Builders warned them. Residents begged for clarity. Instead, Palm Coast leaders delivered infighting, confusion, and skyrocketing costs. It's a town tied up in knots of red tape. Read more: redtapeflorida.com/florida/palm-c…

The Tallahassee-Leon Region has already lost economic development projects because of concern over energy availability. A new paper highlights ways to address the area’s energy infrastructure. redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/en…

In Lake County, the public process is being hijacked by those who don’t want things to change. The author of this piece says “it’s time to speak up.” Read More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/here-c…

Advocating for affordable housing? An expert says, you’d better not be an anti-growth NIMBY. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/specia…

Wait, have things gotten so bad with building regulations that Florida is starting to look like California? This expert says yes. Ream More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/part-3…

Things go wrong at airports, we get it. But when things go wrong, why doesn’t TLH airport communicate? Why hasn’t it made a Twitter/X post since May? Read More: redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/ru…

You may not care that developers lose money because of permitting delays; but, by definition, that means you also don’t care about the issue of affordable housing. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/part-4…

This should not be a surprise to RedTapeFL readers -- when NIMBYs fight growth (and when electeds delay things like the new comp plan) all they are doing is reducing supply, which drives up cost EVERY SINGLE TIME. #TLHACC25

Raise your hand if you oppose growth and are an advocate for affordable housing (everybody whose hand is up is taking contradictory positions). Read More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/advoca…

Amazing that it hasn't occured to either Salem or Deegan that these types of perks aren't appropriate at all .... #FlaPol

When is a tax cut not a tax cut? Answer: When the rate is reduced, but your tax bill still goes up. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/planta…

When your budget’s tight, even a dollar matters. Here’s why Jacksonville’s proposed tax cut isn’t symbolic — it’s overdue. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/the-fa…

Red tape isn’t just paperwork — it’s a housing tax. In Manatee County, it can add $25,000 to the price of a new home. Demonizing developers won’t solve Florida’s housing crisis — cutting red tape will. Read more: redtapeflorida.com/florida/manate…

The MagLab at FSU is 30 years old, but there is only one economic development candle on its cake. Why? We dive in with the first of this five-part series. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/un…

Why? Why has Tallahassee failed to build and economy around the MagLab. And what IS the actual impact? Read More: redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/th…

The North Florida Fair Association voted to give its longtime leader a luxury watch valued at $35,000, with part of the cost covered by a vendor donation. Four board members resigned in protest. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/35…

The $35,000 retirement watch for the fair manager is drawing scrutiny, with calls for an investigation from a state legislator and the chair of the Leon County Commission Read More: redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/co…

BREAKING: Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil resigns from North Florida Fair Board in wake of controversy over luxury watch given as a retirement gift. McNeil voted against the gift. #FlaPol

What could have been, when it comes to building an economy around the MagLab, and what still can be? Read More: redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/wh…

Building a Tallahassee magnetics ecosystem sounds nice, but whose job is it? Read More: redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/bu…