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2 months ago | 
monocle.com | Adrian Moore |Kate Lucey
A concierge on why human interaction can’t be beaten by artificial intelligence
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
reason.org | Max Gulker |Richard Sill |Adrian Moore
A version of the following federal comment was submitted in response to the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office’s (NCO) request for information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan. We applaud President Trump’s Executive Order (E.O.) 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, signed on January 23, 2025.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
yourobserver.com | Adrian Moore
The years since the pandemic recession have been good for state debt and liabilities nationwide, and in particular for Florida. Reason Foundation has created a unique data set by collecting numbers from state- and local-audited financial reports. We recently compared all 50 states’ debt and liabilities for 2020 to 2022, the most recent year for which full data is available.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
reason.org | Adrian Moore
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
yourobserver.com | Adrian Moore |Max Gulker
As Floridians rebuild and recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the issue of price gouging always captivates politicians and the media. Headlines after both storms declare hundreds of incidents reported to state officials in Florida and across the Southeast. Florida law defines price gouging as an “unconscionable” price hike during a declared state of emergency and for what it deems essential goods, including food, water, gasoline and transportation.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
yourobserver.com | Adrian Moore
The tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside in June 2021 was a defining moment for Florida. Ninety-eight lives were lost, and the devastation rippled across communities throughout the nation. In the wake of that terrible event, condo owners and condo associations began to examine their practices of building inspections, maintenance work and maintenance reserves.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
reason.org | Adrian Moore
Summary Florida exempts a portion of the value of the primary residence of Florida residents from property taxes. Florida Amendment 5 would create an annual adjustment of that exemption according to the Consumer Price Index if the change is positive that year. The homestead exemption does not apply to property taxes that go to schools.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
reason.org | Adrian Moore
Summary California Proposition 33 would remove state laws preventing local governments from adopting rent control policies. Fiscal Impact California Secretary of State Shirley Weber says that the passage of Prop. 33 would result in “a potential reduction in state and local revenues in the high tens of millions of dollars per year over time. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or more.” Proponents’ Arguments Proponents of Prop.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
reason.org | Adrian Moore
Housing has become a hot topic in this election, with even the presidential candidates weighing in on the housing affordability crisis. Reason Foundation extensively researches housing policy issues such as rent control, growth controls, affordable housing, and zoning. You can see our work on these issues here. California, Florida, and Georgia voters will decide on housing ballot issues ranging from homestead tax exemptions to rent control.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
reason.org | Adrian Moore
Reason Foundation’s work on drug policy has placed special emphasis on research on effective regulation and taxation of legalized drug markets and on evaluating the outcomes of legalization. You can see our work on these issues here. This year, voters in Florida and South Dakota will be choosing whether or not to legalize adult recreational marijuana use. Voters in Massachusetts will decide on legalizing adult access to psychedelics.
