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Florida Legislature 2025: Free market frauds
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Florida Legislature 2025: Free market frauds

Florida lawmakers are using taxpayer money and state power to help some companies – and hurt others.

In this episode: Florida lawmakers may shower millions in taxpayer money on the beef-cattle industry — while also passing laws to obstruct potential lab-grown and plant-based competitors. Plus: Subsidies for the horse-racing industry; a money-losing incentive program written by a company that profits off of money-losing incentive programs; and a corporate tax break for a national funder of conservative causes.

Show notes

The bills discussed in today’s show:

Senate Bill 700 — Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Senate Bill 2500 — Appropriations

House Proposed Bill WMC 25-02 — Taxation

Senate Proposed Bill 7034 — Taxation

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