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Sneaky Charter School Provision Inserted by Florida Senate Republicans

by Apr 28 2019 0 Comments

In the works: A major expansion of charter schools in FL? By Diane Rado in the Florida Phoenix, April 26, 2019 While educators, lobbyists, and media outlets have closely watched the ...

House Republicans Approve Anti-Immigrant Bill HB 527

by Apr 24 2019 0 Comments

House Republicans Approve Anti-Immigrant Bill HB 527 Florida Democratic Party Spokesperson Luisana Pérez released the following statement after Republican state representatives voted to advance HB 527 in the Florida House: ...

Voter Suppression Proposals from the Florida Legislature

by Apr 02 2019 0 Comments

HB 7101: Florida Republicans’ Latest Attack on the Rights of Florida Voters Posted March 29, 2019 by FDP Just weeks after trying to overturn Amendment Four, Florida Republicans are backing another ...

Florida Democratic Budget Proposal

by Mar 16 2019 0 Comments

The New Sunshine Deal budget launch was a big success in Tallahassee The New Sunshine Deal budget, the House Democrats alternative to Republicans budget, included a larger tax cut for ...

Democrats of Indian River Testify Before State Legislators

by Jan 17 2019 0 Comments

DEC and FYDIR Officers Press Mayfield and Grall on Gun Safety and Universal Heath Care The Democrats of Indian River County urged Republican legislative representatives Sen. Debbie Mayfield and Rep. ...

GOP Healthcare Plans Ignore Our Neighbors’ Plights

by Aug 12 2018 0 Comments

Locally Hundreds of Thousands Have Pre-existing Conditions Kudos to Sally Wilkey, who chronicled her personal battle with brain cancer in a letter to the editor published by TCPalm on July ...

Our Neighbors’ and Friends’ Need the Affordable Care Act to Survive

by Jul 31 2018 0 Comments

Hey, neighbor: Affordable Care Act is pivotal to my survival Treasure Coast Newspapers Published 4:00 a.m. ET July 31, 2018 I am a 28-year-old woman nearly into a third year of ...

Democratic Candidates for Governor Square Off on Wednesday, July 18th

by Jul 17 2018 0 Comments

Florida Democrats to Hold Gubernatorial Debate in Fort Myers Florida Democratic Party, Posted July 16, 2018 This Wednesday, July 18, the Florida Democratic Party will be hosting a Democratic Gubernatorial ...

Adam Putnam Consistently Voted Against Veterans’ Benefits while in Congress

by Jul 15 2018 0 Comments

Senator Victor Torres: Adam Putnam Didn’t Support Veterans When It Counted Florida Democratic Party, Posted July 11, 2018 The Associated Press is reporting that Adam Putnam will release his plan on ...

Educate Yourself on the Democratic Candidates

by Jul 11 2018 0 Comments

Check Out “Voting” Tab Two new features can be found on the “Voting” tab of the Democrats of Indian River website. · One is a tool to help you understand how ...