SPLC Action Fund Endorses Candidates in Georgia School Board and County Commission Races

April 15, 2024

ATLANTA  – The  SPLC Action Fund  today endorsed local candidates for school board and county commission in Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett and Newton counties. These candidates include: Lyndsey Coates , running for Fulton County School...

Policy

SPLC Action Fund Releases Its 2024 Policy Platform

April 03, 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, SPLC Action Fund , the 501(c)4 affiliate organization to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) , released its policy platform ahead of one of the most consequential elections of our time. This action guide...

Louisiana

Henry Whitehorn’s Victory in Caddo Parish Sheriff Race Marks Major Step Forward in Fight for Fair Representation 

March 26, 2024

CADDO PARISH, La. — The SPLC Action Fund released the following statement responding to Henry Whitehorn’s election over the weekend as Caddo Parish Sheriff. SPLC Action Fund endorsed Whitehorn in the general and special election...

Alabama

SPLC Action Fund Condemns Passage of Bill that Criminalizes Assisting Alabamians with Absentee Ballots

March 19, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, Alabama’s legislature passed an anti-voter bill, SB 1 , which would charge individuals with a felony for assisting their neighbors in requesting or applying for an absentee ballot. “Weeks after...

Florida

SPLC Action Fund Responds to Passage of Harsh Anti-Immigrant Bills in Florida

March 18, 2024

TALLAHASSEE — Today, the SPLC Action Fund condemned the passage of three Florida bills that target and make life harder for immigrant families and communities, including SB 1036 , HB 1451 , and HB 1589 , new laws that dehumanize...

Alabama

SPLC Action Fund Condemns Passage of Harmful Anti-Inclusion Bill in Alabama

March 07, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the SPLC Action Fund condemned the Alabama House’s passage of Alabama SB 129 , a bill prohibiting local education boards, institutions of higher learning and state agencies from promoting or engaging in...

Florida

SPLC Action Fund Endorses Maria Rodriguez for Pembroke Pines City Commissioner in Florida’s Broward County

March 05, 2024

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — The SPLC Action Fund today endorsed Maria Rodriguez for Pembroke Pines City Commissioner, District 3. Rodriguez, a local small business owner, has committed to working to expand access to the ballot box for...

Mississippi

Statement on Medicaid Expansion House Bill 1725

February 27, 2024

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi House Speaker Jason White has sponsored legislation that will expand Medicaid in the state. House Bill 1725 will go before the House Medicaid Committee later today. “The SPLC Action Fund has been...

Florida

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

February 27, 2024

TALLAHASSEE —Today, in a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, State Sen. Doug Broxson and Rep. Tom Leek, a broad coalition of Florida advocates, including the SPLC Action Fund , urged state leaders to fund the 2024 Summer Electronic...

Mississippi

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

February 27, 2024

JACKSON —Today, in a letter to Gov. Tate Reeves, State John Read and Rep. Briggs Hopson, a broad coalition of Mississippi advocates, including the SPLC Action Fund , urged state leaders to fund the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits...

Resources

SPLC Action Fund Endorses Candidates in Georgia School Board and County Commission Races

SPLC Action Fund Releases Its 2024 Policy Platform

Henry Whitehorn’s Victory in Caddo Parish Sheriff Race Marks Major Step Forward in Fight for Fair Representation

SPLC Action Fund Condemns Passage of Bill that Criminalizes Assisting Alabamians with Absentee Ballots

SPLC Action Fund Responds to Passage of Harsh Anti-Immigrant Bills in Florida

SPLC Action Fund Condemns Passage of Harmful Anti-Inclusion Bill in Alabama

SPLC Action Fund Endorses Maria Rodriguez for Pembroke Pines City Commissioner in Florida’s Broward County

Statement on Medicaid Expansion House Bill 1725

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

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

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