Really no words for this cruel Texas-style bill heading to Gov. Brad Little's desk: Idaho Senate Bill 1309 would ban abortion after six weeks, and it allows family members of rapists to sue medical providers.
Here's some of the discussion before it passed the House:
Hope CommUnity Center is proud to welcome its new Executive Director, @f_matos007 . Read our Press Release to learn more about his incredible life journey. https://bit.ly/3qnRApo
A huge THANKS to all who opposed SB 1090, legislation that would have created a massive $3.5B tax break for FL's wealthiest corporations. This is a big win for FL families, and for orgs who have been urging state leaders to reject additional corporate tax breaks #sayfie#flapol
Resetting Florida's corporate income tax to 5.5% is a big win for Floridians and one we have to protect. But we have a lot of work ahead to fix Florida's tax code, and elect a state legislature & Governor that values people's needs over corporate greed. 🌸
Utility companies, corporate landlords, puppy mills, theme parks, “Big Tech,” HCA, large retailers, private prisons & insurance industry can all claim victory this session w/passage of countless BAD policy bills & the failure of countless good bills. Corporate greed reigns.
Pulling out my teeny tiny violin 🎻 for those top 1% profitable corporations boo-hooing about paying the (very low) corporate income tax in FL. While small biz shutter & rents skyrocket, those same corps are STILL getting a $624M tax giveaway #DeSantis previously signed into law.
Huge cheers to advocates & Democrat lawmakers who beat the Goliath of a corporate lobby this session. We stopped SB1090 & finally reset FL’s corporate income tax to 5.5%. Taxpayers will save billions we woulda lost in MORE giveaways to the 1% most profitable corporations in FL.
Happy #Nowruz!
Did you know that March 20th marks the start of Spring and a new year for millions around the world?
Click to see how this ancient Iranic celebration is observed ⬇️
.@GreenDay performing at the Tampa Bay Innings Music Festival JUST SAID GAY while playing American Idiot! No wonder they are one of my favorite bands!! #SayGayAnyway#PleaseSayGay
"The greater Miami area, which includes Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, had the fifth highest rent increases last year in the country, up 31%." #HousingCrisisFL
“It’s about parent’s rights, not erasure!” folks like Moms4Theocracy scream while trying to ban books like this one, a children’s book based on the true story of two male penguins raising a baby.
“Inappropriate content,” they claim while scrubbing our existence from shelves.
Let's applaud these FL Reps for protecting seniors by voting No on #SB804 & #HB1239 - legislation that will reduce minimum safe staffing standards in nursing homes and put seniors at risk. #WeCareForFL#EmilySlosberg
When #DeSantis visited Pulse, I was optimistic.
Then he VETOED funding for Pulse survivors + homeless LGBTQ youth before signing the trans sports ban.
Now, his office calls LGBTQ people PEDOPHILES.
DeSantis reversed his Pulse promise + his anti-LGBTQ record speaks for itself.
Tess is a longtime friend and activist in progressive politics based out of Brevard County; she recently experienced an awful motorcycle accident and we’re all doing our best to support her. Below is her GoFundMe. ❤️
"The agenda-setting Republican majority failed on nearly everything that matters to the millions of Floridians with more pressing concerns than racist or homophobic dog whistles."
I am excited to announce my campaign for Florida State Senate District 10! I am ready to continue fighting for clean water and small businesses, expanding Medicaid, and supporting public education in Tallahassee.
Florida's agenda-setting Republican majority failed on nearly everything that matters to the millions of Floridians with more pressing concerns than racist or homophobic dog whistles.
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“Andy always went by his grandmother's phrase, her mantra was 'it’s nice to be important, but it’s important to be nice.’” He then follows that up with, “…but Nazis can f**k off.”
Sláinte fam.💚
Central FL getting record $12M from federal government to fight homelessness; 30% increase over last year.
Meanwhile #DeSantis wastes $12M of Department of Transportation $$ towards some bizarre deportation force.
Who we elect makes a difference y'all.
Unfortunately, the legislature did NOTHING to stop rising FL property insurance rates. 🤬
They did plenty to stop "wokeness" (seriously, it's called the Stop WOKE Act) and GAY stuff in school-- both top #DeSantis priorities.
DeSantis wins while you lose.
signed a bill into law that shields most of the university president search process from public scrutiny. People won't know all the candidates who apply for the job, and will only get to see the finalists 21 days before a hiring decision is made.
signed into law today a bill that immediately closes off to the public key parts of the search process for university and community college presidents - some of the highest paid jobs in state government ....
“The fact that H.B. 1557’s supporters lie about these basic facts suggests that they know their bill is indefensible and must conceal its true meaning to drag it over the finish line.” 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣
In Iran, people gather at sunset and take turns jumping over the fires while reciting “surkhī-i tu az man, zardī-i man az tu” meaning:
“[O fire, let] your redness [be] mine [and] my paleness yours.”
(Red and pale complexions are signs of good and bad health, respectively) (2/3)
Tonight Iranic peoples around the world jump over bonfires - it’s a practice that dates back thousands of years.
The night is called ‘Chahār-shanba Sūrī’ or ‘Red Wednesday,’ as it’s the eve of the Persian (Solar Hijri) calendar’s last Wednesday. (1/3)
“I’m a little emotional today,” [Nixon] said. “It’s not because of soil and water.”
“It seems like a lot of stuff we do up here, we’re telling the people, Floridians, that they don’t matter, and they shouldn’t be involved in this process,” she said.
It’s official: our new district via redistricting for the 2022 Election Cycle will be House District 42!
This is similar to HD47 except it also includes the town of Eatonville and the City of Maitland. 1/3