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2003
2003 July – Backgrounder #41 – Raise Excise Taxes? Not In Florida
Raise Excise Taxes? Not In Florida
2003 June – Backgrounder #40 – Florida’s Intangibles Tax: The Case for Repeal
Florida's Intangibles Tax: The Case for Repeal
2003 May – Backgrounder #39 – Florida’s Constitutional Ballot Initiatives: Is Th...
Florida's Constitutional Ballot Initiatives: Is This Any Way To Run Government?
2003 March – Backgrounder #38 – The Living Wage Movement and Its Implications for Flor...
Executive Summary The move by some political jurisdictions to create arbitrary wage levels is destabilizing to any economy...
2003 March – Higher Education in Florida: The Special Role of the Independent Colleges and
Higher Education in Florida: The Special Role of the Independent Colleges and
2002
2002 March – Backgrounder #37 – Playing Doctor in Tallahassee: How Lawmakers’ Ef...
Playing Doctor in Tallahassee: How Lawmakers' Efforts to Save Money May Threaten Quality Care for Mentally Ill Medicaid Expansion Patients
2002 February – Backgrounder #36 – Local System: Statewide Obligation The 2002 Florida...
Local System: Statewide Obligation The 2002 Florida High Speed Rail Authority Report
2002 January – Backgrounder #35 – Water Management Policy in Florida: Regional Politic...
Water Management Policy in Florida: Regional Politics and Market Development
2001
2001 June – Backgrounder #34 – ‘Just Say No’ to State Building on Workforc...
Executive Summary Since the mid-1990s, state governments in the United States have pursued a confusing series of weak...
2001 May – Backgrounder #33 – Oil and Gas Energy Issues in Florida’s Future
Oil and Gas Energy Issues in Florida's Future
2001 April – Backgrounder #31 – The Case against Public Subsidies for a New Florida Ma...
The Case against Public Subsidies for a New Florida Marlins Stadium
2001 March – Backgrounder #30 – Education Performance in Florida – A Need for Ch...
Education Performance in Florida - A Need for Change
2000
2000 October – Backgrounder #27 – Florida’s Tax Structure: An Overview and Evalu...
Florida's Tax Structure: An Overview and Evaluation
2000 June – Backgrounder #26 – Deciding the Future of the Past: The Miami Circle and A...
Deciding the Future of the Past: The Miami Circle and Archaeological Preservation
1999
1999 February – Backgrounder #25 – Unfunded Mandates: The Florida Experience
Unfunded Mandates: The Florida Experience