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Sunshine State News: Higher Education in Florida: A Driving Force Behind Our State Economy
By Ed Moore The Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF), along with our strong state university system and system of state and community colleges, contribute immensely to the education of our state’s aspiring scholars and to the growth of our economy. As an integral component of Florida’s future prosperity, strong educational institutions, coupled with […]
Orlando Sentinel: A drought-proof water future includes purifying seawater
As chairman of the Florida House Subcommittee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations, I have traveled the state listening to concerns and bringing awareness to one of the most important elements of Florida’s future — water supply. Our state and local economies depend on clean, fresh water to support farming, livestock, other agribusiness and residential […]
Sun Sentinel: Jay Rittenberg: Pharmacies getting crushed by supposed partners
As the owner of a 57-year-old family-run pharmacy in Miami Beach and engaged provider of health care, I want my community to know that our first priority is serving our patients. Our businesses, alongside 1,300 independent retail pharmacies in Florida, are being systematically wiped out by Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Many people have never heard of PBMs and […]
The Ledger: Private Colleges Will Provide the Way for Student Success
BY DR. ED MOORE I enjoyed reading The Ledger editorial “Florida’s Higher Education: Fix Financial Aid” [May 18] and I appreciate the concern for our students’ financial welfare. State financial aid alone may not be sufficient for undergraduates to receive their public education without incurring debt. In the private, nonprofit sector of education, however, many […]
The Palm Beach Post: Commentary: Pay-as-you-go financing for nuclear energy benefits Florida Power & Light customers
In his column “Utilities go nuclear to protect their interests,” Randy Schultz quotes state Rep. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, as saying, “We were lied to” when he supported 2006 legislation that allows cost reimbursements for nuclear plants to be sought on a period basis rather than waiting many years for such plants to start […]
Sunshine State News: Ted Everett: A Step in The Right Direction for Florida Forests
By Ted Everett As a Florida landowner and forester, I appreciate that state lawmakers value the importance of the timber industry in our state. Claiming 48 percent of Florida’s land mass, generating approximately $5 billion of our gross domestic product (GDP) and $581 million in local, state and federal tax revenue, our forests are a […]
Coalition for the New Economy: Advancing Broadband: Private investments continue to get the job done
According to a March 2013 report by Charles Davidson and Michael Santorelli at New York University Law School, private broadband providers invested more than $1 trillion in broadband between 1996 and 2010 and $66 billion in 2011. Despite the proliferation in government-owned broadband networks, the private sector is still the primary driving force behind the […]
South Florida Business Journal: CSX Team Honored For Rebuilding Ecosystem At Gautier Wood Treatment Facility
In recognition of a successful two-year environmental remediation project that restored the ecosystem of a 24-acre former wood treatment site in Gautier, Miss., CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) and its partners were awarded the annual Phoenix Award for sustainable brownfield redevelopment by the Phoenix Awards Institute. “The Gautier remediation project embodies our company’s deep commitment to environmental stewardship, wildlife […]