The White House is going on offense this week, slamming Republicans for trying to "obstruct" their "anti-inflation plan," and accusing them of seeking to protect "tax welfare" for the wealthy.
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/ The view from the second floor of the Florida Capitol. State lawmakers are routinely passing bills to take power away from local government officials.
The systemic draining of local control is about politics and it s about money.
State lawmakers in Tallahassee sometimes complain about mandates coming down from Washington what the Florida leaders refer to as federal overreach.
But the Legislature often does the same thing to local governments throughout the state. In recent years, there s been a flurry of legislation that aims to stop local elected officials from enacting policies that lawmakers don t agree with. It s part of a systemic draining of local control in Florida.