Progress Florida’s Best of the Blogs for the week ending 8-26-16
Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida’s popular free Daily Clips service.
Progress Florida’s Best of the Blogs for the week ending 8-26-16
Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida’s popular free Daily Clips service.
Florida’s War On Women And The Poor Meets Zika
By Martha Jackovics
Beach Peanuts
As of this writing, there are 69 pregnant women in Florida who have tested positive for the Zika virus.
School “choice” supporters playing hard in Democratic Primaries
By Kartik Krishnaiyer
Florida Political Squeeze
Former State Representative Jim Waldman and current Rep. Gwen Clarke-Reed have gotten a power assists in State Senate District 34 race from a group associated with John Kirtley, the Tampa-area venture capitalist that is the chief funder of school “choice” efforts in the state of Florida.
South Florida Water Management Public Relations In A Word: Pathetic
By Gimleteye
Eye on Miami
The stone-cold, deaf media relations department of the South Florida Water Management is at it again: this time it is using taxpayer dollars to poke at public information act requests under Florida’s Sunshine Law.
Building Worker Power with Immigrant Labor Leaders
By Curtis Hierro
Fight For Florida
The Labor movement has long been at the forefront of combating racism and xenophobia. The immigrant community nationwide has felt a dramatic rise in both.
Florida Solar Month: When and where do I vote during August Primary election?
By Sarah Gilliam
Clean Energy Footprints
During the month of August, SACE will be blogging on #FloridaSolarMonth to promote solar in the Sunshine State.