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LeRoy Collins Institute and CoreMessage Partnership is Award-Winning at Local and State Levels
Recently, the LeRoy Collins Institute in partnership with CoreMessage, won a Florida Public Relations Association local and state Golden Image Award for excellence in public relations. The award was given as a result of the excellent execution of a public information campaign to heighten awareness of the growing problem of underfunded local pension plans. The […]
Miami Herald: Small business can’t shoulder more burdens
BY BILL HERRLE There’s been a lot of finger pointing about who’s to blame for why the country continues to experience dismal economic growth. Last week’s jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics offered a bit of good news at long last, but a bit of good news is a lot less than […]
Sun Sentinel: Proposed tax would make insurance even costlier
Twenty years ago, Hurricane Andrew hit Florida with wind speeds averaging 145 miles per hour, eventually destroying some 63,000 homes and damaging 82,000 businesses, more than 32,000 acres of farmland, 59 healthcare facilities and 31 public schools. The costliest natural disaster in U.S. history at that time — and second only to Hurricane Katrina even […]
Florida Voices: Watching the Debates Through the Lens of Small Business
In any election cycle, the influence of political commentators, cable news hosts and the candidates’ campaigns can cloud the realities of many of the issues most important to the American people. The presidential debates provide a balance to all of the uproar, giving the candidates an opportunity to directly and candidly address hardworking men and women […]
News Service of Florida: Q&A with Dr. David Matkin on Underfunded Pensions
Q&A with Dr. David Matkin, LCI research fellow and assistant professor in the Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University on underfunded municipal pension plans following a LeRoy Collins institute presser on the subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pEOa26rDwQ&list=UUh08QyWi_SD4AvfoQQXmodw&index=1&feature=plcp
R Street: Florida doesn’t need government broadband to stay connected
Government overreach into the broadband market has recently become increasingly popular in the Sunshine State. According to a recent report from the National Taxpayers Union (NTU), cities, counties and states around the country have poured millions of dollars into government-owned broadband networks (GONs), which not only are often a waste of taxpayer money but also […]
CBS News: Fla. study says markets not to blame for pensions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The stock market decline that began nearly five years ago is not to blame for Florida cities’ underfunded pension systems, a Florida State University think tank said in a report Wednesday. The university’s LeRoy Collins Institute conducted the study to follow up on a “report card” it issued last year on pension […]
RELEASE: Latest Local Pension Research Finds Many Problems Not Caused by Economic Downturn
Latest Local Pension Research Finds Many Problems Not Caused by Economic Downturn ~ LeRoy Collins Institute report finds many local pensions have long-standing structural issues requiring significant repair ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the LeRoy Collins Institute (LCI) released Years in the Making: Florida’s Underfunded Municipal Pension Plans, a report that analyzes trends in […]