The March For Our Lives movement turns five this week. Born out of the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida, March For Our Lives is a courageous youth-led movement dedicated to ending the epidemic of gun violence.
According to the anti-gun violence group Giffords, Florida averages one gun death every three hours and a child gets shot every 17 hours. Yet despite the epidemic of gun violence in our state, Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies in the state Legislature are pushing a “permitless carry” bill that would allow individuals to carry loaded, concealed handguns in public areas without first going through a commonsense background check or any training.
Gov. DeSantis called Florida’s public school book bans a “Hoax!” – It’s not. We’re 2nd in the nation for the # of banned books.
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis delivered his State of the State address to kick off Florida’s 2023 legislative session.
Throughout his time as a politician, Governor Ron DeSantis has shown a strong desire to raise taxes on working families and seniors, while providing massive tax breaks and handouts to the wealthy and corporate elite.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is out to destroy free speech in Florida. Duval County substitute teacher Brian Covey was recently fired simply for sharing a video of empty bookshelves in his classroom to draw attention to the relentless censorship of books under the DeSantis administration.
“If I weren’t living through it, I wouldn’t believe it’s happening.” – a Florida parent and teacher.¹
If you believe every Floridian should be able to access respectful, quality, and affordable reproductive health care, then this simple action in support of medication abortion is for you. Just weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted outdated restrictions on medication abortion, allowing pharmacies to dispense these necessary medications, and the Justice Department ruled that the postal service is allowed to deliver them nationwide. This is excellent news!
President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union Address in which he emphasized the historic job creation and economic growth under his administration.
We’ve all seen the heart-wrenching headlines: Florida’s iconic and beloved manatees are dying of starvation at a nightmarish rate.
