WSJ Op-Ed: Why Florida Has a Budget Deficit, And How to Fix It

Despite a Legislature that claims to be fiscally conservative and a tax-and-expenditure limitation (TEL) rule, state spending continues to outstrip revenues.

A George Mason University research fellow maintains that the state's current fiscal bind predates the real-estate bust and the global economic slowdown.

In an Wall Street Journal op-ed, Matthew Mitchell offers a critique, and a few solutions.