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Much remains unknown after DeSantis and the FL state legislature dissolved the Reedy Creek District. "The Legislature did not conduct an economic study on the ramifications of dissolving the district. Legislators spent only two days examining the bill, unveiled on Tuesday, providing little...

Insurance is a highly regulated industry that must be licensed by the state to even do business in Florida. Insurance laws are passed by the legislature and signed by the governor. The state regulators who oversee the insurance companies are part of the executive branch and therefore under...

When George Floyd was murdered I had a black employee who was a large, strong, confident and competent man. He was my personal fitness trainer and we had become good friends as well. On that day, he went to pieces. The Floyd murder by police brought to the surface the stress he has been carrying...

There is a flip side to this that leaves me reluctant to accept any police department report at face value. All large police departments have PR offices, staffed by highly skilled presenters, the purpose of which is to cast the officers and department in the best possible light. It is far to...

That's often the case in any race where there are three or more candidates on the ballot. The fact that someone was not elected by the majority in a primary has little predictive value for the candidate of the other major party or for a viable third-party or independent candidate. After the...

You speak with great confidence, no source, and questionable accuracy. George Floyd was not shot. He was killed by police. There is a difference between a police shooting and police killing but for the dead person, the result is the same and the police caused the death. Number of police...

I don't know if anyone keeps records on the greatest number of court cases lost, but if they did, Trump would be a contender. One thing Trump does again and again is lose in court. Yes, he has the occasional win, but his win/loss ratio is heavy on the loser side...

When Diane and I were in the business, there was a time where diesel topped $5 a gallon in places and we rejoiced. The fuel surcharge enabled us to pass that expense on to the customers, and our wisely built truck (class 8 straight truck) and conservative gas-pedal feet enabled us to burn less...

Yes. the unfair branding of all cops is part of the problem. When I raised the issue at a recent meeting at our police department, officers complained about being painted with the same brush as those in Minnesota who murdered George Floyd. "I wasn't there. I didn't do that. I wouldn't do that,"...

Bingo!

I suppose that depends on what you mean by "come to a head very soon." Right now, the national unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a low number. In other words, there is no longer a large segment of workers not working because of the pandemic. There is no large segment of workers hanging back...

Cops: Very, very, very few cities are defunding their police departments. In our city, two of five city council people are former career police officers. They have the department's back. Defunding the police is the last thing on our city council's mind. So those are not the reasons it is...

Go to McDonald's and tell me how many workers have been replaced by drive-through windows and self-service kiosks. That illustrates the impacts of technology, innovation and changing consumer trends. Regarding older/younger people working at McDonald's, I don't know the numbers but there seems...

At present, unemployment is low and wages are sharply increasing. If we discount all other variables and consider only illegal immigration, there is a positive correlation between illegal workers and job and wage growth. The solution is therefore obvious. If we want more jobs and higher wages in...

If I decide to take on a second job and go out and get one, am I taking a job away from another American? If I hire someone who already has a job and will now work two jobs, would you have me instead wait to hire someone who has no job and seeks one? If I place an ad for a janitor, and one...

In this case, true dat.

I think you may find it helpful to rethink your assumption that wages are driven down by illegal immigrants who are flooding the labor markets. Right now, in Florida at least, labor is scarce, but illegal immigration is said to be a big problem. Your characterization of the problem is...

I think your use of the label "Chamber of Commerce Republicans" is inaccurate and unfair. I am a Chamber board member in our city. While there are businesses in our city that hire illegal aliens, I do not know of a single Chamber member who does. Not one.

An encouraging development for those who think Trump is not above the law, there is a reasonable basis to believe he committed a crime or crimes, and he should be brought to justice. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/02/georgia-grand-jury-probing-trump-over-election-meddling-set-to-begin.html

On that we have some common ground. I do not object to foreign workers coming to America to work. In Florida this is a common sight. Just last week, a crew of non-English-speaking people (I presume Mexicans) re-roofed our neighbor's house and they did a pretty good job. They were well equipped...