In this episode: Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell joins the podcast to talk about Florida’s 2024 elections — including some stunning local results in which voters in Orlando chose a pair of grassroots activists over tourism- and developer-backed alternatives who had outspent them by as much as 8-to-1. It’s the dawning of a new day in what has historically been one of the nation’s biggest company towns. And it further established Orlando as a blue island in a statewide sea of red.

Show notes:

For more about Florida’s elections — both in Orlando and across the state — make sure to read Scott’s most recent column in the Sentinel. And check out more of his work here.

To understand what made these Orlando races so important, and why they will have statewide repercussions, see these pieces from Seeking Rents:

Voters in Orlando have a chance to loosen the tourism industry's grip on taxpayer money

Candidates in Orlando split over new rules to save rural land from suburban sprawl

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