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A small business asked to grow. The answer: pay $150K for a sidewalk or lose the parking. This is how decisions shape outcomes. ➡️ redtapeflorida.com/florida/city-o…

Food trucks and bike racks and gardens, oh my! How Red Tape continued to ensnare the Midtown Reader expansion. ➡️ redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/99…

997 emails. A $150,000 sidewalk. A project that took over a year to move forward. This is the story of one local business navigating a complex approval process. ➡️ redtapeflorida.com/florida/how-th…

Rents don’t just go up on their own. They follow the rules cities choose to enforce. ➡️ redtapeflorida.com/florida/your-r…

Another car wash. Another gas station. Another storage place. Cue the Facebook comments. But ordinary businesses are a big part of how local economies grow ➡️redtapeflorida.com/florida/please…

Fort Lauderdale is back. Raleigh-Durham is new. Progress — but sustainable air service follows sustainable growth. We took a closer look — read more here ➡️ redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/a-…

RTF started as an idea: follow the money and show the receipts. Now it’s time to scale. If you want deeper investigations, more records, and stronger scrutiny across Florida — join the Supporter Program ➡️ redtapeflorida.com/florida/red-ta…

Leon GDP up. But jobs and manufacturing down. What's the real story? redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/th…

A permit sat untouched for weeks… because someone was on vacation. Read here: redtapeflorida.com/florida/when-a…

Is Tallahassee gaining real economic momentum or just positive headlines? Look at the data behind the claims and what it could mean for residents. redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/ta…

A small island. A big chunk of Sarasota County’s tourism tax revenue. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/siesta…

Recovery ≠ growth. Leon County’s own data shows fewer jobs today than in 2022 — despite claims to the contrary. Here’s what the numbers actually say. 👇 redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/ho…

Tallahassee doesn’t lose travelers because it’s too small. It loses them because convenience wins every time. A passenger-first TLH could change that. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/a-…

The $750,000 grant was pulled. The explanations keep evolving. The homepage still says “cannabis.” Read More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/cra-cl…

Parks and quality of life deserve credit. But a Year in Review should show outcomes, not just activity. Good governance means showing the math. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/th…

A $750,000 CRA grant is off the table after Red Tape Florida uncovered key project details not clearly disclosed to the public. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/breaki…

The world came running to Tallahassee. A global stage, a local win, and a powerful example of sports tourism done right. Read more : redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/wh…

BREAKING: Why did the CRA go so far out of its way to disguise the type of business that would be receiving a $750,000 taxpayer-funded grant? Read along and you’ll find out. redtapeflorida.com/tallahassee/a-…

These are the people who went into the water. The 2025 Red Tide Lifeguards raised their hands, took public positions, and forced bad process into the open — when silence would have been easier. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/red-ti…

When red tape starts behaving like red tide, we mark the bloom. The Red Tide Awards compile evidence-based case studies of where process slowed progress—and where it didn’t. Read More: redtapeflorida.com/florida/inaugu…