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Florida Legislature 2026: Already gone
Cold shoulders and handshake snubs: Florida's 2026 legislative session — Ron DeSantis' final one as governor — gets off to a frosty start.
 • Jason Garcia
37:09
A dream for developers, a nightmare for women: Florida lawmakers start a new session
Here's what to watch as Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature gavels open the 2026 session.
 • Jason Garcia
The New York hedge fund manager behind a radical development bill in Florida
Companies linked to a Manhattan investment manager have amassed more than 80,000 acres of land across north Florida. Now the firm wants state lawmakers…
 • Jason Garcia
31:05
A New York investment firm with vast land holdings across north Florida wants state lawmakers to greenlight giant developments
Companies linked to investment firm Ruane Cunniff have assembled more than 80,000 acres from Jacksonville to Panama City. The firm is now lobbying to…
 • Jason Garcia
Companies linked to a Trump appointee are seeking money from Florida taxpayers — and giving money to Florida lawmakers
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
 • Jason Garcia
The top Seeking Rents stories of 2025
On the final day of the year, a look back at our most-read stories and our most-downloaded podcasts of 2025.
 • Jason Garcia
A mining company is trying to block radiation lawsuits so it can build homes on former mines
Records show that lobbyists for Fortune 500 mining giant Mosaic Co. wrote a bill in the Florida Legislature that would undercut legal claims arising…
 • Jason Garcia
29:02
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