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Breakfast Bites: Lawmakers fly caution flag on budget; Latvala ethics case ends; Lee hype fades; and more…

Breakfast Bites: Lawmakers fly caution flag on budget; Latvala ethics case ends; Lee hype fades; and more…

by Brian Burgess | Sep 11, 2023

Here’s some news nuggets from the past few days you might have missed… Lawmakers fly caution flag on state budget State budget leaders in Florida have cautioned that general-revenue surpluses are expected to decline from $7 billion in the 2024-2025 fiscal...
Florida brain drain? Nah. Just another false media narrative based on fake polling

Florida brain drain? Nah. Just another false media narrative based on fake polling

by Brian Burgess | Sep 10, 2023

For those who didn’t have time to skim the headlines over the last week, you missed a pair of hair-raising news narratives chronicling certain doom for the State of Florida. First, there was an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 hurricane, named Lee, chugging toward us....
Hurricane Lee fearcast: calm seas, stormy headlines, shameful journalism

Hurricane Lee fearcast: calm seas, stormy headlines, shameful journalism

by Brian Burgess | Sep 6, 2023

As Tropical Storm Lee swirls in the Atlantic, media outlets seem determined to pump it full of as much warm, moist air as possible, inflating the potential for disaster despite predictions showing little chance that the storm will have any impact on U.S. territories,...
Two Florida universities ranked in Top 5 – and we’re not even talking about football

Two Florida universities ranked in Top 5 – and we’re not even talking about football

by Brian Burgess | Sep 6, 2023

The University of Florida (UF) and Florida International University (FIU) have surged in national college rankings, with UF now holding the 15th overall spot in the nation and the top position among public universities, while FIU has risen to 29th overall and the 4th...
Poll shows DeSantis gaining on Trump; other candidates gaining on DeSantis

Poll shows DeSantis gaining on Trump; other candidates gaining on DeSantis

by Brian Burgess | Aug 28, 2023

A new Emerson College poll reveals some significant shifts in Republican Primary support, with several candidates gaining ground on Donald Trump. DeSantis narrowed the gap mostly due to Trump losing ground, but DeSantis’s rivals also picked up many of...
Not in their back yard: Miami Herald amplifies voices lining up against affordable housing

Not in their back yard: Miami Herald amplifies voices lining up against affordable housing

by Brian Burgess | Aug 20, 2023

On Thursday, the Miami Herald dropped one of the most brazen advocacy pieces in the newspaper’s storied history: a 3,800-word blockbuster that basically says, “So long, low- and middle-income families, thanks for helping make Miami what it is, but we...
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