April 18, 2024
Government/Politics & Law
The Freshman Class
The Florida House gets 35 new members. All seven new senators served in the House. Here's a roundup.
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Published on 1/1/2009
State Getting Tough on Open Record Violators
A state commission is working to put teeth into enforcement of Florida's open record laws.
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Published on 12/1/2008
How I Didn't Become Governor
Bob Butterworth, former Florida Attorney General and secretary of Department of Children and Families, tells why he changed his mind about running for governor in 1990.
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Published on 12/1/2008
No More Robes for Kenneth Bell
Family responsibilities lead former high court justice Kenneth Bell back to the private sector.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Earmarks: Bringing Home the Bacon
Florida lawmakers end-run the federal budgetary process to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on pet projects each year. See who gets what.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Government Keeps Hiring
Finding ways to grow: Government keeps hiring as the private sector in Florida trimmed more than 100,000 jobs in a year.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Icon: Bob Butterworth
Florida attorney general, 1987-2002; Florida Dept. of Children and Families secretary, 2007-Aug. 2008; age 66.
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Published on 12/1/2008
How to Handle the Downturn
Florida's business leaders recently gathered to address the state's financial condition and to assess the $850-billion federal bailout plan. Watch what they had to say.
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Published on 11/1/2008
Attorney: Open Government Laws Go Beyond the Computer
Sun Screens: Florida's first Sunshine Law attorney wants public officials to know that open government laws extend beyond the office computer.
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Published on 11/1/2008
Gaming the Incentive System
"Middle-market developments are the only kind of affordable housing that are profitable to build, leaving the types of projects Florida most needs — those for extremely low-income residents — underdeveloped."
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Published on 11/1/2008
Florida's Economy: How Bad Is It?
Florida is hurting: A regional look at the rough patches and bright spots.
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Published on 11/1/2008
Florida Newspaper Endorsements
Roundup of daily newspapers' recommendations for president.
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Published on 10/30/2008
A Morning with Max Hardcore
Read about Florida Trend reporter Art Levy's day in the jury pool at Max Hardcore's obscenity trial in Tampa.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Shopping for Verdicts
Florida's Middle District is well-regarded, and juries there are known are being conservative. That makes the district attractive for high-profile cases.
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Published on 10/1/2008
A Watchdog's Life
Gary VanLandingham's agency analyzes the efficiency of state programs. Sometimes its findings don't sit will with state leaders.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Constitutional Amendments: What You Need to Know
November's ballot includes six proposed constitutional amendments, from a ban on gay marriage to a tax break for working waterfronts. Here's a guide.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Who Will Take Florida? McCain or Obama
Florida Trend asked some of the state's political experts to predict what will happen in Florida on Election Day 2008.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Orange Schools Save a Bundle by Rescheduling Day
Faced with $94 million in state budget cuts and higher operating costs for its bus system, the Orange County School District flipped classroom hours this fall for high schools and middle schools.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Miami's Rush for New Construction Jobs
Miami-Dade leaders hope to create thousands of jobs by fast tracking nearly $650 million in county construction projects.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Florida: Boundless Opportunities
Greetings from Governor Charlie Crist.
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Published on 9/24/2008
$11,000 for a Campaign Button Suits Him Fine
John Clark is not your average political memorabilia pack rat. He owns one of the largest private collections in the nation. By his evidence, presidential campaigns don't run the way they used to.
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Published on 9/1/2008
Leaning Republican, Again
Florida will likely gain nine seats in Congress by 2040. Find out why those seats will probably trend Republican and what a group of activists is trying to do about it.
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Published on 9/1/2008
Electorate Trends in Florida
Three trends in the next half-century will change the way Florida votes.
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Published on 9/1/2008
Boxing Out Wal-Mart
A plan by Wal-Mart to open a store in downtown Miami — possibly at the bayfront City Square project near the new Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts — has sparked controversy.
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Published on 9/1/2008
Fixing Families
Former Gov. Buddy MacKay finds success with a foster care pilot project he started that relies on mediation.
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Published on 8/1/2008
