"I think it's a lot shorter putt to do a sales tax cut than a property tax cut," former state Sen. Jeff Brandes of the Florida Policy Project said. When speaking to WPTV on Thursday, Brandes pointed ...

If Florida needs a cautionary tale, it should look no further than California. A few years ago, Florida’s insurance market was on the verge of collapse. Homeowners faced skyrocketing premiums, ...

Jeff Brandes served for 12 years in the Florida Legislature and is the founder of the Florida Policy Project, a nonpartisan think tank dedicated to improving policy in Florida. Samuel R.

Florida’s homeowners are in crisis. Insurance rates have soared, and Citizens Property Insurance — the state-run “insurer of last resort” — has grown into Florida’s largest property ...

“I think you’re going to see bankruptcies, I think you’re going to see people losing their homes,” said Jeff Brandes, a ...