Editor’s note: We must defend our Reproductive Rights! Join our Women’s March on October 2, 2021 at 9 am to hear speakers. We will then march over to the center of the Rt 41 bridge. We will meet at Live Oak Point, 5100 Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte. Please let us know you will join us
Due to the Covid Delta variant, we will hold our 2021 Annual Fundraiser virtually on Zoom. The need to raise money to fund our operations is more important than ever. Candidates know that to win elections in tight races, Democratic turnout in all 67 counties is essential. That’s why Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, candidate to
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Dr. Joseph Ladapo as Florida’s newest surgeon general and secretary of Florida’s Department of Health, who has a history of going against science when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. Democratic National Committee spokesperson Adonna Biel released the following statement: “There has been no governor who has been more pro-COVID
On Sunday, September 26th, 2021 from 3 to 4 pm, Charlotte County Democrats will host a short memorial service recognizing Gold Star Mother’s Day. Kim Hayes, Chair of American Gold Star Mothers of SW Florida will be the featured speaker. The event will take place at the Gazebo adjacent to the Vietnam War Memorial, 200
By Bill Welsch, Indivisible Action SWFL Following the Civil War, citizens of Southern states, feeling humiliated and disheartened, set to work re-writing history. They wasted no time. In a manner befitting modern-day communications experts, the South got to work framing a revised narrative, one that became “truth” in our educational system and media. Even books
By Jackie Calmes, The Washington Post, Sept 16, 2021. Nearly three years after his confirmation, Justice Brett Kavanaugh remains a deeply divisive figure, the best-known but least-popular justice on the Supreme Court. Occasionally, his votes or some news story will renew the bitter sense among many Americans that he got away with a lie in denying Christine Blasey
TALLAHASSEE, FL (September 15, 2021) – The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is proud to announce the creation of the Safety & Justice Task Force, chaired by State Attorney Andrew Warren of Hillsborough County. The mission of the Task Force is to develop common sense solutions around criminal justice and police reform that improve safety for
Editor’s note: The following Letter to the Editor was printed in the Sept 15th edition of The Daily Sun. How dare Florida Republicans call themselves pro-life while refusing federal aid benefiting Florida’s most vulnerable children! Republicans failed to expand Medicaid which would have provided healthcare for many of those children and failed to distribute the
By ARIANA FIGUEROA, Florida Phoenix, Sep 14, 2021. WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a revamped voting rights bill that would expand voter registration as well as create nonpartisan redistricting committees, but the measure is still likely to face an uphill battle in an evenly divided Senate. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will
Please join me in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th! I am grateful for the immeasurable contributions of Hispanic Americans to Florida and Charlotte County. Part of what makes neighborhoods so special is diversity, and we wouldn’t have that today without our strong and vibrant Hispanic communities. Charlotte County Democrats are
By Chris Persaud, Palm Beach Post, USA TODAY NETWORK, Sept 18, 2021. It took nearly six months for Florida’s COVID-19 death toll to climb to about 40,000 from 30,000, but just over a month for the state to surpass 50,000 lives lost to what health officials are increasingly calling a preventable disease. COVID-19 has killed 50,811
Thank you for writing to me about gun violence in America—an epidemic that has plagued our Nation for far too long. We have seen mass murders in places where we live, learn, work, and pray. We have seen far too many lives lost to community violence and suicide by firearm. Gun violence is a stain
When I took the oath of office, I pledged to defend America against all threats—both foreign and domestic—and that includes the assault on free and fair elections and the sacred, constitutional right to vote. The right to vote is the beating heart of American democracy: with it, anything is possible for us; without it, nothing
As individual Democrats, we each support our progressive candidates as our personal circumstances allow and dictate. But by banding together as members and supporters of the Charlotte County Democratic Executive Committee (CCDEC) we are able to magnify our potential effect by pooling our money, our volunteerism, our energy, our spirit and mindset for doing good
By Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, September 14, 2021. A top Republican in the Florida Senate said Monday that she opposes some elements of the new Texas law that criminalizes abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected and allows almost anyone to sue an abortion provider over an alleged violation. The comments by Sen. Kathleen
September 15, 2021 marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month. This period of time, ending on October 15, will feature events and activities across the nation celebrating the history, influence and contributions of Hispanic-Americans to life in the United States. In recognition of the beginning of this important month-long period, Florida Democratic Party Chair
By Gary Fineout, Florida Politico, Sept 14, 2021. Roll back the tape – As Florida’s Delta surge exploded this summer Gov. Ron DeSantis and his team would snap when the time he was spending touting monoclonal antibody treatment for those infected with Covid-19 was used to question his support for vaccination. Pro-vaccine — The state’s Republican
By The Editorial Board, The New York Times, Sept. 10, 2021. As Americans contemplate the prospect of a second winter trapped in the grip of Covid-19, remember that it didn’t need to be this way. Vaccines were developed in record time, and have proved to be both incredibly safe and stunningly effective. Nearly two-thirds of eligible Americans
The following Letter to the Editor was published in The Daily Sun on September 10, 2021. Our local school board has a history of proactive policies and measures put in place for the safety and security of students and employees. It grieves me that a public health and safety issue has become so controversial and
By Danielle Brown, The Florida Phoenix, Sep 8, 2021. While state education officials withheld the salaries of Broward County School Board members because of strict mask mandates, the school district has called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to distribute billions in federal relief funds to help schools recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter addressed
By John Kennedy, Capital Bureau, USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA, Sep 10, 2021 TALLAHASSEE – Another of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ policy priorities has been blocked, with a federal court Thursday stopping enforcement of his so-called anti-riot law that opponents said was riddled with constitutional defects. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker agreed with arguments made by several civil rights
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