration of What? George Who?
Posted 06/21/2011Leave a comment
By Kenny Nickens, JMI Intern and University of Pennsylvania Junior in Economics “The history scores released today show that student performance is still too low. These results tell us that, as a country, we are failing to provide children with a high-quality, well-rounded education,” stated U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. A recently released nationwide …
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