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Seeking Rents The PodcastCorporate influence in the Sunshine State. Author: Jason Garcia
"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. jasongarcia.substack.com Language: en Genres: Business News, News, Politics Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Florida voters passed reforms. Florida politicians are undoing them.
Saturday, 2 May, 2026
In this episode: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just got the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature to pass new Congressional district maps that were intentionally drawn to violate an anti-gerrymandering constitutional amendment that was approved by nearly two-thirds of Florida voters. It’s a scheme meant not only to give Donald Trump and national Republicans an edge in the 2026 midterms — but also to give DeSantis-appointed courts an opening to eliminate those anti-gerrymandering amendments completely. But the governor failed to get lawmakers to go along with plans to regulate artificial intelligence and weaken school vaccine rules, as Florida’s GOP leadership quickly settled back into a year-long cold war. Plus: DeSantis marks International Workers’ Day by signing the single most anti-worker piece of legislation of the 2026 session. Show notesStories discussed in today’s show:Florida lawmakers cede redistricting authority to executive powerCounsel for DeSantis tells lawmakers they can ignore Fair Districts Amendments in approving new mapEmails show right-wing group gave talking points to Florida GOP lawmaker on anti-union billDid Florida’s attorney general break the law during a Martin Luther King Day legal stunt?DeSantis pushed lawmakers to purge Medicaid, records showQuestions or comments? Send ‘em to Garcia.JasonR@gmail.comListen to the show: Apple | SpotifyWatch the show: YouTube Get full access to Seeking Rents at jasongarcia.substack.com/subscribe
