Siesta Key has become a case study in a familiar Florida contradiction: communities that depend heavily on tourism and redevelopment dollars while simultaneously trying to prevent redevelopment from occurring. […]
For years, they rolled out the red tape.
Now they’re staring at the consequences — how to fund police and fire, maintain parks, and keep local government running when nearly all your revenue comes from homeowners.[…]
Tallahassee International Airport is adding two new nonstop routes on Breeze Airways — Fort Lauderdale and Raleigh-Durham. […]
When I launched Red Tape Florida, I wasn’t building a business. I was testing an idea.
The idea: local government needs scrutiny that is informed, data-driven, and relentless. Not performative outrage. Not partisan theater. Just facts, public records, and clear arguments that follow the money.[…]
Leon County wants to send a delegation to Europe to pursue something ambitious: making Apalachee Regional Park the permanent home of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships. […]
The Office of Economic Vitality wants you to know that Tallahassee outpaced Florida and the nation in GDP growth last year. […]
Florida faces a chronic housing shortage that has significant implications for affordability, economic competitiveness, and quality of life. Housing demand continues to outstrip supply at both the state and local levels. […]
Temple Terrace recently provided a textbook example of how fragile local permitting systems become when basic backup plans exist only on paper — or worse, only in emails.
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When governments are proud of their economic performance, they show residents jobs. When they’re not, they show rankings.[…]
Siesta Key is a rounding error in Sarasota County’s population statistics. But when it comes to paying the county’s tourism bills, it is one of the largest contributors by far. […]