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Matt Walsh
October 6, 2023

Is Matt Gaetz really the bad guy?

Matt Gaetz’s outspokenness wouldn’t make it in a business. But his brazenness just may be the disruption that is needed in Washington. Finally.

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Matt Walsh
June 3, 2023

Legislature goes big and bold

It took 25 years to achieve the Holy Grails of tort reform and universal school choice. Florida will be better off because of both landmark laws.

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Matt Walsh
April 10, 2023

DeSantis’ weapon: The law

No Florida governor in the past 50 years has wielded as much power and used the law the way Gov. DeSantis has. It’s all about the ‘BHAGs.’

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Matt Walsh
March 27, 2023

Can Gov. DeSantis win the presidency? Should he try?

The more you read Gov. Ron DeSantis' book, the more convinced you become that it is his way of giving voters a quick-read of from where he came, his principles and that he wants to be in the White House.

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Matt Walsh
March 18, 2023

Our presidential contenders

Three Floridians want to be president. Timing and circumstances appear to be working against one. Another is up to his usual insults. The third has the courage, but does he have the will to bear it all?

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By Ashon Nesbitt
January 23, 2023

Housing affordability lingers in Gas Plant neighborhood project decision

St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch will be choosing from among four bidding entities to redevelop the Gas Plant site.

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Matt Walsh
January 5, 2023

Word of the year: Wake up, have hope

Our word for 2023 is "hope." We all must have hope — hope that our fellow Americans wake up to what is being done to them. History shows us the power of hope. It propels us to take action.

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Matt Walsh
December 15, 2022

Gov. DeSantis’ legacy will be property insurance

DeSantis has been the nation's leading crusader against woke-ism, but long after he is gone, his legacy in Florida will be whether he fixed the state’s property insurance disaster.

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By None
August 23, 2022

Point/Counterpoint: Will rent control solve housing crisis?

A tenants rights’ advocate argues that landlords have wrongly been granted the high ground in the debate.

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By Melinda Clarkson Isley | Guest
August 2, 2022

Letter to the Editor: New Fort Myers Chamber CEO has glaring conflict of interest

Lee County Commissioner Brian Hamman was recently named president and CEO of the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce.

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By Thomas P. Vartanian and William M. Isaac | Guest Columnists
June 30, 2022

Time to get smart about financial technology — and how to regulate the $10T market

Regulators ignore the crypto world at their peril, contend a pair of longtime prominent industry officials and executives.

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Matt Walsh
June 9, 2022

Insurance reform: 'Two steps forward, one step backward’

None of the combatants in the trenches of Florida’s property insurance crisis is celebrating the results of the special legislative session.

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By James Gwartney and David Macpherson | Guest Columnists
May 26, 2022

The inevitable recession is forthcoming

Between World War II and 2020, inflation rose to 6% or more seven times. Each time, recession followed — six times it hit within three months of the peak inflation rate.

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By Sen. Jeff Brandes, Florida District 24 | Guest Contributor
May 18, 2022

State senator on insurance debacle: We need political courage

When Florida lawmakers convene on property insurance, they will confront the biggest economic challenge in state history. They need to change the incentives to a market of free enterprise and competition that benefits consumers.

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Matt Walsh
May 18, 2022

Biggest economic crisis in Florida history looms

Florida’s $3.6 trillion property insurance market is in collapse. Whether Florida’s economy will be rescued will be a political duel: Gov. Ron DeSantis vs. Speaker Chris Sprowls and the state’s plaintiff attorneys.

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Is Matt Gaetz really the bad guy?

Legislature goes big and bold

DeSantis’ weapon: The law

Can Gov. DeSantis win the presidency? Should he try?

Our presidential contenders

Housing affordability lingers in Gas Plant neighborhood project decision

Word of the year: Wake up, have hope

Gov. DeSantis’ legacy will be property insurance

Point/Counterpoint: Will rent control solve housing crisis?

Letter to the Editor: New Fort Myers Chamber CEO has glaring conflict of interest

Time to get smart about financial technology — and how to regulate the $10T market

Insurance reform: 'Two steps forward, one step backward’

The inevitable recession is forthcoming

State senator on insurance debacle: We need political courage

Biggest economic crisis in Florida history looms

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