Florida Policy Index

Between 2014 and 2024, Florida’s nominal gross domestic product increased from approximately $860 billion to $1.73 trillion. In current-dollar terms, the state economy almost exactly doubled in ten years. The expansion reached well beyond hotels, theme parks and residential development. Professional and technical services, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, aerospace and the broader digital economy all became more consequential parts of Florida’s economic base.

Hydrogen may play an important role in transportation, manufacturing, energy storage, and resilient power generation. But the flood of private capital and public funding into the sector has also created opportunities for promoters to sell ambition as achievement. Recent fraud cases reveal a consistent pattern: the technology may be legitimate, while the advertised facilities, customers, production capacity, and commercial milestones are not.

We developed the Florida Amendment 3 Tracker as a continuously updated resource designed to consolidate publicly available information on one of Florida's most significant proposed constitutional amendments.

Florida’s current property tax debate is not new—it builds on a policy framework first seriously advanced nearly two decades ago. As Florida House Speaker in 2007, Marco Rubio proposed one of the most ambitious property tax overhauls in state history: eliminating property taxes on homesteaded properties entirely.

West Palm Beach is no longer simply benefiting from national financial trends—it is increasingly shaping them.

Palm Beach County is once again at the center of the global soccer spotlight, hosting Real Madrid’s extended training camp ahead of the 2026 FIFA Club World Cup. The choice of South Florida reflects more than prestige — it underscores how quickly the United States has become a serious player in the world’s game.

Florida's general revenue collection exceeded expectations by $596 million from July through January.