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2022
The 2022 Journal
Click here to read the full version of The Journal Table of Contents Building a Legacy MICHAEL DURDEN...
2018
Legislature steps up to protect property rights
The Florida Senate has passed a bill that deserves the attention of property owners and government entities everywhere....
Prominent Warmists, Skeptics Forge Common Ground at Energy Forum
The most fervent believers and skeptics of imminent and severe global warming danger demonstrated last week that common-ground...
President fixes federal land grab
Late last year, President Trump and U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced a decision to reduce the size...
Commentary: Scott, Zinke show what happens when leaders lead
Thank you, Gov. Rick Scott and Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, for the wonderful lesson in conflict...
2017
2018 Policy Priorities of The James Madison Institute
(download pdf) President’s Message Over the past year, there has been no lack of debate, contention, or drama...
JMI’s Dan Peterson: Storms a serious wake-up call for Florida
Epic rainfall and flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey, along with the immediate threat to Florida from Hurricane...
Op-ed: How Trump can transform the Antiquities Act
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News The Bears Ears, of Bears Ears National Monument on Monday, May 8, 2017....
McClure: Misinformation about Everglades Restoration abounds
The future of the Everglades, Lake Okeechobee and how best to fix the issues surrounding these environmental jewels...
A fresh solution for harmful Lake Okeechobee releases
Throughout the intense debate regarding Everglades restoration, several options have been offered to address the devastating releases of...
Florida’s land proposal: Prices too high, benefits too low and slow
Getty Images An intense debate playing out in Florida surrounds a proposal to take 60,000 acres out of...
When crafting policy, let’s take account of all the costs
One of the more intense debates thus far in the run-up to the 2017 Florida Legislative Session has...
‘Sticker Shock’: Negron Plan Would Slap Florida with a $695 Million Annual Loss
Florida would take a devastating economic hit if Senate President Joe Negron's SB 10 becomes law, reveals an...
Report: proposed land buy south of Lake O would harm economies
Jonathan Allen of R.C. Hatton Farms is shown here in an EAA cabbage field. Cabbage is one of...
Ridesharing bills could pave the way for transformational changes
On the same day an Uber- and Lyft-friendlyridesharing billpassed its first committee stop in the Florida House, state...
