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June 26, 2019

Jason Garcia

Florida Trend Associate Editor • jgarcia@floridatrend.com

Jason Garcia

Jason Garcia is a graduate of the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Before coming to Florida Trend, he worked for 13 years for the Orlando Sentinel, where he covered state politics and the tourism industry.

Articles by Jason Garcia:

Founded more than 100 years ago to sell turpentine and pitch to ship owners and groceries to sailors, Consolidated-Tomoka Land...
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The new state Supreme Court has already made its impact felt in Florida...
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The story of how Florida taxpayers wound up subsidizing junk mail.
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Why does Florida still allow companies to set up subsidiaries to collect royalties from themselves?
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3-D printed rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral
A few weeks into the new year, Relativity, a startup that makes 3-D-printed rockets...
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Orlando's Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center planning new $35 million facility
The Florida Legislature has cut spending on arts and cultural grants more than 90% over the past five years...
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Many Florida teachers have participated in private and government programs that fund trips for teachers to countries...
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One last chance: Teaching in Florida
Teaching is a dream come true for Alexa Abbate, but classroom challenges are testing her.
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Late to game: Teaching in India
India only recently made education a fundamental right.
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Popular Profession: Teaching in Canada
Canadian schools are picky about who gets to teach.
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