In this episode: They say a budget reflects your values. And if that’s true, state lawmakers in Florida sure do value culture wars. The new state budget pours more than $100 million of taxpayer money into culture-war crusades — including cash for anti-abortion activists, new book-banning software, and an “economic freedom” center that invented an award for Ron DeSantis and praises Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Show notes
A few recent Seeking Rents stories on Florida’s new $115 billion budget:
In Tallahassee, a feast of tax breaks for businesses – and table scraps for everyone else
Florida lawmakers may unleash a last-second expansion of school privatization
Florida taxpayers will help fund a lavish pay package for a new university president
Lawmakers just slashed Ron DeSantis' budget for high-priced lawyers
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