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Progress Florida There is critical debate happening this week in the House regarding financial reforms to rein in Wall Street greed, stop predatory lending abuses, and safeguard against another economic collapse. This could have a huge impact on Florida considering the extent of the foreclosure crisis in our state. But Big Banks are ...spending millions of dollars lobbying furiously - after receiving billions in taxpayer bailout money, no less - to prevent creation of the much needed Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Click on the following link to tell your member of Congress to listen to folks on Main Street in their district, not big banks on Wall Street, when considering financial and banking reform. 200 more signatures are urgently needed!
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Toasters, toys, Tylenol, title loans: one of these things is not like the others. We have government agencies in charge of regulating many consumer products, but not nearly enough attention is given to financial products. ...
Progress Florida 's Ray Seaman walked with Bud Chiles and Marions United for Public Education to House Speaker Larry Cretul's office in Ocala, raising awareness of the immense budget challenges facing Florida's schools.
Progress Florida Senate President-designate Mike Haridpolos wants to make the Florida Senate more right wing and even less responsive to the needs of Floridians. We'll see about that.
www.orlandosentinel.com
State Sen. Mike Haridopolos, R-Melbourne, is at work crafting a more right-leaning Florida Senate.
Progress Florida Take just a min. to use our easy online tool to send YOUR state senator a message about Big Oil's latest lies about "rigging" our future. http://bit.ly/6j8pvs (please hit "share")
Progress Florida "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." - Jonathan Swift
Progress Florida Big Oil's claims about "invisible" drilling off our coast without unsightly rigs? Totally bunk. Learn more and write your state senator today: http://bit.ly/5Z1fzv
Progress Florida *sigh* everyone loves a zombie.
www.theonion.com
Republicans say they have found their fresh new face in the corpse of Ronald Reagan, recently back from the dead.
Progress Florida Delusions of grandeur perhaps? Gov. Crist's seat warmer unsurprisingly has some political ambitions.
www.orlandosentinel.com
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. George LeMieux's office is still identified by a plastic placard — a temporary replacement for the bronze sign that read " Mel Martinez" just 11 weeks ago.Its occupant, ...
Progress Florida Equality FAIL. Florida ranks #43 among states on gay rights scorecard http://bit.ly/6OBtpn
Progress Florida How can YOU help defeat oil drilling off Florida's beaches? Send the below article to your state Senator.
www.heraldtribune.com
The promise of subsea systems swayed some legislators to support opening Florida’s waters to drilling. But a Herald-Tribune examination found that the promises made by drilling proponents are largely empty.
Progress Florida Happy Thanksgiving! May the tryptophan kick-in before the awkward post-dinner political discussion gets out of hand :c)
Progress Florida Before you head to stores for the holiday shopping season, educate yourself about hazardous toys on store shelves with help from our allies at Florida PIRG.
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When holiday shopping, parents need to beware of dangerous toys. That's the message from the Florida Public Interest Research Group, a toy safety watchdog organization. Brad Ashwell, consumer advo...
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Progress Florida, Florida PIRG, SEIU, Florida CHAIN and Florida Alliance for Retired Americans deliver 8,000 petitions and "Ears" to the leaders of the Florida legislature. We urged them to stop cuts to ...
Progress Florida Florida now leads the nation in home foreclosures. What can our leaders, from President Obama to our local mayors, do to keep people in their homes?
www.palmbeachpost.com
Florida topped the nation in the percent of home loans in foreclosure for the third quarter of this year with banks taking back 12.74 percent of the state's mortgages.
