The Florida Legislature 2024: No health insurance for you

Seeking Rents – The Podcast

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The Florida Legislature 2024: No health insurance for you

Recapping the first day of the Florida Legislature's 2024 session, which included a public execution of Medicaid expansion.

Jason Garcia

Jan 10, 2024

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In this episode: The Florida Legislature opened its 2024 session on Tuesday, a news-filled first day that included a pledge to keep Florida one of the worst states in the nation for health insurance coverage. Learn more in a quick Day One recap that also has updates on lobbying by big-box stores to incarcerate more shoplifters and by police officers to avoid accountability — but also promises to preserve access to mail voting and to consider a public option for hurricane insurance.

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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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