Happy spring, or let’s face it, summer! I hope this email finds you well. It feels like the year is flying by. A few years ago, when people like you helped to pass the Water and Land Conservation Amendment, we knew we were building a movement that was bigger than
Florida’s system for restoring a person’s eligibility to vote is broken. If a person is convicted of a felony, they are barred for life from voting in Florida. This excludes more than 1.4 million Floridians from the democratic process. These are our family, friends and neighbors who have completed their
Thank you for taking action to stop Florida’s Constitutional Revision Commission from passing Proposition 97, which would have made it more difficult for citizens to amend the Florida Constitution via the amendment process. I am proud to inform you that, because of you, this bad amendment will not appear on
PRESS STATEMENT For Immediate Release: March 2, 2018 Contact: Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, aliki@fcvoters.org, 850-443-7609 or Jonathan Webber, Deputy Director, jwebber@fcvoters.org, 954-593-4449 Twitter: @fcvoters Florida Conservation Voters Applauds Legislature’s Latest Move to Fund Florida Forever Statement from Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, Florida Conservation Voters Tallahassee, FL (March 2, 2018) –
I have some big news to report from the Capitol. Just moments ago, the Florida Senate passed Senator Rob Bradley’s (R-Fleming Island) good Florida Forever bill (SB 370). Bradley’s bill would replenish the Florida Forever Trust Fund with at least $100 million a year. This bill marks a significant step
It’s week three of the 2018 Florida Legislative Session, and we are excited to report to you that funding for Florida Forever is on the right track. Both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate have now proposed funding bills that would significantly boost land preservation to protect
PRESS STATEMENT For Immediate Release: January 11, 2018 Contact: Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, aliki@fcvoters.org, 850-443-7609 or Jonathan Webber, Deputy Director, jwebber@fcvoters.org, 954-593-4449 Twitter: @fcvoters Florida Conservation Voters Applauds the passage of Senator Bradley’s SB 370 as it moves to floor of Florida Senate. Tallahassee, FL (January 11, 2018) – Today,
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 8, 2018 Contact: Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, aliki@fcvoters.org, 850-443-7609 Twitter: @fcvoters Tallahassee, FL (January 8, 2018) – Florida Conservation Voters is pleased to announce its legislative priorities heading into the 2018 Florida Legislative Session. “Florida voters are looking to the Legislature for environmental
Remember earlier this year when we asked you to attend Constitutional Revision Commission meetings and speak out on behalf of Florida’s environment.Well, at least one of those commissioners was listening. Our Executive Director Aliki Moncrief attended the Constitutional Revision Commission meeting earlier this week when Commissioner Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch introduced her