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Guest AuthorNovember 24, 2014

The information technology field in Florida and across the country has been expanding rapidly with innovative technologies and services hitting the market all the time. Our banks, large retailers and, most importantly, our state government depend on this ever-growing field. And while we will be addressing many issues this legislative session, we need to keep […]

Martin DyckmanOctober 19, 2014

The term limits initiative that Florida voters put into the Constitution in 1992 was one of the most popular issues ever, passing with 3,625,500 “yes” votes to only 1,097,127 against it. But what it has done to the Legislature makes it one of the costliest mistakes in Florida history. The voters deserve an opportunity to […]

Guest AuthorOctober 9, 2014

Florida’s geology, topography and watercourses are like no other state, dominated by vast floodplains along the coast and myriad wetlands, rivers, streams and lakes inland. Virtually all of these features are connected underground by our precious aquifer system through sandy soils and porous limestone. Because Florida’s elevation is only slightly above sea level and relatively […]

Guest AuthorOctober 2, 2014

Although some critics have cited Atlantic City in opposing limited additional gaming options, the Florida Legislature has studied the gaming issue quite deliberately and pointed out major differences between Atlantic City and anything that is being considered in Florida. At no point has the Legislature even discussed anything more than perhaps one or two integrated […]

Guest AuthorJune 9, 2014

The rosy picture laid out recently about the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s status isn’t quite so rosy once you look at the real facts and consider the financial damage a storm would do to our state, given our reliance on government mechanisms and public debt rather than private capital. The managers of the Cat Fund […]

Tag: Tom Feeney

Tom Feeney: Florida’s policy for state tech contracts should be reformed

Martin Dyckman: Elect Crist if you want to fix the mess created by term limits

Tom Feeney: Proposed EPA water rules are too costly for Fla. governments

Tom Feeney: Florida will get gaming right — and be better for it

Tom Feeney: Florida’s Cat Fund isn’t as rosy when you look at the facts