Why Florida’s new proposed toll roads represent “Roads To Ruin”
Earlier this year, the state passed legislation to fast-track three major new toll roads that will destroy large swaths of Florida’s last remaining rural lands, pollute waterways, and threaten endangered wildlife, including the iconic Florida panther.
Times have changed: It’s time for abortion on our own terms
Progress Florida Education Institute has launched a social media campaign in both English and Spanish to educate Floridians about self-managed abortion using medication.
Activists in St. Petersburg to join national Day of Action in opposition to abortion bans
The local Tampa Bay movement for reproductive freedom and justice is ramping up following Alabama’s passage of a total ban on abortion last week.
Floridians for Reproductive Freedom launches new online home for Florida’s abortion rights movement
The Floridians for Reproductive Freedom coalition (FRF) has launched the new online home and resource center for Florida’s reproductive rights movement at www.FloridaReproFreedom.org.
Zika and abortion rights campaign launches
Progress Florida Education Institute has launched a six-figure advertising campaign to educate the public and opinion leaders about how anti-abortion extremism is fueling the Zika crisis in Florida.
A poisonous cover-up in Florida
Sign on to our letter demanding answers as to why Gov. Scott’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) deliberately chose not to inform the public about the Mosaic mine’s threat to our water and our health.
600,000 Floridians are stuck in the coverage gap
Floridians caught in the health care coverage gap 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.
New report: Florida 35th in diversity on state courts
“This report is a stark reminder of how urgent it is that we expand the diversity of Florida’s judiciary. When our courts are not reflective of the communities they serve, it negatively impacts the objectivity of our courts and Floridians’ access to fairness and justice.”
Florida Groups Praise Planned Parenthood
Dozens of Florida-based organizations issued the following statement acknowledging the immense contribution Planned Parenthood has made towards expanding and protecting access to reproductive health care in Florida.
No Oil Drilling In The Everglades
A new oil drilling operation has been proposed in the eastern Everglades. Oil drilling threatens not only Everglades restoration, but also imperiled wildlife and south Florida’s drinking water.
