By 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)
February 2012 – Backgrounder No. 70 – “Workable Solutions for Florida’s Challenging Insurance Problems”
Posted 01/17/2012January 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 …
November 2011 – Backgrounder No. 69 – “Alternative Solutions to Florida’s Medical Malpractice System”
Posted 11/16/2011Study 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 …
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 …
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
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- 2010–Jan17 FYI: JMI Files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court Regarding the Affordable Care Act
- 2012–Jan17 Press Release: “Florida Faces Dual Crises in Insurance Markets”
- 2012–Jan15 Broadcast Media: WCTV6-CBS “The Usual Suspects” – Pres McClure on Legislative Session
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