Op-Ed Special to Florida Trend

26% of Floridians cited housing costs as the most important problem facing Florida today, followed closely by the economy, jobs, and inflation at 25%. Education and immigration are tied for third most important problem, at 9% each.

More Californians are relocating to Florida than the other way around — but the number moving in either direction is minuscule compared with each state’s population.

More than a hundred local governments throughout the country have enacted laws as well – but in Florida, it’s illegal for any local jurisdiction to ban plastic or polystyrene.

For the second month in a row, private insurers have taken more than 90,000 policies from Citizens leaving the state's insurer of last resort with 16% of the market with a further decline next year.

The legislation, which would permit teens 16 and older to work on roofing projects, also expands recruitment efforts in the trades.