Five Questions with Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo
Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo hit a policy home run early this past session: Her signature bill, the "Live Local" Act, passed and was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The measure dedicates over $700 million to affordable housing initiatives, but also bars municipalities from enacting local rent control measures. Yet it gained bipartisan support in the face of Florida’s growing affordable housing crisis.
So what's her follow-up act for the 2024 session?
The News Service of Florida’s Dara Kam recently spoke with Passidomo, R-Naples, on City & State Florida’s “Deeper Dive with Dara” podcast, released last week. What follows are five of the questions asked. Questions and answers have b...