2019 Messenger- Edition 2
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Finding the Right Lane: Next Steps for Florida in Practical Insurance Reform
By Christian Cámara, Adjunct Scholar, The James Madison Institute CLICK TO READ THE PDF HERE INTRODUCTION Florida’s pro-growth, business-friendly environment, as well as its climate, sunshine, and proximity to Latin-America have encouraged the flow of people and capital into the state and created enviable levels of economic and population growth. [...]
The Journal- Fall 2019
MOVING BEYOND THE POSSIBLE FALL 2019 | NUMBER 62 CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL JOURNAL PDF Forward Florida on the Forefront | Senator Jeffrey Brandes How we can use our success in economic policy to address the advent of technology and innovation in the Sunshine State. Articles Innovation Is [...]
2019 Summer Messenger
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2019 Legislative Success in Florida
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2019 Legislative Wrap-Up Memo
Click here to read the PDF version! 2019 Legislative Wrap-Up “The 2019 Florida Legislative Session was transformative. Policymakers and a new governor made bold strides cementing Florida as a beacon for conservative principles. Our team at JMI worked overtime in Tallahassee and beyond in ways that will be felt for [...]
Bridging the Divide: Licensing and Recidivism
Occupational Licensing and Recidivism in the United States Vittorio Nastasi and Samuel R. Staley DeVoe L. Moore Center, Florida State University Executive Summary This policy study examines the effects of occupational licensing reform on reducing recidivism—the likelihood former prisoners will re-offend and return to prison. Eighty-six percent of released prisoners [...]
Innovation and Regulation in Florida: A Framework for Permissionless Innovation
Read the PDF here! Christopher Koopman, Senior Director of Strategy and Research , Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University; Adjunct Director, Center for Technology and Telecommunications, The James Madison Institute Sal Nuzzo, Vice President of Policy, The James Madison Institute Introduction Florida’s economy has changed dramatically over [...]
Mandatory Minimums, Crime, and Drug Abuse: Lessons Learned and Paths Ahead
CLICK HERE TO READ THE PDF By Greg Newburn, State Policy Director, FAMM and Sal Nuzzo, Vice President of Policy, James Madison Institute In the 1970s, three states – New York, Michigan, and Florida – adopted mandatory minimum sentencing laws in efforts to deter drug trafficking and crime associated with [...]
Dental Therapists: Sinking Our Teeth into Innovative Workforce Reform
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL PDF Jennifer Minjarez Policy Analyst with the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Health Care Policy & Sal Nuzzo Vice President of Policy, The James Madison Institute Executive Summary Florida’s access to care deficiencies manifest themselves in a variety of ways. To start, there [...]