‘We want our beach back’
Instead of renting chairs on Englewood Beach, Mark Timchula spent Saturday on a street corner in Sarasota fighting for clean water and his livelihood.
DetailsFinal Debate of Democratic Candidates for Governor Before Primary is August 2 on Channel 7
The Democratic Candidates running for the Florida Governor’s office will debate at 7:00 PM on Thursday, August 2nd, in West Palm Beach. The Florida Press Association and WPBF are presenting the debate. It will be broadcast live in the Fort Myers market on WZVN, Channel 7. Plans are underway to host debate watch parties in…
DetailsRed Tide Concerns Bring Locals Together
Anyone visiting a Southwest Florida beach can smell something is wrong. Local news stations and newspapers have noticed. And they are publishing and broadcasting stories almost daily about severe algae blooms and fish kills.
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Red Tide Strategy meeting today from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Skip’s Placida Marina, 1990 Placida Road. About 900 people were interested in the meeting. Parking is limited so carpooling is encouraged (Read more in Sun) Editor’s Note: CharlotteDems.com is asking for a volunteer to cover this event, take pictures, and report on actions…
DetailsFactory Workers losing jobs in Trump Economy
This is the Republican tax scam in action, folks. Shortly after the GOP passed their plan to reward corporations with massive giveaways, Harley-Davidson announced their Kansas City plant closure and the layoffs of about 800 workers. Days later, they announced nearly $700 million in stock buybacks to benefit wealthy shareholders and executives.
Constitutional Amendments – Proposed 2018
2018 Proposed Constitutional Amendments On your 2018 General Election ballot, you’ll be faced with 13 – yes, 13 proposed amendments to Florida’s Constitution. That’s because in addition to the Florida Legislature and private citizens, a 37-member Constitutional Revision Commission (CRC) can also establish ballot measures. The CRC meets every 20 years to review Florida’s Constitution…
DetailsAs Rick Scott abandons job, Floridians are left behind
New reporting from Politico found that Rick Scott has given up on doing the job of governor, instead focusing full time on extending his political career. While abandoning his official job, he fundraised with oil and gas special interests and the founder of the company at the center of the SunPass Scandal. Here are some key points from Politico’s report: •”Even as…
DetailsLocal Activists defeat Mosaic Mining
After two days of emotional testimony in support of and against phosphate mining in the county’s rural back reaches, the DeSoto Board of County Commissioners late Wednesday voted to deny the Fortune 500 firm its application to rezone some 14,000 acres from agriculture to industrial mining. (Read more in Sun) Local activists celebrated More Coverage of…
DetailsJudge: Florida’s early voting-on-campus ban shows ‘stark pattern of discrimination’
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott’s elections officials showed “a stark pattern of discrimination” in blocking early voting at state college and university campuses, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The decision by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker is yet another voting rights defeat for the Republican governor, and could yet emerge as an issue in his…
DetailsDWC presents scholarships
“It is fascinating to read the passion and commitment described by these young women.”
DetailsVoter suppression on Florida college campuses
The following article was written by Charlotte County Democratic Party Legislative Liason Teresa Jenkins The Florida League of Women Voters along with students from the University of Florida and Florida State University are suing Florida’s Secretary of State over a 4-year-old edict banning the use of college buildings as early voting sites. In 2014, Secretary…
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Florida Attorney General candidates react: ‘Stand your ground law should be repealed’
Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense laws are a clear division point between the two Democrats and two Republicans in the state attorney general’s race, and that division showed in responses to questions Monday about the Markeis McGlockton shooting. (Read more in TampaBay.com) FDP Statement on Stand Your Ground Law Being Used in Clearwater Case Posted July…
DetailsCharlotte and Sarasota lack young voters
Young Charlotte County Democrats Vance Herbener and Shanna Salovitz were featured in today’s Charlotte Sun article More and more young people are registering to vote statewide, but not in Charlotte and Sarasota counties. By now it’s well-known that voter turnout was notoriously low in 2016 — only a little over half the registered voters in the…
DetailsWatch the Candidates speak at “Politics in the Park”
CharlotteDems.com recorded the speeches given by all candidates at Politics in the Park. They are presented below. First, though, here is Charlotte Democratic Executive Committee Chair Patrick Hurley with his opening remarks.
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Agriculture Commissioner Candidates Speak at “Politics in the Park”
Both Democratic candidates for Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services attended the Charlotte County DEC’s “Politics in the Park” event on Saturday, July 21st. Nikki Fried and R. David Walker spoke to hundreds of people at Harbour Heights Park. Both talked with CharlotteDems.com.
DetailsCandidates for Governor Headline Politics in the Park
Among the many statewide and local candidates attending the Charlotte County Democrats’ Politics in the Park event on Saturday were two of the Democratic candidates for Governor. Chris King and Philip Levine talked with CharlotteDems.com.
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Politics in the Park a Tremendous Success
We’ll be adding photos of yesterday’s Politics in the Park (PITP) in this space. Stay tuned! Here is the LIVE feed recorded from PITP. Thanks, David Finster: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 (Read Coverage in Charlotte Sun)Image Credits: Dan Rodriguez
DetailsPhilip Levine, Chris King look for votes in deep red Charlotte
While Charlotte County can safely be called Republican country, Democratic gubernatorial candidates Philip Levine and Chris King weathered pouring rain to speak to voters there on Saturday. The two candidates spoke at the Politics in the Park event at Harbor Heights Park near Punta Gorda. There, Levine touted his record as a climate-conscious mayor in Miami Beach while King…
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‘Future of Florida on the line’: Dem. gubernatorial candidates debate
In the race for the governor’s mansion, five democratic candidates participated in a gubernatorial debate Wednesday evening at hosted by WINK News at Florida Gulf Coast University. Several questions asked during the hour-long debate focused on issues here in Southwest Florida: water quality, school safety, and area industries. (Watch the Debate on WINKNews)
DetailsSen. Nelson on Trump/Putin Summit
From Senator Bill Nelson: Dear Friends, President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for a private one-on-one meeting in Helsinki, Finland today. While we don’t know what the two presidents said during that meeting, what President Trump said at a press conference afterward – and his refusal to accept the fact that Russia interfered…
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