The Sunshine State also rises

Florida

Florida is booming and becoming more important, with big consequences for America, says Alexandra Suich Bass

The future of Florida

Like America, the Sunshine State also rises

Florida is booming and becoming more important, with big consequences for America, says Alexandra Suich Bass

The economy

The economy sees repeated boom and bust cycles

Rapid growth is heating up the Sunshine State

Miami’s makeover

The bid to make Florida’s most famous city a tech hub

An ambitious mayor is trying to transform Miami’s appeal

Making policy

A peninsula that makes waves in policy formation

Florida has a history as a policy laboratory

Politics

The colour purple

Is Florida still a swing state—or a Republican one?

Red versus blue

Two elections will attract national interest

Two races to watch in 2022

The environment, water and climate

Florida faces a triple threat to its environment

The environment is Florida’s biggest attraction, but also its biggest vulnerability

The way ahead

What Florida can teach America

Which side of paradise?

Special report: Florida

Sources and acknowledgments

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