Weekly Updates

Weekly update for January 27, 2026. This is recording number 351 Dear Members and Advocates, This week in Minnesota, the national spotlight is shining on a series of controversial shootings by federal immigration agents. Last week’s death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA hospital employee, ignited conflict and controversy. While witnesses contest the administration’s account (and there is

Weekly update for January 20, 2026. This is recording number 350  Dear Members and Advocates,  Today, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a decision in Ellingburg v. United States (Jan. 20, 2026), a case having nothing to do with the registry, but having to do with Ex Post Facto laws.  Justice Clarence Thomas joined the majority but

Weekly update for January 13, 2026. This is recording number 349 Dear Members and Advocates, For those who joined our monthly member call last week, you heard from our President Emeritus, Gail, about our national effort to engage public relations professionals to change the narrative. Florida Action Committee, along with several other state affiliates, is banding together to launch coordinated

Weekly update for January 6, 2026. This is recording number 347 Dear Members and Advocates, The preamble to most laws is where you’ll find the legislative findings. The standard “finding” we see regurgitated in almost every piece of sex offender legislation – about the “frightening high” recidivism rate – is annoying. Especially since its been debunked by decades of empirical

Weekly update for December 30, 2025. This is recording number 346 Dear Members and Advocates, This week, as we close out 2025, we want to draw attention to a situation that highlights a fundamental flaw in Florida’s registration scheme: what happens when the law requires compliance, but the government makes compliance impossible. Here’s the hypothetical scenario… During the winter holidays,

Weekly update for December 23, 2025. This is recording number 345 Dear Members and Advocates, As the holiday season is upon us, we want to take a moment to wish everyone in the Florida Action Committee community a peaceful and meaningful holiday. For many, this is a time of family gatherings, shared meals, and traditions that remind us of connection