Your Questions Answered: The Politics Edition
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Your Questions Answered: The Politics Edition

What’s the optimal way to spend money raised by a carbon tax?

How should climate play in Florida’s big toss-up Congressional race?

What’s the best energy platform for gubernatorial candidates?

This week: your questions answered. We got a bunch of queries from listeners about politics — so that’s the direction we’re headed. We'll discuss what these individual stories tell us about nationwide elections in 2018.

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Recommended reading:

  • PERI report on NY carbon tax: An Economic Framework for Promoting Climate Stabilization and Expanding Good Job Opportunities
  • Miami Herald: Republicans Can’t Generate Buzz for Ros-Lehtinen’s Seat, and Some Say It’s Unwinnable
  • Mother Jones: The Illinois Governor’s Race Is Poised to Become the Most Expensive in History

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