Anne GeggisJune 1, 2023
4min0
Gun safety awareness events, planned long before the weekend carnage, are occurring across the state.
Tag: League of Women Voters Florida
Anne GeggisJune 1, 2023
Jacob OglesNovember 10, 2022
5min0
Republicans picked up four House seats in Florida alone as the balance of power in the House remains uncertain.
Anne GeggisNovember 8, 2022
5min0
The groups noted that allowances were made for voting due to Hurricane Ian.
Mitch PerryJuly 25, 2017
3min763
An estimated 80,000 guns are stolen from individual gun owners in Florida between 2012 and 2015, costing around $36 million, according to a new report published Tuesday. The Center for American Progress, a progressive group based in Washington, released a state-by-state analysis of the scope of guns thefts in America, finding that a firearm is stolen in […]
Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2016
7min313
The League of Women Voters in Florida is going big on solar power this year. They’re putting their political muscle behind supporting one solar constitutional amendment on the ballot next month, while opposing another such measure in November. And somewhat outside their normal lane, they’re also going to organize solar co-ops to negotiate steep discounts on rooftop solar for homeowners across the state. […]
Drew WilsonMarch 10, 2016
2min417
The League of Women Voters Florida has picked Orange County board member Patti Brigham to be its first vice president. In addition to her active role on the board and the league’s Membership Committee, the Orlando native and University of Central Florida alumna has chaired the league’s Gun Safety Committee, which she formed, since 2014. […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 25, 2016
3min191
As Florida lawmakers once again consider a proposal to allow open carry of firearms, opponents, including the League of Women Voters Florida, argue that if passed, such a law would devastate the state’s biggest industry: tourism. There’s a compromise solution, though, says Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner of MomsRising.org, a grassroots organization that seeks economic security for all […]