Florida Legislature 2024: End game

Seeking Rents – The Podcast

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Florida Legislature 2024: End game

Amid an eleventh-hour bill-passing blitz, Florida lawmakers try to cripple the state's ethics laws.

Jason Garcia

Mar 08, 2024

In this episode: Less than 24 hours before the end of their 2024 legislative session, Florida lawmakers passed a bill that could undermine enforcement of state ethics laws. Plus: Day 60 decisions loom on legislation to weaken child-labor laws and strip wage and benefit protections from workers.

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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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