People on both sides of the 2nd Amendment issue could have learned a lot from Majory Stoneman Douglas High School students who visited Punta Gorda this week. (Read EDITORIAL in Charlotte Sun)
DetailsRepublican gubernatorial candidates Ron DeSantis and Adam Putnam faced off in a nationally televised debate Thursday, and Donald Trump was the star of the show. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Putnam gushed about the president, vowing to support his reelection in 2020 even though Trump has endorsed DeSantis. (Read more in TampaBay.com) Florida Democratic Party…
DetailsScott bragged about crafting the GOP’s recent health care bill that would slash coverage for people with pre-existing conditions (while giving himself a tax break). As Rick Scott heads to D.C. to hobnob with donors, Floridians from 38 counties across the state signed a letter calling on him to demand Donald Trump stop his attacks on protections for pre-existing conditions.…
DetailsAcross the United States,“Families Belong Together” rallies will be held on Saturday, June 30. The rallies are protesting President Trump separating children from their families who are attempting to enter the US. Families Belong Together is sponsored by Moveon.org. Locally, 2 rallies will be held: Sarasota> Five Points Park, Sarasota, FL 34236 at 8:00 pm. Registration for this…
DetailsPUNTA GORDA – Students who survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School arrived in Punta Gorda Tuesday to encourage Charlotte County students to register to vote. They are working to vote out politicians who resist changes in gun laws. Here are some scenes from their Road to Change rally at Laishley Park. (Read…
Details(WATCH PLAYBACK WINK News Livestream of Town Hall meeting in Punta Gorda) Parkland shooting survivors spent their second day in Southwest Florida encouraging young people to register to vote. The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School kicked off their nationwide summer bus tour called “Road to Change” earlier this month in an effort to end gun…
DetailsOlivia Babis was born without arms and would be the first person with a visible disability elected to the Florida legislature. She is running in the race for State Senate District 23, which includes part of Charlotte County. (WATCH on WTSP)
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DetailsParkland students to hold town hall in Punta Gorda Students and alumni from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will stop in Punta Gorda on Tuesday on their “Road to Change” bus tour. The nationwide tour will take the group across the country and to each of Florida’s congressional districts. Charlotte County will be its fifth…
DetailsVoter Registration and Town Hall discussion scheduled for Tuesday, June 26, as part of MFOL “Road To Change” tour. “For us, the ‘Road To Change’ is the next step in our journey to empowering people across the country,” said MFOL student organizer Delany Tarr, age 17. “It’s a chance to connect with people, young people, in…
DetailsDemocrat Olivia Babis is challenging Republican Rep. Joe Gruters for the District 23 seat. Olivia Babis often had to fight for equal rights growing up as a person with a disability. Now the Sarasota Democrat wants to take the lessons she learned through her personal advocacy and help others who are struggling. Babis, 41, filed…
DetailsLake Wales Democrat Catherine Price announced Friday that she would run for the Senate District 26 seat being vacated by Sebring Sen. Denise Grimsley, who is running for Agriculture Commissioner in the fall. “Tallahassee seems to be broken and our state is in desperate need of better political leadership. We need legislators who are educated, experienced, and committed…
DetailsNelson is up with a 60-second digital ad that accuses Scott of a “political stunt” in his announcement in January with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke that Florida was “off the table” for future oil exploration. (Read more in TampaBay.com)
DetailsCHARLOTTE COUNTY – Two Democratic candidates for State Senate and a candidate for Charlotte County Commissioner explained their positions on a wide variety of issues during a forum at the Charlotte County Democratic Headquarters Thursday. Catherine Price of Lake Wales, FL, is running for Florida State Senate District 26. She told the audience, “We need good…
DetailsToday, FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo released the following statement on Donald Trump’s executive order: “Today, young children are still being separated from their families, and held in internment camps in South Florida — and we still don’t know what the future holds for them. Donald Trump gets no credit for temporarily ending the cruel, inhumane,…
DetailsMiami Herald: Florida has more to lose with sea rise than anywhere else in the U.S Petition here Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Times reported on how Rick Scott has financial interests in various companies that would benefit from his inaction on climate change. This is the latest in a string of reporting that has dove into Rick Scott’s various…
DetailsHouse Republicans released a proposal Tuesday that would balance the budget in nine years — but only by making large cuts to entitlement programs, including Medicare, that President Trump vowed not to touch. The House Budget Committee is aiming to pass the blueprint this week, but that may be as far as it goes this…
DetailsA new Quinnipiac University poll finds Republican voters strongly back the immigrant children separation issue, while every other political persuasion and demographic group in the survey oppose it. The poll, released Monday afternoon, states that Republican voters, by 55-35 percent, support the policy of President Donald Trump of prosecuting parents immediately even if it means separating them from…
DetailsSen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz were denied entry Tuesday into a federal facility in Homestead housing immigrant children. The Florida Democrats wanted to see conditions inside the shelter and determine the status of what is reported to be about 1,000 youths there. Nelson said the company operating the facility granted a tour…
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