With reservations, we recommend Katherine Fernández Rundle for Miami-Dade state attorney | EditorialMiami Herald / EDITORIAL BOARD / August 9, 2020These are both fragile and explosive times. They call for leaders who are battle-tested, compassionate and possessing the will to find the best path forward for all in our community.We think Katherine Fernández Rundle is such a… Read more »
Massachusetts is close to establishing a permanent commission on the status of Black men and boysBoston.com / Dialynn Dwyer / Aug. 6, 2020As negotiations continue on Beacon Hill over the final version of a police accountability and reform bill, community activists have their eye on another measure attached to the approved House legislation — the establishment of a permanent… Read more »
Heard On Sundial: Congressional Candidates Form "Florida's Fab Four", Retail And The PandemicWLRN / Chris Remington & Liv Steinhardt / Augsut 5, 2020In South Florida's U.S. congressional races, there are four candidates who are heavily favored and have no plans of giving up their seats. Representatives Lois Frankel, Alcee Hastings, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Frederica Wilson have… Read more »
Darren Soto Takes to House Floor to Champion Rubio's, Wilson's Social Status of Black Men and Boys ActFlorida Daily / August 2, 2020Last week, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., spoke on the House floor in support of the Commission on the "Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act."The bill, which was introduced by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., will… Read more »
This Week in South Florida: Rep. Frederica WilsonLocal10 / Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg / August 1, 2020PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The focus on civil rights and addressing systemic racism came into sharper focus this week in Washington D.C. as congress created a commission to study and make recommendations to improve the lives of black men and boys.South Florida lawmakers took the… Read more »
Miami, FL – At the urging of Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, the Federal Aviation Administration announced today that it will extend to July 24, the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the South-Central Florida Metroplex NextGen Project. The decision was made a day after the Florida lawmaker hosted a conference call with several representatives from… Read more »
Miami, Fla. – Congresswoman Wilson led a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis urging him to make free or affordable face coverings universally available throughout the state. In the past few weeks, the rate of confirmed coronavirus infections has surged in Florida, making it one of the nation's top five hot spots. On July 4, for example, the state reported a record-breaking, single-day high… Read more »
Miami, Fla. – Today, Congresswoman Wilson voted to pass H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, House Democrats' sweeping legislation to invest more than $1.5 trillion in modern, sustainable infrastructure while creating millions of good-paying jobs, combatting the climate crisis and addressing disparities in communities across Florida and throughout the country."I made a promise to my… Read more »
Miami, FL – Congresswoman Wilson, who sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, applauds H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, House Democrats' newly unveiled bill to invest more than $1.5 trillion in modern, sustainable infrastructure, while creating millions of good-paying jobs, combatting the climate crisis and addressing disparities in urban, suburban and rural… Read more »
Miami, FL – Today, Congresswoman Wilson issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling on the White House's effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program:"I am celebrating today's landmark Supreme Court ruling that prohibits the Trump administration from rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program with the thousands of Hispanic and… Read more »
