Florida Legislature 2024: Dad's home

Seeking Rents – The Podcast

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Florida Legislature 2024: Dad's home

Florida lawmakers are already a third of the way through their 2024 session, but the dynamics just shifted with the end of Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign.

Jason Garcia

Jan 26, 2024

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In this episode: Ron DeSantis starts to reassert himself on Day 17 of the Florida Legislature’s 2024 session, as lawmakers begin moving bills to give the governor more military power and tools to punish everyone from Palestinian students to…woke airports? Predatory lenders are probably nervous, too.

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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.

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