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Tallahassee Takeover

Tallahassee Takeover

Written by: WLRN News
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 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.'2026' WLRN Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Yellow Fever to COVID: Florida's Democrats Gave the State Power Over Public Health, Republicans Ran With It

    Yellow Fever to COVID: Florida's Democrats Gave the State Power Over Public Health, Republicans Ran With It
    May 4 2022
    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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    32 mins
  • Taking Care of Businesses: Lower Profits Could Mean Changing Local Laws

    Taking Care of Businesses: Lower Profits Could Mean Changing Local Laws
    Feb 17 2022
    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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    24 mins
  • Net zero with zero plans: Florida’s limits on limiting gas emissions

    Net zero with zero plans: Florida’s limits on limiting gas emissions
    Dec 10 2021
    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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    26 mins
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