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Grading Florida   

Find out how Florida scored in four key management categories: information, people, money and infrastructure.  [read more]


Cookies   

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Backbone   

From its enactment in 2001, the plan to restore what remains of the Everglades has been a vehicle with a lot of moving pieces. [read more]


Who's Lesley Blackner?   

Meet the woman whose ideas are hated by every business group in Florida. [read more]


Hometown 'Is Already Here'   

Patrick Slevin, a Tallahassee-based public relations consultant, has a message for builders and developers. [read more]


Here We Go Again   

In 2005, the Legislature created the 15-member Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida, to counsel the state on growth issues. [read more]


Three C's   

These are heady times for the arts in Florida. Miami has a stunning new performing arts center. In St. Petersburg the beautifully renovated Mahaffey Theater has reopened. Tampa's performing arts center is healthy. Miramar wants to build an $18-million cultural arts center with an 800-seat theater. Orlando has ambitious plans for a big arts facility.

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No Big Deal   

When Democrats take control of Congress this month, one of the first items on their agenda will be raising the federal minimum wage. [read more]


Charters' Place   

Over the past eight years, groups across Florida have been starting charter schools at an average rate of about 40 a year. There are now about 370 charter schools in the state. [read more]


Fixes?   

A look at some possible approaches to attaining an equitable property tax structure in Florida. [read more]


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