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Orlando Sentinel: Meat group has beef with fuel standard
By Anna Ondick The Southeastern Meat Association represents the interests of hundreds of meat and poultry packers, processors and distributors, as well as the individuals and firms that furnish services and supplies to them. SEMA members are committed to delivering quality beef, pork and poultry products to the stores and restaurants in our area at the […]
The Gainesville Sun: Gail Lazenby: A sinkhole in Florida’s trauma network
Recently, damaging and even deadly sinkholes have become more and more frequent throughout Florida. Last week, Florida’s trauma network experienced another type of sinkhole; one that could also threaten many Floridians’ lives. This sinkhole is the 1st District Court of Appeals reversal of the decision to deny Shands Hospital standing to contest the provisional approval […]
Orlando Sentinel: Ed Moore: Let’s talk more about state’s talent pipeline
A hot topic among Florida’s education leaders is our state’s “talent pipeline,” a term that is often mentioned when we discuss the preparation of Florida’s students for jobs in sectors that anticipate growth. In order to support Florida’s economic development, we need a steady influx of talented graduates into our work force. Florida’s education leaders […]
SaintPetersBlog: Dr. Ed Moore to focus on the Sunshine State’s talent pipeline at Florida Chamber Foundation’s education summit
The Florida Chamber Foundation’s Education Summit kicked off today in Orlando as education leaders around the state gathered to debate some of Florida’s toughest issues surrounding learning. The summit brings together the state’s top thinkers to participate in purposeful conversation on the issues of talent supply and demand. As part of the event, Dr. Ed […]
Orlando Sentinel: iBudget hurts both the vulnerable and taxpayers
It took 18 years for the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities to supply my son with the services he needs to live. For the 216 months that we waited — one of thousands on Florida’s infamous APD wait list — we yearned for the day that our son would finally receive the speech and […]
Tallahassee Democrat: Bill Cotterell: History abounds in Moore’s ‘Speakers’
Historian Ed Moore uses an interesting quote from Thomas Hardy toward the start of his newly published history of modern Florida House speakers: “The beauty or ugliness of a character lay not only in its achievements, but in its aims and impulses; its true history lay not among things done, but among things willed.” In […]
Context Florida: Adam Putnam: Keeping Florida’s water flowing
Florida’s future depends on access to a reliable supply of fresh water. While we’re surrounded by seas and receive abundant rainfall, in some regions during certain times of the year, we are using water faster than Mother Nature can provide it. As our population continues to grow — this year we will surpass New York […]
Sarasota Herald Tribune: Bills bad for insurance
By Sam Miller As residents of the most hurricane-prone state in the world, Floridians need and deserve a stable and healthy insurance market to ensure a swift and easy recovery when the next storm impacts our state. Unfortunately, as Citizens Property Insurance Corp. works to return to its original mission of “insurer of last resort,” […]