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Florida Legislature 2026: Blue ribbons, red flags
Florida's largest landowners want to dodge local voters when they develop their land. Legislators in Tallahassee may let them.
Feb 19 • Jason Garcia
31:09
Florida Legislature 2026: Florida lawmakers turn on the police (and all it took was a lot of money)
Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature is plowing ahead with a bill opposed by police officers that would protect the gun company behind a pistol…
Feb 18 • Jason Garcia
34:19
Florida Legislature 2026: The fate of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida lawmakers begin work on a new state budget while Ron DeSantis twists in the wind.
Feb 17 • Jason Garcia
35:16
Buried in the budget: Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump and Newsmax
As Florida lawmakers begin work on a new state budget, a quick look at three especially ugly earmarks that have already made it into initial drafts of…
Feb 16 • Jason Garcia
‘Farm bill’ would let the governor auction off conservation land to agribusinesses
A recap of the fifth week of the Florida Legislature's 2026 session, plus a preview of week six.
Feb 15 • Jason Garcia
Florida Legislature 2026: Toothless watchdogs
Should Ron DeSantis get to keep the slush fund he used to build an immigrant prison camp in the middle of the Everglade?
Feb 12 • Jason Garcia
38:07
Florida Legislature 2026: Baby steps
A pair of deep-pocketed special interests suffer setbacks in Tallahassee. At least for now.
Feb 11 • Jason Garcia
38:47
Florida senators want to end 'forever fees' imposed by some big homebuilders
A recap of the fourth week of the Florida Legislature's 2026 session, plus a preview of week five.
Feb 8 • Jason Garcia
Florida Legislature 2026: Big Sugar v. MAHA
Backlash builds over a bill that would empower Florida's sugar industry to sue its critics.
Feb 5 • Jason Garcia
35:35
Florida Legislature 2026: Torn in Tallahassee between backing the blue and banking some cash
Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature may give legal immunity to a gun company that has been raining campaign contributions on politicians in…
Feb 4 • Jason Garcia
33:12
Florida Legislature 2026: The Sheriffs of Nottingham
Florida lawmakers are preparing to kick people off health insurance and food assistance while cutting taxes on corporations.
Feb 3 • Jason Garcia
31:33
A developer wants to build a giant data center in Palm Beach — after lobbying for a tax break in Tallahassee
A recap of the third week of the Florida Legislature's 2026 session, plus a preview of week four.
Feb 1 • Jason Garcia
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