Leon County Indivisible
Activism for Busy People
Jennifer Rubin is joined by Ezra Levin to discuss the need for transparency in the Epstein case, why it only takes one friend to convince someone to get more politically active, and why showing up in the streets matters.
People seem to forget that once upon a time Florida had leaders who actually cared about the environment, the rule of law, and the lives of ordinary Floridians. Today, Florida (and Tallahassee Indivisible) honor the legacy of Bob Graham, who was a true leader in the areas of education and the environment.
As Republicans gear up for next year’s midterm elections, vulnerable lawmakers who supported the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” are attempting to recast themselves as protectors of the health care program they sent to the wood chipper.
Social Security benefits affect millions of households. For some, it’s their only source of income. With recent changes in it polices in in April, many people are seeing reduced monthly payments.
As childhood vaccination rates plummet across the Suncoast and measles cases resurge nationwide, Sarasota County faces a critical threat to public health. Roughly 82% of kindergarteners in the public school system were fully immunized against the disease this year — well below herd immunity.
Cuts to the Department of Education have made it difficult for FSA to carry out its functions, and students and working families are already feeling the impact. One survey by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) found that both students and colleges report facing significant delays when seeking information about awards. These delays are affecting the entire higher-education ecosystem.
Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from Air Force Secretary Troy Meink on whether funds for a nuclear modernization program are being raided to pay for retrofits to the luxury jet that Qatar gifted to President Donald Trump. Meink told senators earlier this year that the $400 million Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet will need “significant modifications” to meet Air Force One standards and reports in recent weeks indicate the funding for them will come from the Air Force’s Sentinel nuclear missile program
Republican Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez has called for a select committee to work on congressional redistricting, and Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has signaled he would support the effort. A new map could target two or three Democrats. Republicans already control 20 of the state’s 28 seats, thanks to an aggressive map DeSantis pushed through the legislature in 2021 that flipped four Democratic seats in 2022. Redistricting is almost certainly coming to Florida – the time to get informed about what this means for YOUR district is now!
Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejections for the same period a year earlier.
If you have recently renewed or replaced your Florida driver’s license or ID card, your number may have changed due to new state requirements. To ensure your voter information is accurate, please check and (if needed) update your voter registration information TODAY!
When democracy starts slipping, people always ask: What can I actually do? Not the vague, feel-good stuff—real, effective action that has worked before. History has answers, and they’re more practical than you might think.
The revived, newly autism-focused project appears to be part of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s highly controversial plan to seek a cure for autism and, in doing so, to create a database that some have worried will amount to an “autism registry.”