Crises are time-tested means of subverting democracy. Autocratic leaders such as Vladimir Putin have long used national emergencies — some real, some not — to claim extra ordinary power. Autocratic leaders often vex under the constraints of constitutional rule and find democratic politics agonizingly frustrating. They lack the disposition for the give-and-take of everyday…
DetailsWe are recruiting college juniors and students expecting to complete school by June 2020 to spend 8 weeks this summer – June 10, 2019–August 2, 2019 – learning the art and science of being a field organizer in a presidential election. Corps members can earn $4,000 gaining valuable career skills in leadership, project management and communication while…
DetailsIt has been more than two decades since the U.S. House of Representatives held a vote on major gun safety legislation. H.R. 8 is scheduled for a hearing in the House Committee on Rules on February 25 at 5:00 p.m. It will then be voted on in the full House where it is expected…
DetailsFemale high school seniors who are registered to vote as a Democrat in Florida could potentially win $1,000 toward college. The scholarship, awarded from the Democratic Women’s Club of Charlotte County, requires a 350-500 word essay on “Why women in politics matter.” Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and attend college in fall, 2019. (Read more…
DetailsThe Florida we know and love is wild as can be — but there’s a toxic legacy that’s threatening to overtake our state, and we need your help to stop it. Florida is now the capital of U.S. phosphate mining, and it’s killing our air, water, and wildlife. Using the form on this page, sign…
DetailsFlorida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo released the following statement on the DeSantis administration’s decision not to appeal a court ruling allowing the expansion of oil drilling in the Everglades: “Ron DeSantis today endangered the drinking water of millions of Floridians by allowing oil drilling in the Everglades. From this day forward, DeSantis will now…
DetailsCharlotte Democratic political activist Gissendanner dead at 67 Betty Gissendanner pleaded for residents to examine their conscience before voting this past election season. Gissendanner was no stranger to standing up for what’s right. Having marched against racism since she was a young girl in Alabama, she was a local political champion who stood up…
DetailsThe son of local Democratic leader Betty Gissendanner says that Betty has passed away following a battle with cancer. Gissendanner was a driving force for the Charlotte County Democratic Party, most recently serving as Vice Chair until 2018. She also served as State Committeewoman for seven years, representing the Charlotte Party to the Florida Democratic…
DetailsEnglewood Indivisible and Indivisible Action Southwest Florida rallied a large protest outside Congressman Greg Steube’s office on Tuesday. Support for the demonstration from motorists was overwhelmingly positive. The organizers gathered signatures on two petitions that were delivered to Steube’s office. The groups held hand-lettered signs challenging President Trump’s emergency declaration aimed at funding a wall…
DetailsBy Teresa Jenkins, Legislative Liaison Committee Chair The Legislative Liaison Committee held its first meeting on February 13. The meeting was deemed, “the calm before the storm,” as Florida’s 60-day legislative session will begin on March 5. Interim committee weeks are about to end and we’ll get the show on the road! DEC members are…
DetailsPresident Donald Trump will pay for his much-coveted wall at the southern border in part by taking $3.6 billion from military projects across the country and the world. The decision means Florida bases could lose up to $177 million for planned construction, more than all but eight other states… (Read more in TampaBay.com)
DetailsCharlotte County Democrat’s Blue Gala to feature Nikki Fried. Florida’s first female Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Ms. Fried will serve as Keynote Speaker at April 13th Blue Gala at Isles Yacht Club in Punta Gorda.
DetailsHow will Democrats handle historically large field of candidates in 2020 primary debates? DNC Chair Tom Perez promises “fair shake,” focus issues. #[email protected]: “We’re not going to be talking about hand size. We’re going to be talking about health care.” THIS MORNING: How will Democrats handle historically large field of candidates in 2020 primary debates?…
DetailsA developer who had received a recommendation for a planned hotel from a Charlotte County advisory committee has retracted his request for a zoning change, citing public opposition to the plan. (Read more in Englewood Sun) Also in Englewood Sun, ‘We don’t want Naples here’ – Englewood residents object to proposed hotel
DetailsTwo hours of angry testimony persuaded Charlotte County Commissioners to drop the last two years of planned water and sewer rate increases. That leaves three years of 7 percent rate increases — the first to take effect on April 1. (Read more in Englewood Sun)
DetailsABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida After both blue-green algae and red tide plagued Southwest Florida for much of last summer, conditions have improved, but the protests for clean water continue. On Saturday, more than 60 people turned out in Punta Gorda for the March Against Mosaic, a movement against…
DetailsTALLAHASSEE — Upholding a judge’s decision that sided with former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and national Democrats, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that a Florida law requiring voters’ signatures on mail-in ballots to match the signatures on file with elections officials imposes “a serious burden on the right to vote.”…
DetailsFebruary 14 marks the one-year anniversary of the school shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Florida has a serious gun problem with a total of 51 mass shootings between 2016 and 2018 leaving 118 people dead. Much will be written about the tragic killing of 17 innocent people one year…
DetailsToday we take time to remember the 17 victims who were cruelly gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day last year. We remember how the Parkland students led historic statewide, and nationwide calls for action, and forced Republicans to make changes to our gun laws in Tallahassee for the first time…
DetailsThe Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Florida will be hosting the 2019 Lobby Days from Sunday, March 17 to Tuesday, March 19th. More details will be published soon. You do not have to be a member to attend Lobby Days. Please help with a preliminary headcount by letting the Lobby Days Committee know if you are attending the DHCF 2019 Lobby Days by Friday, February 22, 2019. We will be…
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