Rent Stabilization Ballot Initiative Could Help Bring Workers Back to Central Florida
The initiative and using American Rescue Plan funds for longer term housing solutions could provide critical relief to Florida renters
Low-Income Renters in Florida Face Housing Discrimination as Costs Soar
Skyrocketing rents and discrimination against those with housing vouchers can make people feel powerless. But there’s organizing power in lived experience.
These Florida Mothers Show Why We Need All of the Family Care Policies in Build Back Better
It’s a lose-lose situation for parents and caregivers. Providers are chronically underpaid and parents are left with little options that don’t threaten their family’s financial stability.
Florida Parents Distressed About School Reopening
While Florida’s coronavirus infections continue to rise, the Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran issued an Emergency Order mandating all schools to reopen in the fall. To date, Florida has one…
It is time for the minimum wage to Increase in Florida, across the country
For most of my childhood and adolescence, I was under the impression that financial success was merely a decision. That “if you want better, you’ll do better”, and “if you…
Deportation force harasses Florida’s hard-working immigrant families
Almost two years ago, I wrote a story published in the HuffPost about the silent raids that are disappearing people from our community in South Florida. I am sad to…
Immigrants make their voices heard in Florida’s capitol
Last week, over three hundred immigrants and other community members mobilized to Florida’s capitol in Tallahassee to defend and protect our communities from Republican lawmakers who are once again attempting to pass…
Florida makes history as Amendment 4 goes into effect
Today is a historic day for Florida. The most significant voting rights act in the state’s history and the most significant expansion of the franchise since the civil rights act…
Counting Every Vote Amid Voter Suppression in Florida
While the blue wave swept across the country last week, you might have missed it if you live in Florida. Despite Democrats winning control of the House of Representatives, flipping…
En la Florida los votantes estan activos por Gillum
En la Florida los votantes estan bien activos. Este 6 de noviembre muchos dicen que van a unir el voto por Andrew Gillum para gobernador. Dicen que van a votar…