Chamber Chair, Business Owner Addresses Hospital Vote, Opportunities

Chamber Chair, Business Owner Addresses Hospital Vote, Opportunities

By Eddie Gonzalez Loumiet On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission voted to approve the transfer of Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare’s assets to Florida State University to advance the creation of an integrated academic health ecosystem. This decision marks an important milestone, but it is only the beginning. The real work starts now. While the vote represents […]

Opinion: Lawsuit Reforms Must Continue

Florida has made progress in leaps and bounds over the past few years in one important area: lawsuit abuse reform. For many years, our state was rated a judicial hellhole because the costs of litigation were so high, which spilled over into the regular economy and affected all Floridians, even those not directly involved in […]

Opinion: Stick with 2023 Lawsuit Reforms to Reduce Insurance Costs

By Jim Kallinger Ever since the Covid crisis, Florida has been emerging as one of the economic leaders of the country.  Traditionally only thought of as a destination for tourists and retirees, Florida has benefitted from the relocations of some of the nation’s wealthiest billionaires and corporate leaders, attracted not just to our climate but […]

Who Really Controls Our Hospital?

Who Really Controls Our Hospital?

By Jon Ausman Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH), as a not-for-profit, is required to file each year Form 990 with the IRS. The last one was filed in August 2025. The public has access to this form to evaluate the finances, programs and mission of TMH. For example, TMH runs a 772 bed hospital. TMH itself […]

Opinion: Property Tax Reform on the Agenda

Opinion: Property Tax Reform on the Agenda

By Curtis Baynes On November 3, 2026, Florida voters may make a transformative decision about the future of property taxes.  It’s too early to know the precise nature of the expected change but, so far, the proposals target non-school taxes, meaning that, at a minimum, property tax abolition for school-related taxation is not in the […]

The Darryl Jones Silence on Charlie Kirk Comments Speaks Volumes

The Darryl Jones Silence on Charlie Kirk Comments Speaks Volumes

By Preston Scott “I Didn’t Like Kids”. Just one clue someone might not be fit for public education and children’s social work. I am of the opinion Charlie Kirk was not assassinated so much because he was a Christian-conservative. Charlie was murdered because millions of young people listened to him. In the days, now weeks, […]

Florida Must Lead on Securing Healthcare from China’s Influence

Florida Must Lead on Securing Healthcare from China’s Influence

By Doug Wheeler, The James Madison Institute A growing yet largely overlooked threat is quietly taking root in America’s healthcare system: the widespread use of Chinese-manufactured medical devices. This threat comes from the very technology that patients trust to keep them alive. While the issue lacks the urgency of a breaking news crisis, it poses […]

Alva Smith: Under Capacity Schools Impact Teacher Salaries

Alva Smith: Under Capacity Schools Impact Teacher Salaries

As recently reported, our dedicated teachers and other employees continue to be tremendously underpaid.  Leon County School District operating reserves have dwindled down to the minimum amount required by law and this year we were embarrassingly only able to offer our teachers a minimal raise, and other support staff saw no raise at all. Something […]

The Compounding Courage of Charlie Kirk

The Compounding Courage of Charlie Kirk

By David Verlander Serious investors understand the power of compounding. I often illustrate it with a parable: take a sheet of paper and fold it in half. Then fold it again, and again. “How tall,” I ask, “will it be after 51 folds?” People guess six inches, maybe a foot; the more ambitious, the ceiling. […]

Pass the EPIC Act, Repeal the Pill Penalty

Congress made a bit of a mess with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), so it’s good to see Florida lawmakers like Rep. Neal Dunn working in Washington to clean things up. With its heavy-handed government price-setting policies, the IRA’s “pill penalty” poses a threat to patients who take prescription drugs regularly. This penalty essentially penalizes […]

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