June 19, 2013
Government/Politics & Law
Medicaid: The Future
The federal government's insurance program consumes a large portion of the state's budget, but Florida has options for reining in costs.
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Published on 5/1/2010
Pension Tension
As pension obligations balloon, governments face pressure to explore alternatives to their defined benefits plans.
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Published on 5/1/2010
The Future of Healthcare
Forget Obamacare -- here are the trends reshaping healthcare in Florida.
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Published on 5/1/2010
Icon: Claude R. Kirk Jr.
First Republican governor since Reconstruction, 1967-71; Born 1926; Died Sept. 28, 2011 at age 85.
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Published on 5/1/2010
Hitting a Drywall
Florida's head toxicologist is trying to determine the physical effects of Chinese drywall on homeowners.
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Published on 4/1/2010
Florida's Regions Should Plan Growth Together
Traditionally, Florida's major regions pursue their own economic paths. If one region pays attention to what another is up to, it's most often for competitive reasons, not out of any sense of shared destiny.
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Published on 4/1/2010
2010 Economic Yearbook: Signs of Life
Florida's economy finally has a pulse again. Layoff notices are down; temp hiring is up.
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Published on 4/1/2010
Book: Buddy MacKay's Take on Florida
Read an excerpt from Buddy MacKay's autobiography, 'How Florida Happened.' It recaptures a time which saw Florida grow from a semi-rural to a mega-state, where political dominance shifted from the left to the right.
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Published on 3/1/2010
Fla. Trial Lawyers on High Alert
Trial lawyers will be paying close attention to two issues in particular during the legislative session.
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Published on 3/1/2010
Judicial Branch: An Equal Partner?
Peggy A. Quince
Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Peggy A. Quince says it’s time that legislators start treating the state’s judiciary as the branch of government it really is. For...
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Published on 3/1/2010
Where Citizens Decide Growth Changes
One community has experimented with citizen approval of land-use changes. Now the forces allied against Amendment 4 want to make it the poster child for their campaign.
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Published on 3/1/2010
Money and Strategy
The state's size and the weak economy pose fund-raising challenges.
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Published on 3/1/2010
Party Lines in Redistricting Florida
Some want to take politics out of the process of drawing legislative and congressional voting districts. There are good reasons to change -- and good reasons to leave things alone.
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Published on 3/1/2010
Hometown Democracy vs. the Anti-Amendment
Amendment 4 will loom over all other statewide issues until voters cast their ballots in November.
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Published on 3/1/2010
Federal Charges in Jaxport Case
Federal officials charged Tony Nelson, former chairman of the Jacksonville Port Authority, in a 44-count indictment that claims he demanded more than $100,000 in bribery payments from a contractor.
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Published on 3/1/2010
Orlando Saving Big on E-Mail from Google
Instead of paying $113 for each e-mail account with Microsoft, the city now pays Google $45 a year for each user -- saving the city $204,000 annually.
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Published on 3/1/2010
Icon: Kenneth H. 'Buddy' MacKay
Governor, 1998-99; lieutenant gov., 1992-98; U.S. congressman, 1983-89; state senator, 1974-80; Born 1933, Lives in Marion County
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Published on 3/1/2010
State Govt. Needs to Invest, Not Just Balance the Books
Column by Executive Editor Mark Howard
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Published on 2/1/2010
Seeding Diversity in Law School Applicants
Bilzin Sumberg aims to spark an interest among minority students in pursuing a law career in south Florida.
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Published on 2/1/2010
