Jesse SchecknerMarch 27, 2023
11min0
Florida had 37,000 auto glass lawsuits in 2022 alone, according to the bill’s sponsor.
Tag: R Street Institute
Jesse SchecknerMarch 27, 2023
Peter SchorschSeptember 13, 2021
4min4820
No one knew how much the cost of insurance itself could shoot up. Until now.
Rosanne DunkelbergerAugust 18, 2020
4min425
“They have plenty of physical capacity,"
Mark BerginJanuary 20, 2020
5min510
The decision could impact the voting rights of more than 1 million Floridians.
Mitch PerryMarch 6, 2017
6min327
There are numerous criminal justice reform bills already moving in committees in the Florida House and Senate this year, and on Monday a nonpartisan coalition called The Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform announced its formation on the eve of the 2017 Legislative Session kicking off on Tuesday. The Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform includes the Southern […]
Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2015
5min652
In the wake of Hurricane Patricia‘s thrashing of Mexico, a pair of conservative think tanks are warning Florida to fix its storm-related insurance system. The James Madison Institute and R Street Institute released a policy brief last week,”Shoring Up Florida’s Property Insurance Market,” in which the organizations argue for the Legislature to pass reforms to “eliminate cost […]
Guest AuthorMay 18, 20155min222
Anonymity and pseudonymity have been key threads in the fabric of American life since the Colonial era. From arts to politics, from the Revolutionary era-tracts known as Cato’s Letters to the street art of the elusive Banksy, there is a long tradition, respected in practice and protected by the First Amendment, of publishing or distributing […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 18, 2015
3min227
It’s not often you see the word “liberalize” coming from a conservative/libertarian advocacy group, but in the debate over Florida’s “Growler bill,” almost anything is possible. “R Street welcomes bill to liberalize Florida liquor laws,” is the headline of a press release from Washington D.C.-based think tank. R Street Institute was praising the passage of […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 18, 2015
5min274
Advocates for repealing Florida’s Prohibition-era laws separating alcohol and grocery sales scored a significant victory Wednesday from a House committee. House Business and Professions Subcommittee passed HB 107, a proposal from Sarasota Republican state Rep. Greg Steube seeking to repeal the law preventing liquor stores and retailers from selling spirits in the same aisle as beer […]