Monthly Archives: February 2015
Monday Musings: Tourist numbers, Bush & Rubio rated by Politico, Cuba policy, Democrats statewide plans
Katy Burnett is working hard on putting together a fantastic event this upcoming weekend in Gainesville and will have her musings later in the day so check back then! For now, here are Kartik Krishnaiyer’s weekly musings. 97 million tourists visited Florida in 2014. While this number falls short of Governor Scott’s lofty goal to […]
TFS at two – Some observations on Florida political discourse in 2015
Two years ago this week, The Florida Squeeze launched. Our goal then as now is to provide unique commentary and analysis on political news from across the state. During our first month we averaged fewer than 200 views a day and came out of box swinging at Florida’s Republicans. As time went on, we built […]
House Democrats and campaigns
We wrote on Tuesday about the massive strides being made by House Democrats in the legislative arena, but did not focus closely on the campaign side. Today, House Democrats sit on 39 seats, the same number the party entered the 2012 election cycle with. But the 2010 cycle which reduced Democrats to 39 seats was […]
JetBlue starting Daytona Beach service
Great news for Daytona Beach International Airport – JetBlue Airways who the airport has long courted will begin nonstop service to New York (JFK) in February 2016. With the addition of Daytona Beach to the JetBlue network, perhaps Melbourne which has recently rebounded after losing most air service between 2001 and 2009 is next for […]
Flashback Friday: Road Map of Florida in 1962
From my collection a Standard Oil Road Map of Florida circa 1962.
Manufacturing tax credits yet to work
Governor Scott on Wednesday announced the creation of 100 jobs by Volkswagen in Jacksonville. This got me to thinking, given the success of other southern states in attracting manufacturing jobs, how has Rick Scott’s tax abatement scheme of 2013 done? The VW jobs are not at all related to manufacturing as Florida’s economy is service […]
Thursday Bookshelf: River of Interests
River of Interests: Water Management in South Florida and the Everglades, 1948-2010 is a complete and definitive history of the Everglades ecosystem in the second half of the 20th Century. The book which is incredibly well-researched and written covers the draining of significant portions of the Everglades, the original channelization of many of the rivers in […]
Update on Democrats for Kimberly Mitchell story
Earlier this week Saint Petersblog reported and we analyzed the effort of some Democrats to support what we at the Florida Squeeze see as the dangerous candidacy of well-connected Republican Kimberly Mitchell to be Mayor of West Palm Beach. The Republican who is tied in closely to the party’s leadership both locally and in Tallahassee […]
Romney defeats Bush – Staples acquires Office Depot and will be based in Massachusetts
Boca Raton-based Office Depot one of the largest and most recognizable brands based in the State of Florida has been acquired by Staples, a company Mitt Romney had a major hand in founding and making into leading brand. Romney’s influence kept Staples HQ in Massachusetts and now the retail giant has acquired Office Depot which […]
Looking for contributors and regular writers
Later the coming days, The Florida Squeeze will celebrate its 2nd Anniversary and we will have a retrospective that runs in the near future. As our readership has grown exponentially, so has our need to provide more unique and rich content in a timely fashion. In addition, I have joined About.com as the top-rated site’s […]
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