The late author Molly Ivins once referred to her home state of Texas as the “National Laboratory For Bad Government.” Now Florida’s legislative leaders are looking to bring one of Texas’ worst Frankenstein experiments to our state.
This Saturday, February 13, the day before Valentine’s Day, Floridians will be urging lawmakers to “Have A Heart, Save Our Parks” at events throughout the state to protest plans to turn our state parks into profit centers for timber harvesting, cattle grazing, and worse.
Last week, the Florida House, at the behest of Big Oil lobbyists, advanced a pro-fracking bill that would strip cities and counties’ legal authority to ban this dirty, dangerous, and environmentally destructive drilling in their communities.
When Florida voters overwhelmingly passed the Water and Land Conservation Amendment 1, they sent a loud and clear message to policy-makers – preserve and protect what remains of Florida’s amazing waterways and precious open spaces.
Florida is facing a real crisis in mental health care. Send a letter to House Speaker Crisafulli today and urge him to make mental health funding a priority this legislative session by closing the coverage gap.
As I write this, nearly 600,000 hardworking Floridians are stuck in what’s called the “coverage gap.” These are friends and neighbors who don’t make enough money to qualify for subsidized health insurance through the Healthcare.gov marketplace, and make too much money to qualify for Medicaid.
Take action now and urge the Florida Legislature to reject Rick Scott’s plans to turn our public parks into hunting grounds and private profit centers.
Gov. Rick Scott’s Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) just completed their cruel and widely condemned Florida black bear hunt, and it was an unmitigated disaster. Unbelievably, despite this horrific debacle, the FWC is already planning the next black bear bloodbath.
Take action and tell the Florida Legislature to reject HB 191 and SB 318. Communities should be able to protect their land and water from fracking.
Send a letter to Sen. Bill Nelson today and ask him to keep fighting for tax fairness by making corporations pay what they owe on $2.1 trillion in profits stashed offshore.
