by Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square | Mar 7, 2023
At the height of the 2020 “Defund the Police” movement, Florida ranked 7th nationally in per capita police spending. The Sunshine State ranked 15th nationally in the number of police officers per 100 people. New York took 3rd overall in police spending per...
by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Mar 6, 2023
The Florida House and Senate have filed proposals to increase the state’s regulation of municipal electric utilities. The proposals would give the Florida Public Service Commission more power to regulate municipal utilities that serve customers outside city...
by Brian Burgess | Mar 5, 2023
Florida workers across a range of industries are struggling to find affordable housing close to their workplaces. Liberal rent control policies are destructive. Conservative free market policies are reactive and too slow to deliver relief. The Sadowski Affordable...
by Brian Burgess | Mar 1, 2023
State Attorney Monique Worrell is facing pointed questions from the DeSantis administration regarding internal deliberations in her office about the suspect in the recent Pine Hills shootings in which three people were killed and at least two others injured. DeSantis...
by Jim Turner - News Service of Florida | Feb 27, 2023
Florida lawmakers have filed over 3,100 budget requests, totaling nearly $6.3bn, for the 2023 legislative session. The requests include $800 million from House members for Southwest Florida, which suffered massive damage from Hurricane Ian. One representative has...
by Brian Burgess | Feb 24, 2023
Florida lawmakers are considering expanding school choice and access to education through taxpayer-funded school vouchers and Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). Critics of the proposal have raised concerns about the potential cost and elimination of current...
