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Alabama

SPLC Action Fund and Coalition Partners Urge Gov. Ivey & State Legislators to Fund Summer EBT Program

February 27, 2024

MONTGOMERY —Today, in a letter to Gov. Kay Ivey, State Sen. Greg Albritton and Rep. Rex Reynolds, a broad coalition of Alabama advocates, including the SPLC Action Fund , urged state leaders to fund the 2024 Summer Electronic...

Florida

Protecting Democracy

Floridians Rally at the Capitol to Urge Passage of Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Florida Voting Rights Act

February 27, 2024

TALLAHASSEE – In a powerful demonstration of civic solidarity, hundreds of concerned Floridians joined lawmakers and civil rights organizations, Equal Ground , Florida Rising , State Innovation Exchange Action , NAACP , All...

Florida

SPLC Action Fund Urges Florida Senate to Reject Confirmation of Moms for Liberty Founder to Ethics Commission

February 26, 2024

TALLAHASSEE — Today, the SPLC Action Fund responded to the confirmation vote for Tina Descovich, Moms for Liberty co-founder, by the Florida Senate Ethics and Elections Committee. Descovich was nominated by Gov. Ron DeSantis to...

Georgia

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Introduction of Georgia’s S.B. 498

February 15, 2024

ATLANTA — Today, the SPLC Action Fund announced its support of a new, bipartisan bill introduced by Senator Kim Jackson in the Georgia State Senate, S.B. 498 , which would create the Georgia Interagency Council for the Homeless...

Georgia

SPLC Action Fund Joins Stone Mountain Action Coalition in Calling on Georgia State House to Remove Requirement for Stone Mountain Park to Operate as a Confederate Memorial

February 13, 2024

ATLANTA – In 1958, in the face of a growing Civil Rights Movement, the State of Georgia purchased Stone Mountain and later passed legislation requiring that it operate as a memorial to the Confederacy, fulfilling an effort...

Press Release

Comunicado de prensa

February 06, 2024

WASHINGTON — Hoy, el SPLC Action Fund emitió un comunicado en respuesta a la propuesta de Ley de Asignaciones Suplementarias de Seguridad Nacional de Emergencia de 2024, presentada en el Senado de los Estados Unidos, que, como...

Louisiana

SPLC Action Fund Endorses Henry Whitehorn for Caddo Parish Sheriff

February 06, 2024

CADDO PARISH, La. — Today, the SPLC Action Fund endorsed Henry Whitehorn for sheriff of Caddo Parish. Whitehorn, who has served as a U.S. marshal and chief of the Shreveport Police Department, plans to increase engagement in...

Press Release

SPLC Action Fund Urges Congress to Reject Border Deal That Undermines Asylum Process 

February 05, 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, the SPLC Action Fund issued a statement in response to the U.S. Senate’s proposed Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024, which, as part of supplementary budget negotiations, would...

Florida

We Are Florida Coalition Urges Florida Lawmakers to Pass Welcoming Florida Act

January 10, 2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The We Are Florida Coalition, formed by the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC) and the SPLC Action Fund, is urging Florida lawmakers to pass the Welcoming Florida Act ( HB 1527 , SB 1598 ), a comprehensive...

Alabama

Press Release

SPLC Action Fund to Host Candidate Forum for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District

January 09, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the SPLC Action Fund announced it will hold a candidate forum in the critical election contest for Alabama’s newly formed 2nd congressional district, just two weeks before the primary election. The forum...

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SPLC Action Fund and Coalition Partners Urge Gov. Ivey & State Legislators to Fund Summer EBT Program

Floridians Rally at the Capitol to Urge Passage of Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Florida Voting Rights Act

SPLC Action Fund Urges Florida Senate to Reject Confirmation of Moms for Liberty Founder to Ethics Commission

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Introduction of Georgia’s S.B. 498

SPLC Action Fund Joins Stone Mountain Action Coalition in Calling on Georgia State House to Remove Requirement for Stone Mountain Park to Operate as a Confederate Memorial

Comunicado de prensa

SPLC Action Fund Endorses Henry Whitehorn for Caddo Parish Sheriff

SPLC Action Fund Urges Congress to Reject Border Deal That Undermines Asylum Process

We Are Florida Coalition Urges Florida Lawmakers to Pass Welcoming Florida Act

SPLC Action Fund to Host Candidate Forum for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District

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