Red tide rising in Florida, but will it lift other states?

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Small business and local economies need more, not less litigation reform

by Jim Kallinger | Nov 1, 2024

Small businesses are the engine that keeps the Florida economy moving forward. They provide key services to their communities, employ full and part-time employees of almost every age and level of experience, and represent the foundation on which our great state is...

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Sheriff: Yes on Amendment 3 to protect lives and strengthen communities

by Sheriff Gordon Smith | Oct 16, 2024

As the Sheriff of Bradford County with nearly 40 years of experience in Florida law enforcement, I have seen firsthand the devastating effects that low-level marijuana possession charges can have on individuals and their families. This November, we have a unique...

Hurricane Helene damage estimate raised to $225 billion

by Capitolist Staff | Oct 15, 2024

AccuWeather has raised its damage estimate for Hurricane Helene to as much as $225 billion, citing widespread infrastructure destruction and economic losses across the southern Appalachians and southeastern U.S. Damage estimates for Hurricane Helene have risen to as...

Progressive estimates Milton losses

by News Service of Florida | Oct 15, 2024

The Progressive Corp. on Tuesday estimated it will face $325 million in losses from damage to vehicles in Hurricane Milton and up to $200 million in property-insurance losses and other costs. The insurer included the estimates in a filing with the U.S. Securities and...

Biden to visit Florida as storm recovery continues

by Capitolist Staff | Oct 11, 2024

President Joe Biden will visit Florida on Sunday to assess the damage from Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm that compounded ongoing recovery efforts from recent Hurricane Helene. President Joe Biden will travel to Florida on Sunday to assess the damage left by...

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VA’s high rejection rate of Camp Lejeune claims continues: the military’s toxic legacy of water contamination

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Tallahassee Democrat defends local Democrat leader, ignores extensive criminal driving record

by Brian Burgess | Oct 31, 2024

Felony drug possession, drug possession misdemeanors, multiple failures to appear in court, careless driving, and driving on a suspended license are just a few of the things both Tallahassee Police and the Tallahassee Democrat ignored in their cover up of the Ryan Ray...

Three scenarios for DeSantis after Iowa, none of them particularly good

by Brian Burgess | Jan 14, 2024

Trump is in the driver's seat, and even a DeSantis upset might be short-lived On Monday, two of Florida's most famous politicians, former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, will face off in the Iowa Caucus. With the cornfields, school basketball...

Media Check: Tampa Bay and LA Times attack DeSantis debate talking points with “science”

by Brian Burgess | Nov 30, 2023

Tonight marks the highly anticipated debate between Florida Governors Ron DeSantis and California Governor Gavin Newsom, a political showdown with pundits ready to pounce. Fair-minded political observers have been braced over the last few days for the inevitable slew...

Can DeSantis’s presidential campaign even survive until Super Tuesday?

by Brian Burgess | Nov 26, 2023

As the 2024 Iowa Caucus looms, the political landscape - complicated by the calendar - presents formidable challenges for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. With Donald Trump appearing nearly unbeatable in virtually every state or national poll, DeSantis's campaign is...

Your portable mortgage could kickstart the stagnant real estate market

by Michael Peters | Nov 22, 2023

Recent news reports reveal that the supply of houses for sale is much lower than the demand, and that this problem is accelerating. The problem is due in part to the fact that interest rates are over 7 percent, and people are not selling their existing homes because a...

Media’s latest anti-DeSantis narrative is all Frost, no bite

by Brian Burgess | Nov 21, 2023

Even in Florida, temperatures this time of year are a bit cooler, though 'winter' usually only lasts a few weeks. Even so, Congressman Max Frost has been engaged in an effort to turn up the heat by lighting matches under Governor Ron DeSantis on the topic of property...

NFIB: Florida businesses will see rent tax cut on Dec. 1, but it should be even lower

by Bill Herrle | Nov 21, 2023

By now, Florida businesses should have received letters from their landlords saying the taxes on their commercial rents and leases will be cut by 1 percent on Friday, Dec. 1. My organization, the National Federation of Independent Business, strongly supported the 2023...