Category Archives: DEC News

No John’s Island Wastewater Effluent Pipe in the Lagoon

No John’s Island Wastewater Effluent Pipe in the Lagoon Commentary by Paul Fafeita in TCPalm.com on February 19, 2019 We’re all well aware of the seemingly endless string of already-existing ...

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Understanding the Communications Coming from the Right

Words as Weapons, II Editor’s Note: This is the second entry in a series of blog posts by guest blogger, Al Griffiths. Have you ever noticed when Congressmen and Senators ...

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Florida Democrats Honor Parkland Shooting Victims By Committing to Action

Democrats Mark the One-Year Anniversary of Parkland with Call to Action Posted from the FDP website on February 14, 2019 One year since the Parkland Shooting, FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo ...

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Governor Silent on Oil Drilling in the Everglades

DeSantis Silent As Court Allows Oil Drilling in the Everglades Posted from FDP website on February 9, 2019 DeSantis Ran as a Champion of The Environment, but Goes Dark on Everglades ...

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Understanding the Communications Coming from the Right

WORDS AS WEAPONS Editor’s Note:  This is the first entry in a series of blog posts  entitled “Words as Weapons” written by guest blogger, Al Griffiths. Have you ever noticed when ...

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Working to Place Medicaid Expansion for Florida on the Ballot

Amendment Ballot Initiative to Expand Medicaid in Florida In a push for an amendment ballot initiative to expand Medicaid in Florida, political organizer Ashley Green urged Democrats to become actively ...

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Democrats Meet in Florida and Pass Unity Resolution

FDP Executive Committee Passes Unity Resolution   The Florida Democratic Party held a State Executive Committee Meeting in Orlando on Saturday, February 9, 2019.  One of the activities of the ...

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Food Drive for Furloughed Federal Workers

Democrats of Indian River “Feeding Furloughed Feds” The Indian River County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) delivered food and other dry goods and gift cards to federal workers as part of ...

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Sebring SunTrust Mass Shooting is Florida’s Seventh in Three Years

Florida Experiences its Seventh Mass Shooting in Three Years It could have been Vero Beach or Sebastian or Fellsmere. It was the SunTrust bank in Seabring. The incident marks the ...

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2017 MLK Jr Parade Vero Beach, Florida

Dr. Martin Luther King Continues to Inspire the Democrats of Indian River

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King The Democrats of Indian River — the Democratic Executive Committee, the Democratic Women’s Club, and the Florida Young Democrats — proudly marched in today’s Martin ...

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