Florida Legislature 2024: Scorpions and frogs

Seeking Rents – The Podcast

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Florida Legislature 2024: Scorpions and frogs

Florida lawmakers are about a quarter of the way through their 2024 legislative session, and they are once again moving the goalposts on Floridians.

Jason Garcia

Jan 23, 2024

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In this episode: An update from Day 14 of the Florida Legislature’s 60-day session, where some lawmakers are standing up to the insurance industry…but other lawmakers are proving how unreliable they are.

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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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