Yellow Fever to COVID: Florida's Democrats Gave the State Power Over Public Health, Republicans Ran With It
For a long time, big decisions that affected the health of Floridians came from county-run health departments. Aiming for more equity, Democrats funneled that power to the state, and somewhere along the way, Republicans embraced big government.
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Taking Care of Businesses: Lower Profits Could Mean Changing Local Laws
Two proposed state laws would allow businesses to sue and block local rules that hurt their profits. Local government officials say that's interfering with what people want in their own neighborhoods — and putting local taxpayers on the hook for damages.
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Net zero with zero plans: Florida’s limits on limiting gas emissions
With Florida on the frontlines of sea level rise and the impacts of climate change, a lot of local governments are stepping up and trying to reduce carbon emissions on their own. But what happens when the state government has other ideas?
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As Florida Minimum Wage Increases, A Potential Lesson For State Government
The coming increase in Florida's minimum wage is a story of unintended consequences, or perhaps, the story of political backlash that should be expected when the state passes laws that overly restrict local governments from making their own decisions.
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The Mask ‘Revolt’ In Florida Schools
To mask or not to mask in Florida's public schools? Who gets to decide that is shaping up to be the biggest political battle in Florida this year. It's also the latest fight between state leaders and local school officials.
Local governments in Florida are losing control of their own cities, towns, counties and schools. More and more, they’re losing that power to the state government. Every year, Florida lawmakers gather in Tallahassee, Florida’s capital, to propose and pass new laws. Tallahassee Takeover is a podcast from WLRN News looking at how the state government is increasingly reaching into city halls, classrooms and neighborhoods, from Key West to Pensacola.
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