Gov. Rick Scott said Friday that Sen. Mitch McConnell had agreed to a key project affecting Lake Okeechobee. Democrats blasted Scott for taking credit for a project that was already in a sweeping environmental package and pushed for by Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio. (Read more in TampaBay.com)
DetailsA controversial proposed constitutional amendment that could have significantly altered Florida’s public education landscape will not go to voters in November. In a narrowly divided 4-3 decision, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday ruled Amendment 8 should remain off the ballot. It upheld the order of Leon County Judge John Cooper, who found the measure’s title and summary misleading. (Read more in TampaBay.com)FL
DetailsFormer President Barack Obama said President Donald Trump is “capitalizing on resentment that politicians have been fanning for years” and questioned “What happened to the Republican Party?” a preview of Obama’s message for the fall’s midterms — and his most pointed. (WATCH excerpts – CNN) (WATCH – entire speech – YouTube)
DetailsFlorida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo released the following statement about the selection of Jeanette Nuñez as the GOP candidate for Lt. Governor: “DeSantis has selected a lobbyist who supports his agenda of denying health care to hundreds of thousands, destroying public schools, and taking away women’s health freedom. Nuñez has played a key role in…
DetailsDemocratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum announced that Chris King is his pick to be lieutenant governor in a Thursday morning Facebook Live. “We leaned into wanting to choose an individual that has the ability to be the governor of the state of Florida,” Gillum said in the announcement before introducing the Kings. (Read more in…
DetailsThe nation’s most-expensive Senate race is a dead-even tie between Florida Sen. Bill Nelson and Gov. Rick Scott, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. The 49 – 49 percent race shows how Scott has narrowed a 4-point deficit since Quinnipiac last surveyed the race in February, but the results suggest that the three-term Democratic senator has so…
DetailsVying to be the next Governor of Florida are Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum. Let’s take a look at each candidates’ positions on four critical issues for Florida voters: health care; the environment; gun control; and education. (1) Health Care DeSantis said on CNN, “…there really is no lack of health care. If…
DetailsPacked House of Activists Attend Campaign Trainings Over Holiday Weekend In another sign of momentum and energy on the ground, the Florida Democratic Party’s African American Voter Summit was sold-out, with over 75 people signing-up for activist training on Saturday of the holiday weekend. This is the second summit to focus on turning out African…
DetailsAs the details from the new Bob Woodward book, “Fear: Trump in the White House,” begin to emerge, there is trembling throughout the Republican cloakrooms in the Senate and House, throughout the White House staff and throughout the community of those who have been Trump’s most visible shills and apologists in the media. (Read more…
DetailsJuan Peñalosa, FDP Executive Director has announced the opening of the Democratic Memorabilia store. Go to: https://www.floridadems.store/
DetailsDemocrats made an impressive display of Democratic energy and enthusiasm as we marched in the Pioneer Day Parade in Englewood. Together, there were 6 decorated vehicles and about 50 people from Charlotte County, Sarasota County, and the Venice Club and North Port clubs. Five candidates were represented: Joan Fischer (Charlotte County Commission), Tony Mowry (FL…
DetailsCharlotte County Commissioner candidate Joan Fischer is launching a social media campaign that includes video of her backstory and her motivation. Joan recorded the video on the banks of the Peace River. In it, she says, “We must work together – use our voice, our actions and our advocacy to elect people who will protect…
DetailsThe red tide was confirmed last November, and dolphin deaths had remained in the normal range. Then in July the number hit eight, double the historic average. In August, the number soared to 41 deaths in which red tide is suspected, the Miami Herald reports. (Read more in Weather.com)
DetailsA racist robocall targeted Andrew Gillum days after the Tallahassee mayor won the Democratic nomination in the Florida governor’s race, giving him a shot at becoming the state’s first black chief executive. The 78-second pre-recorded message, obtained by CNN, is narrated by a man speaking in a caricature of a black dialect with cartoonish jungle…
DetailsCharlotteDems.com Editor’s note: The following letters to the editor from local Democrats appeared recently in the Sun newspapers. Give Gillum a fair, clean run Editor: Today as I put an Andrew Gillum for Governor sticker on the back of my car, it reminds me of when I drove around Charlotte County with an Obama for…
DetailsAndrew Gillum and Sen. Bill Nelson represent two diverging camps of the Florida Democratic Party. But at a rally Friday afternoon, party leaders sought to sell them — and a slate of down-ballot candidates — as a unified ticket that could reverse a 20-year losing streak in the state and preserve their foothold in Washington.…
DetailsOn a Sunday morning at 6:00 am, the Catherine Price Campaign for Florida Senate District 26 gathered in predawn light at Circle Bar B Ranch, a Polk County park, to start a road trip down the Peace River to Punta Gorda. District 26 encompasses freshwater and land resources, such as the Peace River, that are very important to the State of Florida.
DetailsAndrew Gillum is breaking ahead of Ron DeSantis in the governor’s race, fueled by the early preference of Florida’s independent voters, according to the first publicly released poll of the general election campaign season. (Read more in FloridaPolitics.com)
DetailsAndrew Gillum’s victory in the Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday may have seemed like a surprise. Of the five people in the race, he was the only non-millionaire or billionaire and the only African American. He was outspent and was at the bottom of the polls through most of the campaign. In short, few gave him a shot —…
Details“No means No” unless you are Mosaic Co. Last month, Desoto County Commissioners voted 4-1 against Mosaic’s application seeking to rezone more than 14,000 acres from farmland to industrial mining. This was a major victory for the citizens of DeSoto County, as well as those in surrounding counties, concerned about the impacts of mining…
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