Florida Legislature thwarting the will of voters
March 22, 2019
Florida’s Amendment 4 – which voters overwhelmingly passed to restore the eligibility to vote to 1.4 million people with a past felony conviction — is in danger.
Author: Mark Ferrulo
Stop this assault on marine life
March 13, 2019
There’s growing resistance to the Trump administration’s reckless plan to open the Atlantic Coast to dangerous seismic airgun blasting, the precursor to offshore oil drilling, and we have a real chance to stop it.
This is Rick Scott’s voucher scheme…on steroids
March 7, 2019
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Senate leaders are pushing a massive, unconstitutional private school voucher scheme that will siphon even more tax dollars away from Florida’s cash-strapped public schools to largely unaccountable and often scandal-plagued private school companies.
Our best chance to ban fracking in Florida
February 7, 2019
After years of growing grassroots pressure, we have an amazing opportunity to protect Florida’s environment, drinking water, and public health for generations to come.
“I don’t think they care…it’s scary.”
January 10, 2019
This past week the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times published a shocking investigative news story on Rick Scott’s Department of Health and how they delayed for months notifying Floridians their well water had been contaminated with dangerous cancer-causing chemicals.
Hey Florida, we need to talk
December 21, 2018
Going into 2019, it’s a time of unprecedented challenges to Florida’s environment, our voting rights, reproductive freedom, neighborhood public schools, and more.
Victory! St. Pete passes single use plastics ordinance.
December 14, 2018
Yesterday the St. Petersburg City Council took decisive action to reduce single use plastics. A big thank you to those of you who sent a letter to the St. Petersburg City Council in support of the new ordinance!
St. Pete, we have a plastic problem
December 11, 2018
In St. Pete, we have a plastic problem. Nothing we use for a few minutes should pollute our environment for hundreds of years but that’s exactly what is happening.
Our marine life is under attack
December 5, 2018
Urge Sen. Rubio to join other Atlantic coast senators and oppose seismic airgun blasting, as well as any proposal that would provide giveaways to Big Oil at the expense of our coastal communities and marine life.
Fight hard and smart
November 27, 2018
If there was ever a time for Florida progressives to organize, stand up, and fight for the changes our state needs, it’s right now.