Ep. 9: The High Cost of Bad Governance

In this Episode, A & G, talk about the economic woes of the people of Florida, how Rick Scott upended the affordable housing plans for Florida, and how inept the Republican-controlled State Legislature actually is. We still don’t have a budget and they’re attacking our first amendment rights and voting rights! The featured Spotlight honoree for this episode is reporter and author, Carl Hiaasen. Listen to the end to hear this week’s G Spots! Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ Upbeat Funk Retro by Infraction/ Funk Up. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Casting Our Pods 02:16 Rising Cost of Living in Florida 11:03 Spotlight on Carl Hiaasen 15:41 Florida's Legislative Challenges 19:26 Controversial Legislation in Florida 22:41 Political Targeting and First Amendment Rights 27:13 Voter ID Laws and Their Impact 29:16 Barriers to Voting for Marginalized Communities 34:20 Developers and Industry control the State of FL 36:16 Legislative Changes and Public Health 40:24 The G Spot!