Archive - Seeking Rents

Battling the Big Business lobby: Inside the fight to help outdoor workers in Florida working in 100-degree heat

A conversation with the people fighting to make sure farmworkers and construction workers have access to water and shade as global temperatures keep…

Jul 25 •

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Florida in Five: Conflicts on the courts, more pro sports subsidies, and a professional panel turned partisan sideshow

Five stories you should read from the past week in Florida politics.

Jul 21 •

An inside look at the private interests shaping public education in Florida

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis just signed a "potpourri of education reforms" into law. Records show some of the changes were written by Republican donors…

Jul 21 •

Florida in Five: A veto for sale, a charter school conflict of interest, and a political scandal that won't end

Five stories you should read from the past week in Florida politics.

Jul 14 •

How home insurance companies in Florida sidestep rules meant to prevent excess profits

A new financial review by state insurance regulators reveals an elaborate money maze.

Jul 14 •

Florida in Five: A hundred hours a week for housing, the future of union busting, and an ostrich approach to climate policy

Five stories you should read from the past week in Florida politics.

Jul 7 •

One weird trick Florida is using to raise insurance rates

Florida Republicans have decided to make many Floridians pay higher-than-necessary prices for their home insurance

Jul 2 •

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Florida Republicans protected insurance companies from competition. Florida homeowners are now paying higher prices.

To protect the profits of private insurance companies, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP-controlled Florida Legislature are forcing a public nonprofit…

Jul 2 •

June 2024

Florida in Five: Black kids get sent to prison, insurance companies get a pass

Five stories you should read from the past week in Florida politics.

Jun 30 •

A newspaper beat a libel lawsuit filed by a politician – using a law that some politicians want to weaken

The Orlando Sentinel invoked a legal shield to defeat a defamation claim made by a local lawmaker. Gov. Ron DeSantis and some other Republicans in…

Jun 28 •

Ron DeSantis just signed a law that will stop ethics investigations before they can start

Florida's governor wanted changes to the state's ethics laws. State lawmakers obliged.

Jun 25 •

Florida in Five: Insurance rates keep rising, DeSantis hides more records, and corporate landlords love Florida’s weak tenant laws

Five stories you should read from the past week in Florida politics

Jun 23 •

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