Editor’s note: We must defend our Reproductive Rights! Join our Women’s March on October 2, 2021 at 9 am to hear speakers. We will then march over to the center of the Rt 41 bridge. We will meet at Live Oak Point, 5100 Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte. Please let us know you will join us
Due to the Covid Delta variant, we will hold our 2021 Annual Fundraiser virtually on Zoom. The need to raise money to fund our operations is more important than ever. Candidates know that to win elections in tight races, Democratic turnout in all 67 counties is essential. That’s why Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, candidate to
By ARIANA FIGUEROA, Florida Phoenix, Sep 14, 2021. WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a revamped voting rights bill that would expand voter registration as well as create nonpartisan redistricting committees, but the measure is still likely to face an uphill battle in an evenly divided Senate. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will
By Chris Persaud, Palm Beach Post, USA TODAY NETWORK, Sept 18, 2021. It took nearly six months for Florida’s COVID-19 death toll to climb to about 40,000 from 30,000, but just over a month for the state to surpass 50,000 lives lost to what health officials are increasingly calling a preventable disease. COVID-19 has killed 50,811
As individual Democrats, we each support our progressive candidates as our personal circumstances allow and dictate. But by banding together as members and supporters of the Charlotte County Democratic Executive Committee (CCDEC) we are able to magnify our potential effect by pooling our money, our volunteerism, our energy, our spirit and mindset for doing good
By Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, September 14, 2021. A top Republican in the Florida Senate said Monday that she opposes some elements of the new Texas law that criminalizes abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected and allows almost anyone to sue an abortion provider over an alleged violation. The comments by Sen. Kathleen
September 15, 2021 marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month. This period of time, ending on October 15, will feature events and activities across the nation celebrating the history, influence and contributions of Hispanic-Americans to life in the United States. In recognition of the beginning of this important month-long period, Florida Democratic Party Chair
By Gary Fineout, Florida Politico, Sept 14, 2021. Roll back the tape – As Florida’s Delta surge exploded this summer Gov. Ron DeSantis and his team would snap when the time he was spending touting monoclonal antibody treatment for those infected with Covid-19 was used to question his support for vaccination. Pro-vaccine — The state’s Republican
By Danielle Brown, The Florida Phoenix, Sep 8, 2021. While state education officials withheld the salaries of Broward County School Board members because of strict mask mandates, the school district has called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to distribute billions in federal relief funds to help schools recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter addressed
By John Kennedy, Capital Bureau, USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA, Sep 10, 2021 TALLAHASSEE – Another of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ policy priorities has been blocked, with a federal court Thursday stopping enforcement of his so-called anti-riot law that opponents said was riddled with constitutional defects. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker agreed with arguments made by several civil rights
By Andrew Atterbury, Politico.com, Sep 8, 2021. TALLAHASSEE — Florida school districts are free to implement mask mandates for students as of Wednesday after a judge struck down the DeSantis administration’s attempt to halt a recent ruling on face coverings. The decision marks the latest chapter in a weekslong fight in schools and courts over masking children amid
By Chris Persaud, The Palm Beach Post, Sept 3, 2021 For the third week in a row, Florida posted more COVID-19 deaths than ever before as it reported fewer people getting the second dose of the vaccine than at any point since winter. The state’s coronavirus death toll climbed 2,345 people this week, a comparison
On Monday August 30th, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran announced that the Florida Department of Education has withheld the monthly salaries of Alachua and Broward County school board members. In response to this appalling development, Florida Democratic Party Chairman Manny Diaz issued the following statement: “This announcement is shocking and outrageous. Just last Friday, a
By Laura Olson, Florida Phoenix, Aug 27, 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of the Biden administration’s last-ditch effort to extend a federal ban on evictions has put hundreds of thousands of American renters at risk of losing their housing — and is increasing pressure on states and localities to get rental assistance
Editor’s note: What do Mike Grant, our FL state representative and his daughter, Vanessa Oliver, truly have in mind for our airport? Who knows? In late 2020, both supported moves to privatize the airport, as well as initiatives to move from our current five district representation to “at-large” elections. This is a local government hotbed
By Nancy J. Semon, The Daily Sun staff writer , Aug 18, 2021. As Covid-19 cases soar in local schools, Charlotte and DeSoto school officials are not planning to discuss a mask mandate for students amid strong opposition from some parents and threats from Gov. Ron DeSantis. Sarasota County school officials have set an emergency
By Nancy J. Semon, The Daily Sun Staff Writer, Aug 13, 2021 Now that local schools have resumed, COVID-19 cases among students and school personnel are increasing. Health officials have said the delta variant of COVID-19 is affecting younger people. So far the Pfizer vaccine is only available to children 12 and older. Charlotte County
By Brad Plumer and Henry Fountain, The New York Times, Aug. 9, 2021 Nations have delayed curbing their fossil-fuel emissions for so long that they can no longer stop global warming from intensifying over the next 30 years, though there is still a short window to prevent the most harrowing future, a major new United Nations scientific report has concluded.
Seniors and their families often face challenges in meeting their daily needs, whether it is dealing with pandemic-related problems such as access to groceries and social isolation or ongoing health, housing and nutritional requirements. Fortunately, there are many agencies devoted to providing information and services to meet those needs – many of them no-cost. The
By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida, Aug 3, 2021 SARASOTA — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried made appearances Tuesday along the Gulf Coast, offering competing views about an ongoing toxic red-tide outbreak. Fried, the state agriculture commissioner, reiterated a call for DeSantis to declare a state of emergency to help
By John Kennedy, Capital Bureau, USA TODAY NETWORK-FLORIDA, August 6, 2021 TALLAHASSEE – Students subjected to the “harassment” of having to wear masks in class would be eligible to transfer into another public or private school under an emergency rule adopted Friday by the state Board of Education. The move is the latest thrust by Gov. Ron
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