The Florida House and Senate approved dueling $113 billion budgets this week, which they'll now negotiate into a final state spending to send to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Let's see what's inside.
I see that the Florida legislature is having its seasonal mating ritual: before a bill is written, money flowing from lobbyists for business to targeted legislators; lobbyists either write the bill or heavily influence it; and the legislation itself, when parsed, gives us clues as to the bill's beneficiary, who, as noted above, has paid dearly during step one of the mating process for that privilege. With control of every branch of the government, Florida's legislators are having a sex orgy with taxpayer money in pay-to-play schemes that are not only embarrassments to the entire Swamp State but provide nothing for regular folks. I’m not a true believer in karma, but those in the know tell me it’s a real bitch. Let's wait and see.
I love your articles. I wish you would look into DeSantis recent trips to Texas. Harris County Republican Reagan day for the first time excluded the media because of DeSantis. He also went to Dallas Reagan Day and I don't know about that one. Also does Harlan Crow have a connection to DeSantis. D talks regularly to Clarence and at one of Crows resorts Leonard Leo was there with Clarence. also Marble Freedom Trust, Concord Fund, Rule of Law Trust also a new group, can't remember the name, for younger republican activists, donors are not listed nor are members. Leo heads it. I think Josh Hawley is in it.
I see that the Florida legislature is having its seasonal mating ritual: before a bill is written, money flowing from lobbyists for business to targeted legislators; lobbyists either write the bill or heavily influence it; and the legislation itself, when parsed, gives us clues as to the bill's beneficiary, who, as noted above, has paid dearly during step one of the mating process for that privilege. With control of every branch of the government, Florida's legislators are having a sex orgy with taxpayer money in pay-to-play schemes that are not only embarrassments to the entire Swamp State but provide nothing for regular folks. I’m not a true believer in karma, but those in the know tell me it’s a real bitch. Let's wait and see.
Thank you for this! Civic engagement can’t happen unless we understand politicians’ relationships with moneyed elites.
Unreal.
I love your articles. I wish you would look into DeSantis recent trips to Texas. Harris County Republican Reagan day for the first time excluded the media because of DeSantis. He also went to Dallas Reagan Day and I don't know about that one. Also does Harlan Crow have a connection to DeSantis. D talks regularly to Clarence and at one of Crows resorts Leonard Leo was there with Clarence. also Marble Freedom Trust, Concord Fund, Rule of Law Trust also a new group, can't remember the name, for younger republican activists, donors are not listed nor are members. Leo heads it. I think Josh Hawley is in it.