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Guest AuthorJune 20, 2017

As Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration consider the future of trade, the Florida Chamber of Commerce encourages leaders to consider the important role trade plays in Florida’s economy. From its discovery, Florida has been global. Much of what made Florida a destination and gateway in Florida’s early years, still holds true today. Florida’s current […]

Guest AuthorJune 18, 2017

Like Dads across the country, this Father’s Day I’m looking forward to receiving some special attention from my two kids. But I’ll also be reflecting on my obligation as a father to protect my children from growing threats like climate change. We don’t have the luxury of being in denial here in Florida, where rising […]

Guest AuthorJune 16, 2017

The Associated Builders and Contractors and our 2,500 members are pleased to report that new legislation will now strengthen competition and reduce abusive litigation in Florida’s multibillion commercial and public construction markets. We also want to thank Gov. Rick Scott for his support of these two pro-business, pro-consumer bills. With the help of Rep. Jayer […]

Guest AuthorJune 14, 2017

Editor’s note: The op-ed below originally appeared on the award-winning blog, The Florida Squeeze. However, its editors took the op-ed down because it said it failed to meet that site’s editorial standards. “Although the tone of the piece was intended to be facetious and is based on what many believe to be reality, we were […]

Guest AuthorJune 12, 2017

Thirty years ago, on this special day, U.S. President Ronald Reagan, at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany, sent a powerful message to Mr. [Mikhail] Gorbachev: “Tear down this wall!” This powerful call to action brought hope for a new beginning and was a catalyst in delivering millions out of the bondage of communism. Only a […]

Guest AuthorJune 6, 2017

The United States is in the midst of a public health crisis. Opioid addiction is taking mothers, fathers and children; destroying lives, breaking up families. The problem is particularly insidious in Florida, which has become a destination for rehabilitative services and sober home living. In the first part of 2016, approximately 2,600 people died from opioid overdoses in […]

Guest AuthorJune 6, 2017

Under the leadership of Gov. Rick Scott, the revival of the Florida economy has been marked by annual job growth and tourism rates that outpace the national average. The inextricable link between Florida’s investment in its tourism industry and this economic recovery is affirmed by the statistics. Visitor spending in Florida has increased by an […]

Guest AuthorJune 6, 2017

Marc Dunbar is one of Florida’s best-known gambling advocates. When it comes to pushing for more and bigger casinos, he wears the hats of a lawyer, lobbyist and investor. And so, call it a Freudian slip or just a moment of candor, it was interesting to hear someone from the inside let us all in […]

Guest AuthorJune 5, 2017

This week, the House of Representatives will consider an important financial reform package, known as the Financial CHOICE Act, which provides desperately needed relief to community financial institutions from the harmful, complex and excessive regulatory environment created by the Dodd-Frank Act. The Dodd-Frank Act, signed into law by President Obama in July 2010, was more […]

Guest AuthorJune 5, 2017

The Florida House of Representatives has recently espoused a philosophy of not “picking winners and losers,” but House Bill 1A does just that. As I watched Gov. Rick Scott, Senate President Joe Negron, and Speaker Richard Corcoran announce their plans for a special session to discuss tourism funding, I felt hopeful for the fate of […]

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Rick Kriseman: As a father, an obligation to support climate action

Carol Bowen: Florida construction marketplace healthier thanks to new legislation

The op-ed Leslie Wimes apparently doesn’t want you to read

Ardian Zika: Tearing down ‘walls’ to reach American dream

Timothy Stapleton: Fighting the opioid epidemic in the exam room

Pat Neal: Look to Colorado — cutting VISIT Florida funding would be disastrous

John Sowinski: Gambling lobbyist finally admits it – casinos prey on customers

Dennis Ross: Giving community banks, credit unions Financial CHOICE

Steve Hayes: Tourism industry in jeopardy with House Bill 1A