“Rick Scott’s crusade to make it harder to vote rolls on. The Scott administration’s latest announcement that Florida will place new restrictions on absentee voting is part of a trend to make voting harder for Floridians.”
TALLAHASSEE – This morning, Progress Florida and the Center for Media and Democracy released a new report detailing how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) uses supposedly ‘independent’ front groups to advocate for public policies designed to benefit ALEC’s corporate funders which compliant lawmakers then push into law.
FORT LAUDERDALE – Today Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner concluded the last of five meetings across the state, meetings supposedly designed to inform Supervisors of Elections and the public about Florida’s latest effort to remove alleged noncitizens from the voting rolls.
TALLAHASSEE – Today, State Rep. Mark Pafford (D-West Palm Beach) was elected by his peers to serve as the new Minority Leader in the Florida House of Representatives.
TALLAHASSEE, FL – On September 23rd members of the Florida Legislature will convene for the first legislative interim committee week prior to the 2014 legislative
TALLAHASSEE – This morning, Progress Florida released a new report detailing the damaging influence the corporate front group ALEC has on public education policy across the country. The report, entitled ALEC v Kids, documents the growing footprint that ALEC has in Florida, and across the country including its unprecedented access to elected officials and the drafting of ‘model’ education policy designed to benefit ALEC’s corporate funders which compliant lawmakers then push into law.
TALLAHASSEE – Today, Florida Watch Action, Progress Florida and America Votes recognized 18 members of the Florida Legislature as “Champions of Florida’s Middle Class” for their unwavering support of Florida’s working families. During the 2013 legislative session, these lawmakers voted to protect and expand the middle class in Florida 100% of the time, and championed a range of issues including protecting jobs, expanding health care access, ethics reform and more.
Statement from Progress Florida executive director Mark Ferrulo: “In dissecting the 2013 legislative session, one thing is clear, Florida has the wrong leaders with the wrong priorities. Floridians want effective and efficient government that improves our quality of life and protects the middle class. What Republican leadership delivered was a 60 day corporate special interest feeding frenzy.”
MIAMI – Less than a month before the start of the 2013 Legislative session, Florida New Majority (FNM) and a coalition of groups released recommendations to correct electoral dysfunction in Florida. The recommendations will ensure future elections are free, fair and accessible for all people.
TALLAHASSEE – Progress Florida and Florida CHAIN have launched Health Care for Florida Now to educate Floridians about new health coverage opportunities and to engage public support to protect, implement, and support the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
