Action Center

Links of Interest

League of Women Voters

• National: www.LWV.org
• Florida: www.LWVFLA.org

City of Orlando

• www.cityoforlando.net

Orange County

• Orange County Government
  www.orangecountyfl.net
• Orange County Public Schools
  www.OCPS.net
• The Blue Ribbon Panel for Orange County Schools
  www.blueribbonschools.org
• Orange County Election Information including VOTER REGISTRATION:
  www.ocfelections.com
• Consolidation Commission Report and Background
  www.servicestudy.org
• Transportation and commuter rail
  www.metroplanorlando.com/site/modes/rail.asp
  www.house.gov/mica/projrailcommhistory.htm
• For Orange County Speakers Bureau:
  www.orangecountyfl.net/CMS/DEPT/CEsrvcs/parks/speakers.htm
• Air Quality Management, Orange County:
  www.orangecountyfl.net/CMS/DEPT/CEsrvcs/epd/faqs.htm

Central Florida

• MyRegion, seven county regional effort for smart growth
  www.MyRegion.org

Orange County Legislative Delegation:

• altman.thad.web@flsenate.gov
• gardiner.andy.web@flsenate.gov
• simmons.david.web@flsenate.gov
  
• siplin.gary.web@flsenate.gov
• jason.brodeur@myfloridahouse.gov
• dean.cannon@myfloridahouse.gov
• steve.crisafulli@myfloridahouse.gov
• chris.dorworth@myfloridahouse.gov
• eric.eisnaugle@myfloridahouse.gov
• mike.horner@myfloridahouse.gov
• bryan.nelson@myfloridahouse.gov
• scott.plakon@myfloridahouse.gov
• steve.precourt@myfloridahouse.gov
• scott.randolph@myfloridahouse.gov
• darren.soto@myfloridahouse.gov
• geraldine.thompson@myfloridahouse.gov

Osceola County Legislative Delegation:

• dockery.paula.web@flsenate.gov
• gardiner.andy.web@flsenate.gov
• haridopolos.mike.web@flsenate.gov
• siplin.gary.web@flsenate.gov
• mike.horner@myfloridahouse.gov
• steve.precourt@myfloridahouse.gov
• darren.soto@myfloridahouse.gov

Florida

• Florida Dept. of Health
  www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/programs/PACE-EH/PACE-EH.htm
• Florida Department of Transportation
  www.DOT.state.fl.us
• Clean Water:
  www.cleanwateraction.org (advocacy)
  www.cleanwaterfund.org (reports/studies)
• Florida Department of State:
  www.dos.state.fl.us
• Florida Legislature: (find your legislators)
  www.leg.state.fl.us
  www.myfloridahouse.org
  www.myfloridasenate.org
• To Help Get the Equal Rights Amendment Passed in Florida:
  www.eraflorida.org

National:

• Congress
  www.congress.org
• National Organization for Clean Elections is Public Campaign
  www.publicampaign.org
• California Clean Elections conference video
  http://www.caclean.org/events/cleancities.php

Other:

• Latest news on Central Florida Transportation Initiatives:
  www.cfrail.com
• Check out hoaxes:
  www.snopes.com
• CHECK THE FACTS: Annenberg Center, University of Pennsylvania
  www.factcheck.org
• Complete background on your legislators....how they vote, where they get their money
  www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
• Women's Voices. Women Vote
  www.wvwv.org
• Who's funding what? Check out Sourcewatch!!
  http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=SourceWatch
• Nonprofit Voter Education Network (NVEN)
  http://www.nonprofitvote.org/?gclid=CPTnooOLwpQCFSA1gQodB0uvFA
  
  
• Imagining a Less Driven Florida
  Bruce Stephenson, Special to the
  St. Petersburg Times  
  May 9, 2010
  
  
• GAO Launches “WATCHDOG REPORT”
  Podcast Series
  Downloadable Audio Broadcasts on Significant Issues and New Reports
  http://www.gao.gov/podcast/watchdog.xml
  
  
• 2008 Presidential Election Stats
  from Election Assistance Commission
  
  
• 2009 Florida Civic Health Index
  Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at UCF and Bob Graham Center for Public Service at UF
  
  
• FIND YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES HERE!
  Let them know where you stand!
  http://capwiz.com/lwv/fl/
  
  
• Capitol Reports
  weekly news on priority issues
  Capitol Report, Vol 1, January 31, 2010
  
  
• Florida Online Sunshine
  official Internet site of the FL legislature
  
  
• www.flsenate.gov and
  www.myfloridahouse.gov
  Text/updates on proposed legislation -
  or call Legislative Info 1-800-342-1827
  

• STUDY and ACTION 2007-2009
  A Guide to Public Policy Positions.

News & Information:

• Troubling Trends Threaten Florida’s Well-Being
  Report from the Florida Center for
  Fiscal & Economic Policy July, 2009
  www.fcfep.org
  
  
• Questions about Florida's
  Need for Tax Reform?
  http://www.floridataxreform.org/
  
  
• Florida's Gladiators: Just Who is the Legislature Fighting For?
  Legislative Wrap-up from LWV of Florida