Fiscal policy, educational freedom lift Florida to No. 2 in Cato report

(The Center Square) – Florida’s popularity as a place to live, work and play has gained another ringing endorsement.

Though it slipped one spot from the fifth edition, Florida is No. 2 in the country in the Freedom in the 50 States analysis from the Cato Institute. New Hampshire returned to No. 1, where it had been since inception until briefly being unseated.

Cato’s fiscal policy recommendations in the report say, “Decentralize taxing and spending powers from counties to municipalities and make it easy for municipalities to control their own school districts. More choice of local government should make Floridians freer.”