It’s warming up to 46 in Washington DC on Inauguration Day! Opinion by the Washington Post Editorial Board, Jan. 19, 2021 Well, we made it. Some 1,461 days after Donald Trump took office as president, he must leave it, having been defeated for reelection last Nov. 3 by Joseph R. Biden Jr., who was sworn in…
DetailsEditor’s note: Between Sunday and Monday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 8,002 (0.5 percent), to 1,579,281; active hospitalizations went up by 29 (nearly 0.4 percent), to 7,448; deaths rose by 137 (nearly 0.6 percent), to 24,274. In Charlotte County, we have had 9,023 cases and 270 deaths attributed to coronavirus. You can…
DetailsBy Teresa Jenkins, Charlotte County Democrats Executive Chair “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” This quote is from Dr. Martin Luther King’s March 22, 1964 speech at Arizona State University. Dr. King offers us only two choices: chaos or community; friendship or discord. With all the conflicts facing…
DetailsFL state senator Joe Gruters further demonstrated his leadership incompetence by speaking at an Anti-Vaxxers meeting yesterday.
DetailsEditor’s note: Charlotte County’s distribution effort has been stymied by a surging demand from its 65+ population and limited supply. When vaccine is available, residents quickly overwhelm this registration site. By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press, Jan 14, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s director of emergency management said Thursday that a statewide…
DetailsBy DANIEL SUTPHIN, Charlotte Sun Staff Writer, Jan 13, 2021 ARCADIA — “Water is life, water is life,” Vicki Steiner pleaded to DeSoto County Commissioners Wednesday during a workshop in Arcadia on water quality and phosphate mining company Mosaic. Steiner, of DeSoto County, was one of a handful of Southwest Florida residents speaking out against…
DetailsOut of a abundance of caution in respect to the surging pandemic and political unrest, our DEC leadership has decided to cancel our Biden Harris Inauguration Celebration event, previously planned to be held at our headquarters on Wednesday, Jan 20th at 3 PM. It is a historic day and we have all worked hard to…
Details$850 million of the $1.4 billion will be administered by FL state government, while the other $550 million will go directly to cities and counties with populations of 200,000 or more.
DetailsEditor’s note: This is an important petition request….but please also contact FL Representative Mike Grant (re: HB 1, call (850) 717-5075 and https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/contactmember.aspx?MemberId=4349&SessionId=90) and FL Senator Joe Gruters ( re: SB 484, call 850-487-5023 and email https://www.flsenate.gov/senators/s23) to express your opposition to DeSantis’ Combating Public Disorder bill. Governor DeSantis just launched a grievous attack on Floridians’…
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DetailsBetsy DeVos relentlessly promoted school choice and ended many Obama-era rules. She shares few similarities with her likely successor, Connecticut state education chief Miguel Cardona.
DetailsPresident, GOP to blame for insurrection OMG! We are now officially a Third World country! Led by a would-be dictator, emperor and king, and enabled by the majority of his party, officials and supporters. Donald Trump’s “go home” message to the mob included talk about the “stolen” election and called essentially anyone who voted against him “evil.” He…
DetailsIOn Saturday, January 9th the Florida Democratic Party State Executive Committee elected new officers as well as new DNC Members. Manny Diaz (M) was selected to lead our party. Our vice-chair is Judy Mount (F), Cashmore Shaw (M) is secretary and Francine García (F) is treasurer. Congratulations to all! The new DNC members are: Sean…
DetailsThis week we saw President Donald Trump initiate an insurrection against the United States government in a final effort to remain in power. A large part of the Republican base believes, groundlessly, that the election was stolen because that’s what leading figures in the party have been saying, egged on by President Trump. This was…
DetailsBy an Anonymous Contributor You could say it was the shot heard around the world. Regular Americans, government officials, guardians of our democratic institutions and even world leaders (both friend and foe) watched with visual paralysis as the sitting President of the United States incited thousands of his lunatic fringe of domestic terrorist supporters to…
DetailsTrump and his family break all kinds of laws, in addition to treason, seditious acts and inciting a riot.
DetailsBy Teresa Jenkins, Chair of the Charlotte County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) A Democratic Senate Thank you to everyone who took action to elect Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the U.S. Senate in Georgia! Both races have been called for the Democratic candidates, meaning that, once Vice President-elect Harris is inaugurated and becomes…
DetailsAs a part of our mission to further connect Florida’s many Democratic groups, the Florida Organizers for Democratic Progress sent the FDP Chair candidates a questionnaire. We asked Democratic organizers around the state what they would like to know about the future Chair of Florida’s Democratic Party, and the responses from four of the candidates…
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DetailsBy Issac Morgan , Florida Phoenix, January 4, 2021 Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to ramp up COVID vaccine distribution in the state by adding community sites such as churches and other state-run facilities, while putting pressure on Florida hospitals to administer vaccines quickly. “We don’t believe it’s time to rest,” DeSantis said at press conference Monday at…
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