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Tallahassee Democrat: Jay Timmons and Tom Feeney: Jackpot justice is bad for business
The United States leads the world in a number of categories. While most of our achievements are worth celebrating, others are not. We have the highest corporate tax rate among industrialized nations, with a top rate of 35 percent. And we’ve earned another dubious distinction: Our legal system is the world’s costliest. Lawsuit abuse saps […]
Tampa Tribune: Common Core standards can work for the U.S.
BY MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN Reflective of 50 states, America’s education system has been supporting 50 standards for learning, resulting in wide disparities in student proficiency across the country. This inconsistency may be one of the reasons the U.S. has fallen behind the international learning curve. As our economies globalize and the job market becomes increasingly competitive, […]
Orlando Sentinel: Osceola must get a trauma center
Currently, not only Kissimmee but all of Osceola County is without a trauma center, and all of Central Florida must rely on one adult and one pediatric trauma center. As part of the Florida Department of Health’s review of the current trauma rule and the number of trauma centers allocated in communities across the state, […]
Jacksonville Business Journal: With coal not king, CSX finds success in new energy environment
CSX Corp., after years of falling coal volumes, is poised to gain from the new U.S. energy environment, filling its rail cars with shipments of sands used in hydraulic fracturing and petroleum products gained from the process. The Jacksonville-based railroad posted a 3-cent-per-share jump in second-quarter earnings Tuesday, beating analysts’ expectations. “We had a record […]
Seminole Chronicle: Long-term STEM professional development crucial for our teachers
BY Ed Moore Steven Ryzewski hit the nail on the head in his article, Schools Voice Need for STEM Teachers, published in the Seminole Chronicle late last week. As Ryzewski clearly expresses in his piece, the need for STEM-qualified teachers in our state has never been greater. While the education community continues to make strides […]
WIRED: Don’t Blame Big Cable. It’s Local Governments That Choke Broadband Competition
Despite public, political, and business interest in greater broadband deployment, not every American has high-speed internet access yet (let alone a choice of provider for really fast, high-capacity service). So who’s really to blame for strangling broadband competition? While popular arguments focus on supposed “monopolists“ such as big cable companies, it’s government that’s really to blame. […]
Tallahassee Democrat: Tim Southerland: New law puts timber on a level playing field
BY Tim Southerland The passage of Florida House Bill 269 provides economic relief to the areas of our state dependent on timber to make a living. Gov. Rick Scott signed this legislation into law, recognizing its impact on Florida’s timber industry. This sensible bill is a win for land owners, wood producers and consuming mills, […]
SaintPetersBlog: Associated Industries celebrates 10th anniversary of ‘Champions for Business’ awards program; announces 2013 winners
Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) announced the recipients of its 2013 AIF ‘Champions for Business’ awards, which the organization gives to recognize elected officials who “go above and beyond to support a business-friendly environment in Florida.” This year marks the 10th anniversary of the annual awards program. Since 2003, the association has bestowed a total of 128 AIF […]