Before committing enormous public resources, Central Florida should demand facts about the bottom line and realistic expectations, not just renderings, population statistics and optimistic projections.
As former Olive Garden president Brad Blum writes, the Orlando Dreamers baseball effort needs bold action and belief.
For many rural residents, access to healthcare doesn't end with whether a provider or clinic exists. It begins with whether they can get there.
When the effects of rising housing costs are noticeable even among households financially comfortable enough to hire an interior designer, it says something about how far the affordability squeeze has…
A family should not need an online account, password, advance payment and government-issued reservation merely to swim in a spring, ride a bicycle, walk through the woods or spend an…
As Orange County's mayor writes, a task force is studying how to spend Tourist Development Tax revenue within the current guidelines of tourism promotion.
Congress passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, but city and county policies and private institutions must do their part to close the housing gap in Central Florida and…
The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) has been ordered to keep operating a 39-year-old coal-fired power plant past its planned retirement. This will raise residents' already-high electric bills.
A 1978 California law mandated a large property-tax cut without a plan to replace the revenue. Florida's Amendment 3 does the same thing, writes a government affairs pro who lived…
The U.S. has become a commercial surrogacy destination point, with an estimated 40-50% of clients at U.S. agencies hailing from other countries, but a patchwork of state laws has made…