Monthly Archives: April 2022
Why did jetBlue make an unsolicited bid to buy Spirit? It’s Florida stupid…
Wall Street was rocked yesterday by jetBlue Airways’ (B6) unsolicited bid to buy Spirit Airlines (NK) which has already agreed to merge with Frontier Airlines. JetBlue is based in New York and Spirit is based in Broward County, though the State of Florida has twice failed in its efforts to have JetBlue relocate its HQ […]
British Florida 1763-1775
On this week’s Florida History Podcast, we set the stage for a sweeping narrative in the coming weeks on the American Revolutionary War in Florida, by discussing the period of British rule prior to the initiation of hostilities. We discuss the re-population of St Augustine, Pensacola’s importance, the founding of New Smyrna Beach, the early […]
TFS+ – Disney v DeSantis: The Governor’s assault on local government and the history of special taxing districts and public benefit corporations
Over at TFS+ , Tim Smyth sat down with Kartik Krishnaiyer to discuss Governor DeSantis recent usurpation of local government authority as well as the history of special taxing districts & public benefit corporations. With Governor DeSantis advocacy of repealing Disney’s special status in Florida, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Tim Smyth sat down to discuss the […]
DeSantis v Disney break was long in coming – a few key points
While the final straw came over “Don’t Say Gay,” giving Governor DeSantis an opportunity to play performative artist, which he does so well, Disney’s shift away from strong alliance with Florida GOPers has been coming for sometime. Here are some key points: Disney’s acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm moved the company into more creative […]
DeSantis loses in court again – voter suppression law (SB 90) struck down
On Thursday, a U.S. federal court struck down multiple key provisions of Florida’s Senate Bill 90 that equated to voter suppression. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker ruled that 2021 Florida Senate Bill 90 violates federal law, by unconstitutionally impeding the federally protected right to vote for Floridians.The Judge stated that “the right to […]
The Florida Squeeze 