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Adam WeinsteinSeptember 11, 2014

Two years ago, a Florida state senator introduced a bill “to halt the revolving door between the Legislature and state universities” and bar lawmakers from running to jobs at colleges they fund. He explained to the Florida Times-Union that “even in cases where lawmakers are doing everything ethically,” such a relationship could raise “red flags,” adding: “It […]

Daniel TilsonJuly 30, 2014

The 800-pound gorilla in the Tallahassee conference room with state economists this week is immensely powerful. It looms large in the minds of elected officials and policy wonks alike, waiting to pounce if necessary. It’s the beast of burden bearing the weight of Florida’s modern-day “wealth lobby.” And it’s always ready to throw that weight […]

Marc YachtJuly 23, 2014

Government is about essential services; business is about profit. Business types have no “business” running government. That is the purview of elected officials. Government’s focus should be on solving problems, not on available dollars. The challenge is to find the resources, not cut the programs. It’s a different way of thinking and the best example […]

Guest AuthorJune 22, 2014

Thanks to modern pharmacology, to the eternal relief of couples everywhere, his erectile dysfunction may be due to decreased blood flow, not age, and treatable — or so the advertising claims. And, happily, with judicious pill-popping they may be back in the sack to marital (or whatever) bliss, their only major fear being that an […]

Guest AuthorJune 2, 2014

Much is made about the decline in public discourse. Thorough and sensible discussion about issues has fallen prey to the brevity of tweets and the anger and anonymity of blogs, online comments and Facebook posts. I am pleased to be “friends” with so many people on Facebook. They use it to send good wishes and […]

Guest AuthorMarch 20, 2014

As one who is tasked with spending time in both Tallahassee, Florida’s capital city, and Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital, I am often struck by the broad differences in culture, rhythm, processes and style. Now one might call me a provincial or, if you sought to be derogatory, call me a naïve country bumpkin, but […]

Guest AuthorDecember 11, 2013

I wonder how my mother’s past year may have gone differently had telemedicine been an option for her care. Following the resection of the lower lobe of her lung due to cancer, she developed an inability to swallow properly. She was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia, and after multiple hospitalizations, she was fitted with a feeding […]

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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell at the Villian Theatre Miami. Image courtesy Mucarsel-Powell campaign.

Adam Weinstein: Don’t let FSU become another Penn State

Daniel Tilson: Florida needs its wealth taxes back

Marc Yacht: Government should not be run like a business

Stephen Goldstein: Boycotts are the cure for Florida’s Electoral Dysfunction

Ed Moore: Nation’s future is bright if we can stop the social media vitriol

Ed Moore: Why state capitals are better than Washington, D.C.

Karen Cyphers: More ‘telemedicine’ would reduce costs, suffering