In this episode: “MAHA moms” keep winning fights in the Florida Legislature over everything from Big Sugar to private schools to vaccine rules. Meanwhile, a bunch of dangerous bills are suddenly on the brink of passing — bills that would unleash massive real estate developments in rural areas, allow the governor to designate domestic terrorists, and weaken union rights for public school teachers — after squeaking through committee hearings by a single vote. An update from Day 50 of Florida’s 2026 legislative session.

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The bills discussed in today’s show:

Senate Bill 290 — Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Passed the House of Representatives by a 94-10 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1756 — Medical Freedom

Passed the Senate Rules Committee by a 14-8 vote (vote sheet)

SB 1756 amendment

Rejected by the Senate Rules Committee on a voice vote

Senate Bill 354 — Blue Ribbon Projects

Passed the Senate Rules Committee by a 12-10 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 540 (2023) — Local Government Comprehensive Plans

House Bill 1471 — Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations

Passed the House of Representatives by an 81-26 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1632 — Ideologies Inconsistent with American Principles

Passed the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee by a 5-3 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 905 — Foreign Influence

Passed the House of Representatives by an 86-20 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1178 — Foreign Influence

Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee by an 11-5 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 1451 — Utility Services

Passed the House of Representatives by an 81-26 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 399 — Land Use and Development Regulations

Passed the House of Representatives by a 71-38 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 693 — Health and Human Services

Passed the House of Representatives by a 79-30 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 1279 — Education

Passed the House of Representatives by an 84-25 vote (vote sheet)

The stories discussed in today’s show:

A New York investment firm with vast land holdings across north Florida wants state lawmakers to greenlight giant developments

A ‘smart growth’ group calls for DeSantis to veto a ‘death knell’ to growth management bill

Orders from on high

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In this episode: The Florida Senate, a chamber that once championed Medicaid expansion, now wants to take health insurance away from single moms and near-retirees. Plus: A bitter fight over an effort to bust public teacher unions but a bipartisan alliance on rejecting corporate tax breaks. An update from Day 49 of Florida’s 2026 legislative session.

Show notes

The bills discussed in today’s show:

Senate Bill 1758 — Public Assistance

Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee by 14-4 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1296 — Public Employees Relations Commission

Passed the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee by a 10-8 vote (vote sheet)

Senate BIll 1298 — Public Records/Public Employees Relations Commission

Failed to pass the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee by an 8-10 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 7046 — Taxation

Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee by a 12-5 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 7048 — Internal Revenue Code

Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee by a 17-0 vote (vote sheet)

The stories discussed in today’s show:

Florida bill would force some on Medicaid to work but at what cost?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis backs a new bill targeting unions; those who support him won’t be affected

Lawmakers weigh a new charter school subsidy that would start small but could grow quickly

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In this episode: A community represented by a powerful lawmaker may get a reprieve from a proposal that would unleash massive real-estate developments in rural areas of Florida. Plus: A brewing battle over corporate tax breaks. An update from Day 45 of Florida’s 2026 legislative session.

Show notes

The bills discussed in today’s show:

House Bill 299 — Blue Ribbon Projects

Passed the House State Affairs Committee by a 21-5 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 7031 — Taxation

Passed the House Ways & Means Committee by a 19-0 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 995 — Public Employees Relations Commission

Passed the House State Affairs Committee by a 17-8 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1296 — Public Employees Relations Commission

House Bill 1471 — Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations

Passed the House Judiciary Committee by a 13-5 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1632 — Ideologies Inconsistent with American Principles

House Bill 991 — Election Integrity

Senate Bill 1334 — Elections

House Bill 657 — Community Associations

Passed the House Commerce Committee (vote not yet available)

Senate Bill 1498 — Community Associations

Senate Bill 1028 – Citizens Property Insurance Corporation

House Bill 943 — Citizens Property Insurance Corporation

House Bill 221 — Minimum Wage Requirements

The stories discussed in today’s show:

A New York investment firm with vast land holdings across north Florida wants state lawmakers to greenlight giant developments

Corporations could get a $3.5 billion tax break in Florida unless state lawmakers step in to stop it

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In this episode: The Florida Legislature unveils a plan to name a 124-mile, coast-to-coast corridor after Donald Trump. The “President Donald J. Trump Highway” would run right by “President Donald J. Trump International Airport” — and just a few miles to the north of “President Donald J. Trump Boulevard.” In between putting Trump’s name on things, Florida lawmakers are also working on plans to give bigger tax subsidies to privatized public schools, make it harder for college students to vote, and force sixth-graders to watch anti-abortion propaganda. An update from Day 44 of Florida’s 2026 legislative session.

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The bills discussed in today’s show:

Senate Bill 628 — Transportation Facility Designations

SB 628 amendment

Passed the House of Representatives by an 82-26 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 33 — Transportation Facility Designations

Passed the House of Representatives by an 82-30 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 7046 — Taxation

Passed the House Finance & Tax Committee by a 5-2 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 991 — Election Integrity

Passed the House of Representatives by an 83-31 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 1071 — Education

Passed the House of Representatives by an 82-31 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1632 — Ideologies Inconsistent with American Principles

Passed the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee by a 5-3 vote (vote sheet not yet available)

The stories referenced in today’s show:

‘A parallel system’: Miami-Dade school district to be cut out of decisions about charter schools

Lobbyists for a billionaire and a charter network pushed Florida lawmakers to expand a school privatization program, records show

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In this episode: Republican leaders in the House and Senate signal that they will not go along with enormous tax breaks that President Donald Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress passed last year. It’s a move that would save the state of Florida billions of dollars that would have otherwise have been given away to some of the biggest corporations the in world. Plus: Lawmakers make improvements to dangerous bills dealing with property insurance, healthcare and agriculture policy. But the annual late-session shenanigans begin. An update from Day 43 of Florida’s 2026 session.

Show notes

The bills discussed in today’s show:

Senate Proposed Bill 7048 — Internal Revenue Code

PCB WMC 26-01 — Taxation

House Bill 943 — Citizens Property Insurance Corporation

Passed the House Commerce Committee by a 21-3 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 693 — Health and Human Services

Passed the House Health & Human Services Committee by 17-7 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 433 — Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Passed the House State Affairs Committee by a 22-3 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 399 — Land Use and Development Regulations

HB 399 amendment (adopted)

Passed the House State Affairs Committee by a 16-10 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 208 — Land Use and Development Regulations

SB 208 amendment (withdrawn)

Passed the Senate Rules Committee by a 22-1 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 1389 — Affordable Housing

HB 1389 amendment

Passed the House Commerce Committee by an 18-5 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1220 — Transportation

SB 1220 amendment (adopted)

Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee by a 17-0 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 1233 — Transportation

HB 1233 amendment (adopted)

Passed the House Commerce Committee by a 23-1 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 945 — Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit

Passed the House Budget Committee by a 20-8 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 1007 — Data Centers

Passed the House State Affairs Committee by a 22-1 vote (vote sheet)

House bill 989 — Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers

Passed the House Commerce Committee by a 22-1 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 1217 — Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Passed the House Commerce Committee by a 19-4 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Proposed Bill 7046 — Taxation

Senate Bill 1756 — Medical Freedom

Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee by a 10-7 vote (vote sheet)

The stories discussed in today’s podcast:

Corporations could get a $3.5 billion tax break in Florida unless state lawmakers step in to stop it

Buried in the budget: Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump and Newsmax

Republican megadonor is behind bill that could affect Florida condo owners

The billionaire and the no-bid contract

Doral rep says he worked with Fontainebleau lobbyist on bill to allow water park

‘Farm bill’ would let the governor auction off conservation land to agribusinesses

Attorney general questions legality of rural boundaries in Orange, Seminole

Controversial surveillance bill moves ahead in Florida House

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In this episode: A top aide to Ron DeSantis admits that the administration interfered in the 2024 elections. Another of the governor’s appointee refuses to answer basic questions about the “Hope Florida” scandal. The Florida Legislature can fix this. An update from Day 42 of Florida’s 2026 legislative session.

Show notes:

The bills discussed in today’s show:

Senate Bill 1334 — Elections

House Bill 593 — Government Agencies and Personnel

Senate Bill 802 — Public Officers and Employees

House Bill 1445 (2025) — Public Officers and Employees

House Bill 437 — Public Records

Senate Bill 770 — Public Records

Senate Bill 1120 — Water Management Districts

House Bill 701 — Water Management Districts

Senate Bill 1442 — Long-range Program Plans

The stories discussed in today’s show:

Hidden consultants and hurried payments: Records reveal details of DeSantis’ campaign against abortion and marijuana amendments

Here’s the reason a top Florida health department attorney gave for leaving

DeSantis officials tied to Hope Florida saga try again for Senate confirmation

DeSantis official says she wouldn’t have approved $67M Hope Florida settlement

The best and worst of Florida’s 2025 session (so far)

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In this episode: A bill pushed by a New York investment firm that would make it much easier to develop vast tracts of rural land is inching closer to passing in Tallahassee. But opposition is growing among Republican lawmakers who represent parts of the state that would be most impacted by the bill. Plus: Money for the nonprofit that was part of a scheme to build a golf course in a beloved state park. And an elections bill that combines voter suppression with rent-seeking. An update from Day 37 of Florida’s 2026 legislative session.

Show notes

The bills discussed in today’s show:

House Bill 299 — Blue Ribbon Projects

Passed the House Commerce Committee by an 18-3 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 2500 — Appropriations

Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee by an 18-0 vote (vote sheet not yet available)

Senate Bill 1334 — Elections

Passed the Senate Transportation, Tourism & Economic Development Appropriations Committee by a 9-5 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1632 — Ideologies Inconsistent with American Principles

Temporarily postponed by the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee

The stories mentioned in today’s show:

A New York investment firm with vast land holdings across north Florida wants state lawmakers to greenlight giant developments

Amid debate in Congress, Florida’s Republican Legislature pushes election law changes

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In this episode: On a frenzied day in Florida’s Capitol, lawmakers advance bills that would help Donald Trump and a gun manufacturer that makes allegedly “ghost-firing” guns — but hurt laid-off workers and college kids who want to vote. An update from Day 36 of the Florida Legislature’s 2026 session.

Show notes

The bills discussed in today’s show:

House Bill 191 — Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility

Passed the House of Representatives by an 81-31 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 919 — Commercial Service Airports

Passed the House of Representatives by an 81-30 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 706 — Commercial Service Airports

Passed the Senate Rules Committee by a 17-6 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 1551 — Products Liability for Firearms

Passed the House Judiciary Committee by a 13-5 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 455 — Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials

Passed the House Judiciary Committee by a 14-5 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 641 — Gender Identity Employment Practices

Passed the House Judiciary Committee by a 13-6 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 743 — Prohibited Sex-reassignment Prescriptions and Procedures

Passed the House Judiciary Committee by a 14-5 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 991 — Election Integrity

Passed the House State Affairs Committee by a 17-6 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 173 — Parental Rights

Passed the House Education & Employment Committee by a 12-4 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1506 — Civil Litigation

Rejected by the Senate Rules Committee by an 11-13 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 164 — Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child

Note: This bill was referred to by the wrong bill number during the show

House Bill 1421 — Cattle Grazing on State Land

Passed the House State Affairs Committee by a 20-3 vote (vote sheet)

Stories discussed in today’s show:

A billionaire-backed think tank keeps sabotaging Florida workers. More attacks are coming.

Prodded by business lobbyists, lawmakers may cut more Floridians off from unemployment insurance

Buried in the budget: Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump and Newsmax

A gun company gave lots of money to Florida lawmakers. Now it’s lobbying for legal immunity.

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In this episode: Republican leaders in the Florida Legislature unveil new state budgets with big funding gaps over everything from affordable housing and AIDS medication to a new baseball stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. At the same time, the state House wants to impose serious spending guardrails and transparency rules on Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Florida Senate does not. Plus: New College of Florida, money sink. An update from Day 35 of Florida’s 2026 legislative session.

Show notes

The bill’s discussed in today’s show:

House Bill 5001 — General Appropriations Act

Passed the House Budget Committee by 26-1 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 2500 — Appropriations

House Bill 5503 — Trust Funds/Re-creation/Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/EOG

Passed the House Transportation & Economic Development Subcommittee by a 12-0 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 5601 — Higher Education

Passed the House Higher Education Budget Subcommittee by a 9-4 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 437 — Public Records

Passed the House Justice Budget Subcommittee by a 13-0 vote (vote sheet)

The stories discussed in today’s show:

Buried in the budget: Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump and Newsmax

Corporations could get a $3.5 billion tax break in Florida unless state lawmakers step in to stop it

Florida DOGE Details Disproportionate Spending at New College

Finding more room for New College is a state priority, USF board chair says

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In this episode: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is about to get cut off from an emergency-response fund he raided to rush construction of an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades. There’s a showdown brewing between Republican leaders in the state House and Senate over whether he should get to keep it. Plus: The DeSantis administration admits spending opioid settlement money on anti-marijuana TV ads; car dealers are once again using the Legislature to keep themselves between consumers and new cars; and Uber and Lyft want to spend less money insuring their drivers. An update from Day 30 of Florida’s 2026 legislative session.

Show notes

The bills discussed in today’s show:

Senate Bill 7040 — Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/Executive Office of the Governor

Passed the Florida Senate by a 29-10 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 7040 amendment

Failed in the Florida Senate by a 12-27 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1562 — Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers

Passed the Senate Transportation Committee by a 7-0 vote (vote sheet)

Passed the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee by a 9-1 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 989 — Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors and Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealers

Passed the House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee by a 16-1 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 632 — Transportation Network Company, Driver, and Vehicle Owner Insurance

Passed the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee by a 6-3 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 1296 — Public Employees Relations Commission

Passed the Senate Governmental and Oversight Accountability Committee by a 6-3 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 1119 — Materials Harmful to Minors

Passed the Florida House of Representatives by an 84-28 vote (vote sheet)

The stories discussed in today’s show:

Florida emergency agency ran up $405 million immigration tab in six months

An immigrant detention camp in the Everglades, financed with hurricane-response funds

Florida state official acknowledges opioid money funded anti-weed campaign

Florida’s top cop uses his power to prop up car dealers

The billionaires financing union-busting in Florida

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