FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 28, 2018 CONTACT: Logan Elizabeth Padgett lpadgett@jamesmadison.org (850)386-3131 JMI Releases New Insurance Study TALLAHASSEE, FL – Dr. Robert McClure, President and CEO of The James Madison Institute, will speak today at the Florida Chamber’s 2018 Insurance Summit and discuss areas of reform needed to ensure the [...]
Click here to read the full PDF. Roadmap to Reform By Christian Cámara, Senior Fellow, The James Madison Institute INTRODUCTION Florida’s unique geographic position has been its greatest blessing, and simultaneously somewhat of a curse. Its sunshine and temperate climate has made it a destination for tourists and settlers alike, [...]
DeSantis owes his win to unexpected support from minority women. By: William Mattox Nov. 20, 2018 6:51 p.m. ET Believe it or not, Republican Ron DeSantis owes his victory in the Florida gubernatorial election to about 100,000 African-American women who unexpectedly chose him over the black Democratic candidate, Andrew Gillum. [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2018 CONTACT: Logan Elizabeth Padgett lpadgett@jamesmadison.org (850)386-3131 JMI Releases Driver’s License Suspension Reform Paper TALLAHASSEE- Today, The James Madison Institute and Reason Foundation released a joint study that analyzes the economic effects of punitive license suspension in Florida. The study finds that a majority of [...]
Read the full PDF of "Changing the Course: Driver's License Suspension in Florida" here. Overview Punitive License Suspension and Its Effects Is suspending a person’s driver’s license an effective punitive measure? This is a vital question for Florida, which issued around 1.7 million license suspensions last year. That accounts for [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2018 CONTACT: Logan Elizabeth Padgett lpadgett@jamesmadison.org Commenting on the 2018 Florida Election, The James Madison Institute's President and CEO Dr. Robert McClure said the following: The James Madison Institute congratulates Governor-elect Ron DeSantis for becoming Florida’s next Governor, and congratulations go out as well to [...]
By: Dr. Bob McClure Editor's note: This column was co-authored by Grover Norquist. 11/3/18 A Republican Governor would confirm the path of the last eight years led by Governor Rick Scott with eight annual tax cuts totaling more than $10 billion. The state has no personal income tax and between 1992 [...]
BY BRANDON ARNOLD AND SAL NUZZO, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS — 11/02/18 02:00 PM EDT As has been the case so many times in recent history, this year’s election in Florida might be the most important race to watch. The governor’s race is a proxy battle that pits a Trump-endorsed congressman against the Bernie [...]
By John Haughey | Watchdog.org October 26, 2018 With 12 amendments on a ballot crammed with local, state and Congressional elections, Amendment 11 has not garnered much attention and that, supporters say, could cause it to fall short of the 60 percent super-majority needed to encode the measure into the [...]
On this episode of “Pundits on the Porch,” hosts Dr. Bob McClure and Sal Nuzzo sit down with Republican Candidate for Florida’s Agricultural Commissioner, Representative Matt Caldwell.
