Florida Legislature 2025: Selling snake oil

In this episode: An investment company with a history of peddling poorly performing tax incentives is back in Tallahassee, trying to attach itself to the “rural renaissance” movement in the Florida Senate. An update from Day 28 of the Florida Legislature’s 60-day legislative session.

Show notes

The bills discussed in today’s show:

Senate Bill 1322 — Tax Credits for Investment in Rural Communities

Senate Bill 1238 — Fraud in the Reemployment Assistance Program

House Bill 1157 — Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility

Investment company writes Florida incentive laws, then profits from them

In Search of Rural Jobs, States Weigh Strategy With Checkered Past

How Savvy Financiers Pitch Complex Investment Programs

Payday at the mill: How sophisticated financiers used a Maine investment program they devised to wring millions of dollars in risk-free returns at taxpayer expense

Shrewd financiers exploit unsophisticated Maine legislators on taxpayers’ dime

Nothing Ventured, Millions Gained — Capco’s benefit in Florida program

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