Video: The “Preemption Parade”
When politicians hundreds of miles away overturn local decisions a few miles away, that’s preemption. Too often, preemption seems like a solution to nonexistent problems.
When locals lead, we can check Tall...
Editorial: Let’s Fix This Now
Imagine you own a small business. You employ Floridians, sponsor the local little league team and support your community. Now, imagine your out-of-state competitor enjoys a government-granted pricing advantag...
Florida’s 2020 Holiday Festivities
Local holiday traditions may look different this year, but communities across Florida are still providing twinkly, yuletide cheer in their own special ways. Cities, counties, towns and villages ar...
RealClear Public Affairs: Local Elections Matter
Tip O’Neill famously observed, “all politics is local.” These days, in heated campaigns across America, it seems that “all politics is now national.” Yet, Americans are far likelier to have regular interactio...
Census 2020: Undercounting Could Mean Major Consequences for Florida’s Local Communities
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that things don’t always go as planned. Since March, COVID-19 monopolized our national conversation and hasn’t left room for much else. We went straight from talking about l...
On the Frontlines of the Pandemic
How Florida’s Local Communities Are Helping Save Lives, Businesses and Even Summer Jobs
Washington negotiations for a new Coronavirus Relief Package have stalled, but local communities across Florida are wor...
Eye of the Storm: Communicating in a Crisis
Eye of the Storm: Communicating in a Crisis
Communicating Locally During the Global Pandemic
Sunday morning, March 8th – Palm Beach County Public Affairs Director, Lisa DeLaRionda, was working overtime. It ...
How Florida’s communities are weathering the COVID-19 crisis
We’re all watching state and federal governments closely as our nation works to stop the spread of COVID-19 and reopen the country. However, it’s cities, counties, towns and villages that are on the frontlines...
“Hotel Houses” Draw Charges of Drug Smuggling, Human Trafficking
Short-term vacation rentals continue to draw negative headlines in Florida—from stories about cocaine smuggling to child sex trafficking. That’s to say nothing of the everyday nuisance complaints by Florida res...
Is Our Political System Broken?
Does it feel like our politics just don’t work anymore? The problem is: The more power that’s concentrated in Washington the more powerless you feel when your side loses an election.
But Republicans and Demo...