Seeking Rents
Seeking Rents – The Podcast
A rebellion in Florida
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A rebellion in Florida

Voters in a suburban county south of Tampa just took back a county commission that had been completely captured by a few deep-pocketed real-estate developers.

In this episode: The most important result to come out of this week’s primary elections in Florida was the rejection of culture-warring School Board candidates in races around the state. But the most interesting result came in Manatee County, where, in one fell swoop, residents completely overhauled a local county commission that many believed was in the pocket of a few influential real-estate developers. Liv Coleman, a political science professor at the University of Tampa and resident of Manatee County, joins the show to talk about how it all went down.

Show notes

Read some of the important local reporting from The Bradenton Times and the Florida Trident:

Check out Liv Coleman’s newsletter, The Manatee Muse.

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Seeking Rents
Seeking Rents – The Podcast
"Rent-seeking" is a term in economics that describes when a corporation uses its political influence to twist tax laws and other public policy in its favor. Seeking Rents – The Podcast brings you the stories of how that's happening in Florida, where corporate interests like Florida Power & Light, Big Sugar, and Walt Disney World wield enormous influence everywhere from local city halls to the state Capitol. Hosted by award-winning journalist Jason Garcia, Florida's leading corporate-accountability reporter.