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Mitch Perry Report for 12.17.15 ā€” As Congress votes on spending bill, will far right turn on Paul Ryan now?

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I’m going to guess that conservatives in Congress aren’t going to turn on new House Speaker Paul D. Ryan so soon, since he’s still undergoing a honeymoon less than two months after replacing the very unpopular John Boehner. But there’s definitely unease among the far right part of the party on this omnibus spending bill that his House of Representatives will voteĀ on tomorrow. Today comes a vote on a tax package,Ā which apparently is only going to be supported by Republicans,…

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James Madison Institute announces top under-40 Florida leaders for 2015

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The James Madison Institute released its 2015 Leaders Fellowship list Wednesday, featuring more than 100 under-40 leaders from across the Sunshine State. The JMI Leaders Fellowship is a yearlong program designed to network young leaders and educate them on key public policy issues and the impact they have on the stateā€™s economic development. The Tallahassee-based think tank started the program last year, and JMI CEO Dr. Bob McClure said applications ā€œflooded inā€ for the second class. The fellowship has representation…

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JMI analyst at Florida Chamber confab: Legal climate “horrific” for insurers

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Amid a day of sometimes narrow, technical discussion among Florida insurers and industry advocates, The James Madison Institute’sĀ Sal NuzzoĀ pulled few punches when it came to that familiar insurance enemy the trial lawyer, abettedĀ by state government and the courts. Nuzzo cited annual reports by the Institute for Legal Reform that showed Florida slipping in its legal climate for business rankings from 33rd in the nation in 2002 to 44th in 2015. Nuzzo and his R-Street colleague had an answer as to…

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Today on Context Florida: U.S. Waters, preserving the Union and if Bill Clinton had resigned

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Today onĀ Context Florida: Thereā€™s a surprise coming to Florida property owners at the end of August, says Dan Peterson of The James Madison Institute, one wrapped in the federal governmentā€™s signature red tape. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers have positioned themselves to regulate practically every square inch of our state by redefining EPA jurisdiction to regulate water and land through a newly written ā€œWaters of the U.S.ā€ rule under the Clean Water Act…

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JMI: EPA’s new Waters of the U.S. rule threatens to ‘micromanage’ property owners

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According to a new reportĀ released by the conservativeĀ James Madison InstituteĀ Wednesday, new federal regulations set to be implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency at month’s end could be a threat to the property rights of Floridians. The study, entitled “‘Waters of the U.S.’: A Case Study in Government Abuse,” comes as the EPA prepares to enforce new rules designed to clarify protections set forth in the 1972 Clean Water Act. The JMI report, authored by attorneysĀ M. Reed Hopper and Mark Miller,…

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James Madison Institute celebrates inaugural policy retreat

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One of the stateā€™s largest liberty movements gathered this weekend to discuss a broad range of policy ideas at theĀ first annualĀ James Madison Institute Retreat. More than 150 JMI members from Florida and throughout the nation joined panels of experts at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to network, share ideas and hear from top policy experts. Headlining the event was Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, who shared stories and ā€“ as well as calls to…

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House OKs bill to eliminate CON for hospitals

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A House healthcare subcommittee moved a bill to eliminate “certificates of need” for all hospital services. The bill does not eliminate CON for nursing homes or hospices where there has been a flurry of interest after a long-time moratorium on the construction of new nursing home beds was lifted. HB 31A was opposed by the Florida Hospital Association, whose lobbyist Bill Bell testified that most states still maintain CON for hospitals and, more specifically, the states surrounding Florida have CON…

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