by Brian Burgess | Jul 30, 2023
After seven years in business, The Capitolist is looking to expand and enhance our coverage of news and events at Florida’s nexus of business, policy and politics. Our goal is to help our readers understand the people, the companies and the industry segments...
by Brian Burgess | Jul 27, 2023
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis delivered a speech at the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) annual gathering, promoting the Florida model as the basis for his national campaign for president. DeSantis highlighted Florida’s economic growth,...
by Brian Burgess | Jul 24, 2023
New academic standards for teaching African American history in Florida schools have sparked national controversy. Leading Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris, criticize the standards, while Governor Ron DeSantis defends them. The debate is intensified...
by Brian Burgess | Jul 23, 2023
If it were up to the legacy media to pronounce Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s presidential aspirations dead, they’d…well…they’ve basically already done that. Collectively, the non-stop drumbeat of “DeSantis is dead” news...
by Brian Burgess | Jul 9, 2023
As the nation wraps up another July 4th week celebrating America’s birthday, we at The Capitolist are celebrating our own anniversary – a significant 7th milestone that underscores our unwavering commitment to providing Florida’s movers and shakers...
by Brian Burgess | Jul 2, 2023
The United States Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling sparked a raft of shrieking rhetoric from the usual Florida suspects last week, but those voices are 24 years too late, and as it turns out, they don’t have much to shriek about. In 1999, during...
