Monthly Archives: February 2022
TFS+ – House Congressional map analysis
Yesterday, the House Redistricting Committee submitted a new Congressional Map that effectively splits the difference between the Senate’s status quo map and Governor DeSantis aggressive partisan gerrymander. Analysis over at TFS+
Cuts, cuts and more cuts. The week in Florida commercial aviation
For coverage of the Spirit-Frontier merger: impacts on Florida Orlando competition Four busiest Florida airports merged airline picture Omicron seems to have taken a bigger bite out of travel plans than expected, with airline’s continuing to slash scheduled flights into the summer. Despite announcing plans to merge, both Frontier and Spirit were busy cutting flights […]
The GOP-led Florida Legislature continues a race to the bottom headlined by Senator Ileana Garcia (who earned her seat in the biggest electoral fraud scandal of 2020!)
In the last three decades, the Florida Legislature has gotten progressively worse. Every time I feel we’ve reached a new bottom, we go lower. In 1997, after the GOP takeover of the State House, I told friends the legislature had reached a new low for buffoonery. But those days were relatively enlightened. In 2001, after […]
Florida Albion Podcast Schedule – First four episodes
February 15 – Introduction to series February 22- Building the Castillo de San Marcos In this episode, we’ll discuss the events that led to the Spanish crown finally replacing a wooden fort with a Coquina stone one. We will discuss the constant pressure Spanish Florida, a prosperous colony in the 1600’s felt from French and […]
A merged Spirit and Frontier at Florida’s four busiest airports – a potential behemoth in the Sunshine State
Competitive issues are abound nationally in the proposed merger between Spirit and Frontier. But It is here in Florida, where the most overlap between the two airlines occurs, with approximately 60% of Spirit flights and 50% of Frontier flights touching the Sunshine State every day. In Florida’s four largest airports, the danger of competitive balance […]
A history of populist Florida Governors
Governor Ron DeSantis’ recent drift toward populism isn’t a new phenomena for Florida Governors. Several previous Florida Chief Executives have exhibited a right-wing populism. On this week’s Florida History Podcast, we look back at them. Note, this is the last Florida History Podcast before we begin our Albion Florida series, which commences next week. Our […]
Florida Democrats announce voter registration push. Is it too little, too late?
For the first time since the 1870’s (before African-Americans, then mostly Republicans were disenfranchised by Jim Crow laws), Florida in 2021, had more registered Republicans than Democrats. This proved the culmination of many years of neglect by Democrats, both the mainline party and associated NGO’s/outside entities. The bottom line is this – here in Florida, […]
Spirit and Frontier compete on a whopping 35 nonstop routes from Orlando- But that’s not the whole story
In March 2022, Spirit and Frontier will both fly nonstop from Orlando to the following 35 cities: Aguadilla, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Cancun, Charlotte, Chicago (O’Hare), Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford/Springfield, Houston (Bush), Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St Paul, Montego Bay, Nashville, New Orleans, New York (LaGuardia), […]
Spirit and Frontier propose a merger – impacts on Florida
Spirit and Frontier, the nation’s two largest Ultra-Low cost carriers (ULCC’s) have agreed to merge. We’re going to dive much deeper into this topic in the next few days. But here are some quick takeaways. Spirit is based in Florida and is currently building a new HQ complex minutes away from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. […]
Florida Democrats need to dig-in and a draw a line on reproductive freedom: Any Dem vote for HB 5 should be met with a primary challenge
The Florida Legislature’s proposed prohibition on reproductive freedom after 15 weeks continues the cultural war by Florida’s GOP, which has involved chipping away at a women’s right to choose (and a doctor’s right to advise their patients) since the Republicans gained full control of the legislature in 1996. As HB5/SB 146 moves its way through […]
The Florida Squeeze 