Florida Legislature 2024: Ogres have layers

Seeking Rents – The Podcast

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Florida Legislature 2024: Ogres have layers

As Florida lawmakers prepare to finalize a new state budget, funding for an important support program for workers is hanging in the balance.

Jason Garcia

Feb 22, 2024

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In this episode: On Day 44 of the Florida Legislature’s 60-day session, lawmakers advance bills to help more workers afford childcare — thanks to support from a Big Business lobbying group. But that same Big Business group is simultaneously pushing bills that bust worker unions, too. Plus: Florida may double down on a disastrous immigration law.

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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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