By Dana Brooks It seems everyone has a strong opinion about Florida State University taking over Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Once we get past the ruffled feathers over how the matter came to light, it’s clear it all comes down to the same problem we always have in Tallahassee: who gets to decide how we grow. […]
After running a successful State Representative campaign in late 1976 in Broward County, I moved to Tallahassee. By April 1980 I was Chair of the Leon County Democratic Party, a position I held for twenty years until January 2000. During my time as County Chair I helped progressives, moderates and conservatives get elected provided they […]
Operating a small business always has its challenges, especially in the construction industry. We try to keep costs down for our customers, which means we have to keep costs down for ourselves. Recently shortages of raw materials and a tight labor market have caused some pain across the board, but one the of costs we […]
Often times successful family business owners grow accustomed to making all the right decisions and ignore issues they view as unimportant, like professional estate planning. However, business owners who think prenuptial agreements or other standalone agreements may be an adequate approach to ensuring family business succession should think again. A case before Judge David Frank […]
For decades, Florida was viewed as one of the worst places to do business, mainly because of our litigious justice system. We seemed to be stuck on the annual “Judicial Hellholes” list put out every year by the American Tort Reform Association. That all changed in 2023 when Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature […]
As an electrical worker early in my career, I am one of those many millions of contract employees out there that waits on a call from a licensed contractor to work for him on the big jobs that bring more sizable income to me and my family. I am looking forward to the day very soon […]
Most party members, whether Democratic or Republican, tend to vote for the head of their ticket for President. There is a defection rate but usually it is in single digits. In Leon County there were 78,207 Democrats who voted, 48,957 Republicans, 28,294 No Party Affiliation (NPA) and, 3,757 minor party voters for a total of […]
Provided below are my positions on the five charter amendments proposed by the Tallahassee City Commission that will be on the November ballot. City Charter Amendment Question 1: Charter Amendment Addressing the Salaries of City Commissioners Shall the Charter of the City of Tallahassee be amended to provide that members of the City Commission be paid […]
As we move into these fall months, one major storm is on the way, and there is going to be a lot of talk about Hurricane Preparedness and protecting yourself from storms and storm damage. That will always lead us to also think about insurance rates going up again. But I keep reading reports from […]
We’ve all heard about “trickle-down economics;” that an individual or corporation’s financial success at the top tends to trickle down on lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder thus benefiting, to some degree, those below. The metaphoric equivalent is: “A rising tide lifts all boats.” For conservatives, the efficacy of “Trickle-Down Economics” is not only common […]