ReutersApril 28, 2020
6min425
Many Americans who managed to file claims have yet to receive payments.
Tag: Economic Policy InstituteJennifer Barbosa. Image via campaign website.
ReutersApril 28, 2020
Mitch PerryNovember 29, 2016
7min396
At the fourth annual Florida Automated Vehicle Summit in Tampa, government officials boasted about how far ahead of the game the state is compared to the rest of the nation in being prepared for the brave new world of autonomous vehicles. And they pledged not to get in the way of the industry doing whatever they need […]
Associated PressOctober 6, 2016
8min200
Each night, Hillary Clinton‘s data experts head to a conference room on the 11th floor of her Brooklyn headquarters, to start counting votes. The sessions in the “early voter boiler room,” as it’s been dubbed by campaign aides, stretch into the early hours of the morning. The team pores over turnout patterns in states where […]
Mitch PerryMarch 2, 20154min198
Welcome to March, where the weather is warming up and so are the politics: In Washington, where Benjamin Netayahu will give his much-anticipated speech to (most) members of Congress on Tuesday; in Tallahassee, where the Legislative Session begins in a little more than 24 hours; and in Tampa, where the municipal elections take place Tuesday […]
Daniel TilsonFebruary 22, 20145min137
Unless your annual income ranks near the top 1 percent in Florida, the economic news coming out of two major new reports released last week is not good. On Wednesday the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute released “The Increasingly Unequal States of America,” with a dedicated section called “Lopsided income Growth in Florida“. Key takeaways include: […]
Guest AuthorSeptember 30, 20133min317
This month marked the five-year anniversary of the global economic meltdown that, as the White House says, “rocked Wall Street” and compounded the “recession that was already hammering Main Street.” Global financial institutions either collapsed or were bailed out by the government. Entire investment portfolios were wiped out. The economic autopsy revealed the ugly details: […]