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Opinion: Standing up for Florida's small businesses
Rep. Tommy Gregory and Bill Herrle argue that 'stopping lawsuit abuse will create an environment that allows small businesses to grow and create jobs.'
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Bill Cotterell on Brodeur's blogger bill: Well intentioned, but unconstitutional
The First Amendment says the press is free to write what it wants without government intrusion.
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Opinion: Facts and politics collide in debate over this year's death penalty overhaul
The writers, both lawyers, argue that this year's capital punishment rewrite is based on 'a misunderstanding of constitutional law.'
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Bill Cotterell: No, they won’t really decertify the Democratic Party
Punching down is not funny when the recipient of the ridicule is already prostrate and gasping for air, Cotterell writes.
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Opinion: Survey finds most Floridians personally affected by affordable housing crisis
Michelle Ubben writes that Floridians are feeling the squeeze from rising housing costs.
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Bill Cotterell: DeSantis may want to beat the press, but libel law doesn’t need fixing
The governor, a Harvard Law graduate, must know that New York Times v. Sullivan isn’t a lying license for the media.
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Editor's Note: On Ron DeSantis and the new 'imperial governorship' in Florida
Here in Florida, executive power is more diffused. Or is it?
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Bill Cotterell: Rick Scott’s Social Security scare is a non-starter
The senator just given us new proof — as if any were needed — that touching this most sacred of entitlements is fatal to any politician’s reelection plans.
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Opinion: Florida and the politics of ESG investing
Leaders in conservative states are hesitant to adopt ESG-related principles. Are their positions purely political or substantive as well?
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Bill Cotterell: Yes, Florida teaches Black history, but...
Clearly, whatever political indoctrination or gender fads were mixed into a rejected AP course, Florida isn’t doing an 'equal' job of teaching African American history.
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Opinion: Autopsy reports must remain public to hold state's DCF accountable
Open government advocate Bobby Block writes that autopsy information ensures a responsible child welfare system.
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Opinion: Black History Month reminds us to celebrate mentors, inspire next generation
Sabrina Nelson-Winters says mentoring can increase the number of Blacks/African Americans in health care.
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Bill Cotterell: Governors – including Ron DeSantis – shouldn’t enjoy this kind of privilege
A Tallahassee judge created executive privilege for the governor in state law, where none had before been recognized.
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Letter to the editor: ‘Universal school choice’ or forced segregation?
Sierra Bush Rester writes on this year's school vouchers expansion bill and 'why inclusion matters.'
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Opinion: Florida shouldn't be different when it comes to death penalty
Melanie Kalmanson and Maria DeLiberato argue that proposed legislation would 'significantly reduce the procedural safeguards that ensure the constitutionality of death sentences imposed in Florida.'
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Bill Cotterell: DeSantis’ schools plan is political payback
Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting even with Florida’s teacher unions.
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Bill Cotterell: The trouble with term limits
Among other things, our Capitol Columnist says term limits can't assure voters that replacements will be improvements.
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Editor's Note
In this month's magazine: Marco Rubio is again the Republican Party’s standard bearer in South Florida.
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Opinion: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are the original anesthesia experts
Michelle Canale, president of the Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, marks National CRNA Week.
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