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Florida’s Local Holiday Traditions
By Keep It Local Florida
Florida is home to 67 counties and over 400 cities, towns and villages—each with a unique local character. Looking for proof? Look no further than the distinct holida...
Video Feature: “Decide Local”
Today, we “eat local,” “drink local” and “buy local.”
So, shouldn’t we “decide local,” too?
Ultimately, local government is self-government—and it’s at the heart of our American Experiment. Check out thi...
Local History Comes Alive With New App
By Keep It Local, Florida
You’re gazing at the iconic Hotel Stewart as the sound of a steam locomotive whistles faintly in the distance. Moments later, you’re nearly swept up in a clatter of hooves as ...
The Pioneering Spirit of Local Craft Brew
By Keep It Local, Florida
Ybor City, 1897 – Celebrated cigar industrialists Vicente Ybor and Eduardo Manrara found The Florida Brewing Company—the Sunshine State’s first brewery. A year later, they’re serv...
Corcoran is Wrong
Last week, I was surprised by fellow Republican Richard Corcoran's remarks at a Tampa breakfast. The Florida House speaker praised top-down Tallahassee solutions and claimed state politicians are less susceptib...
Special Access for Special Interests
Special Access for Special Interests
Telecom-backed bill targets local taxpayers, local control
SB 596 and HB 687 (“Telecoms Before Taxpayers Bill”) grants telecom giants the power to use public infrastructur...
Tallahassee Bill Would Strip Away Local Rights, Leave Behind Confusion
HB 17 would concentrate immense power in Tallahassee and ban local communities from passing any regulations on “businesses, occupations and professions in the future.” The bill—backed by powerful lobbyists and...
It’s Time To End Unfunded Mandates
Federal regulations — whether good, bad or indifferent — can blindside local governments and companies, leaving them struggling to find money to comply. Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx of the 5th D...
Editorial: Elections Confirm Deep Divides But Reveal Roadmap To Good Government
By Keep It Local, Florida
Americans are enjoying a well-earned but all-too-brief respite from the hand-shaking, baby-kissing, name-calling, and ad-making that typify political campaigns. To the relief of mo...