Big Sugar already spending big ahead of 2024 elections

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The 2024 election cycle may seem a long way off.

But Big Sugar’s already started to “invest” in compliant politicians and shady political action committees.

State campaign finance records show that in the first quarter of 2023, the sugar industry’s political spending topped $1 million, the bulk of the money spent by Clewiston-based U.S. Sugar.

See who's getting the "sugar" in this week's newsletter.

Our latest Deep Dive takes a look at what's changed - and what hasn't - from previous "lost summers," and whether state officials will be better prepared to sample, test and warn the public next time.

Our friends at Friends of the Everglades detail how the federal Farm Bill helps enrich Big Sugar - and how that ultimately leads to toxic algae blooms in our local waterways.

P.S. Signatures Needed! The "Right to Clean and Healthy Waters" petition needs 900,000 signature by November 30 to get on the 2024 ballot. The petition can be printed out and signed here: http://www.floridarighttocleanwater.org/