In this episode: State Rep. Angie Nixon just won re-election to a Jacksonville-based state House seat after steamrolling over a challenger backed by the state’s big-business lobby. She joins the podcast to talk about what it’s like to take on corporate influence in the Florida Legislature and whether a backlash may be building to Republican overreach.
For more on some of the topics that came up during the conversation:
Florida Democrats get infusion of cash from DNC as voting by mail is set to begin (Florida Phoenix)
Keep your eye on the Florida Senate race (The Washington Post)
Ron DeSantis blurs lines, burns cash in tax-funded campaign to block abortion and marijuana ballot measures (Seeking Rents)
Florida Supreme Court weighs high stakes for minority voting rights after DeSantis’ redistricting (The Tributary)
Operatives working for FPL arranged job offer to opponent of Jacksonville utility sale, records show (Orlando Sentinel)
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