The GOP-controlled Florida legislature recently sent Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill that would allow corporations to block business regulations in Florida.
More Perfect Union reports, “SB 170 would enable businesses to sue local governments for up to $50,000, on the basis of “arbitrary or unreasonable” regulations — and the local government would automatically have to suspend enforcement while those regulations move through the court.”
Additional context from The Insurgents and John Iadarola of The Damage Report:
If successful, the bill would give corporations sweeping power to overrule local regulations, and ultimately usher in a new form of corporate capture of the government. Additional context from More Perfect Union: