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Florida

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  • Jay Brady
  • December 24, 2009
Government Digest 12/25/09

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • Jay Brady
  • December 24, 2009
Fee Change

Another way of charging new development for transportation impacts to replace today's much-maligned concurrency system are broad-based, costlier mobility fees. These are making waves with the development community, economists and government folks.

  • Florida
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  • Jay Brady
  • December 17, 2009
Jobs Killer

A smothering 1,100% state unemployment compensation hike taking effect Jan. 1 couldn't come at a worse time, and may ignite a 'death spiral' of greater unemployment and even higher state unemployment compensation taxes.

  • Florida
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  • Jay Brady
  • December 17, 2009
Government Digest 12/18/09

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • Jay Brady
  • December 10, 2009
Going Bare

Faced with falling revenues or unemployment, more property owners view slashing insurance costs as a natural strategy for financial survival. The high cost of force-placed insurance is seen as a sign of the regulatory issues plaguing Florida property insurance.

  • Florida
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  • Jay Brady
  • December 10, 2009
Government Digest 12/11/09

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • Jay Brady
  • December 4, 2009
Biotech Bet

Diversifying Florida's economy from heavy reliance on construction and real estate toward high tech industry dominates agendas of government and business groups. But with baby boomer retiree housing demand poised to jump, the traditional economy may still be the best bet.

  • Florida
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  • Jay Brady
  • December 4, 2009
Government Digest 12/04/09

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2009
Marketplace of Ideas: Rich Uncle Pays Your Mortgage

Rockwell points out that more of the same policies that caused the mortgage problem will not fix it.

  • Florida
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  • Jay Brady
  • November 25, 2009
Backward economics

The productive trend toward regionalism is being undermined by the protectionism of local preference ordinances hoped to keep more tax dollars circulating within communities. The trade-off is higher costs and lower quality for public projects.

  • Florida
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    By
  • Jay Brady
  • November 25, 2009
Government Digest 11/27/09

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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    By
  • Jay Brady
  • November 19, 2009
Government Digest 11/20/09

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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    By
  • Jay Brady
  • November 19, 2009
Empty Promise

By next year, $19 billion is projected to have been spent to fully implement class size reduction in Florida since 2003, despite a lack of quantifiable evidence to support the policy.

  • Florida
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  • Jay Brady
  • November 12, 2009
Cracking the Code

While legislators look for a science-based, politically acceptable plan for oil drilling, new technology for extracting natural gas is aligning with state and federal energy policy to potentially unlock Florida waters and the eastern Gulf.

  • Florida
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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2009
Government Digest

A roundup of the gulf coast's government happenings.

  • Florida
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