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Nikki Fried’s new $700,000 luxury home appears to violate gift ban law
Records filed in June of this year show Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is living the high life, riding a wave of sudden financial prosperity, thanks in part to her marijuana industry investor and romantic partner, Jake Bergmann. But Fried’s sudden spike in...
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Trump wants lower prescription drug costs. Florida lawmakers should make the market more competitive
President Donald Trump visited Florida last week, making a stop at The Villages, one of the highest concentrations of American citizens who depend heavily on prescription medications. During the stop, he highlighted one of his highest priorities: making prescription...
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Presidential candidates a no-show at Florida Democratic Party convention
Florida Democrats want to energize the party base and defeat President Donald Trump in 2020, yet for the second time this year the state party will hold a major gathering without presidential candidates taking part. The Florida Democratic Party has confirmed state...
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Group tries to keep focus on Hurricane Michael recovery efforts
Leaders of a group formed after Hurricane Michael last year are trying to keep state and national attention focused on storm-ravaged parts of Northwest Florida, while also facing questions about the exit from the group of former Congresswoman Gwen Graham because of...
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Feds award $4.6 million to Florida community health centers for dental infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded sixteen of Florida’s Community Health Centers $4.6 million in one-time supplemental funding for oral health. On Sept.18, The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced that an $85...
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Russian military buildup in Venezuela looks a lot like 1950’s Cuba. Here’s what it means for Florida
The parallels between the Cuban shift to communism in the 1950’s and Venezuela’s 20-year decent into socialist anarchy are at the same time striking and alarming – especially for Florida. Like Cuba in the 1950’s as it descended into communist...
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Florida: Where Every Teacher is Above Average
A new national report just came out and Florida, you should really give yourself a firm handshake and a pat on the back. No, not because you scored “green” across the board, suggesting you’ve held to high standards for teacher evaluations. You deserve praise for an...
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Florida’s Education Prospects Look Sunny In Latest Report
Last week, I took my car into the dealership for a minor repair and started working from the waiting room. A young salesman came in, presumably on his break, and started chatting me up. He couldn’t have been older than 25. When I told him I worked in education policy...
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Op-Ed: A Conservative Fix for Surprise Medical Billing
The following op-ed was submitted to The Capitolist by Leslie Dougher and represents the opinion of the author. Now that Congress is back in session, our lawmakers must finish a task they started earlier this year—and that is passing common-sense legislation that once...
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