Our 2023 Legislative Priorities: Fighting for what matters.

Author: Bethzaida Olivera

An Update on 2023 Special Session B

Last Friday, the Speaker of the House, Paul Renner, called a Special Session for the week of February 6, 2023. This Special Session deals with seven bills in an expedited manner that will affect the rights of millions of Floridians. SB 2, SB 4, and

Hispanic Heritage Month: Why it Matters

Throughout our country’s history, Latinos and Hispanics have contributed to our land and to our quality of life. Latinos like Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Cesar Chavez, and Dolores Huerta ignited our civil rights movement promoting freedom and equality to Latinos not only here on the

Climate State of Emergency Declaration Event: It’s Serious Activism

On July 18, 2022, at Orlando City Hall, Florida Conservation Voters, led by our Chispa Florida program, along with partners, raised their voices to support the efforts of 30 state legislators in asking Governor Ron DeSantis to declare a climate state of emergency for Florida.

The WV v. EPA court decision and what does it mean for Florida?

Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided the case of West Virginia v. EPA. This dramatic decision essentially strips the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of any authority to issue rules and standards regulating climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions and certain pollutants