Category Archives: State News

Statement On The Jacksonville, FL Mass Shooting

Vero Beach, FL – William C. Evans, Chair of the Democratic Executive Committee of Indian River, released the following statement in response to the Jacksonville, Florida mass shooting incident where ...

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60th Anniversary Of MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech

Today marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most influential and iconic speeches in American history: the “I Have A Dream” speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

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Rubio: A Far Right Extremist and Misogynist

Marco Rubio Supported Florida Law Requiring Women To Publish Their Sexual Histories In The Newspaper Marco Rubio’s record of attacking the rights of Florida women goes beyond his support for abortion bans, ...

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Against a Woman’s Right to Choose

Floridians Can’t Count On Marco Rubio To Protect Access To Contraception Senate Republicans have already made it clear that they want to pass a national abortion ban when the Supreme Court overturns ...

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Far Right GOP Setting Unwanted Social Agenda

Draft SCOTUS Opinion Shines Light on DeSantis’ Dangerous and Unpopular Attack on Reproductive Freedom As new reporting on a draft Supreme Court opinion confirms what many have feared, that the Supreme ...

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FDP Condemns DeSantis Gerrymandering

Florida Democrats call out Governor DeSantis’ Unconstitutional Congressional Power Grab The following statement on the Congressional map signed into law by Governor DeSantis should be attributed to Florida Democratic Chair ...

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Voting Rights Groups Suing DeSantis Over Gerrymandering in Violation of Florida Constitution

The Florida Constitutional provisions on Congressional districts, that show DeSantis is in violation, are: FLORIDA CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE III, SECTION 20. Standards for establishing congressional district boundaries.—In establishing congressional district boundaries: (a) No ...

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Republicans Want You to Pay More Taxes

Opinion | Rick Scott tax plan bad news for retirees Bill Sauers   Published in The Palm Beach Post, April 18, 2022 Like many Floridians, I’m reminded of how lucky ...

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Deserves the Respect of All Americans

We saw history being made as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed The Florida Democratic Black Women’s Consortium witnessed history being made as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to ...

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SB 90 Unlawful Says Federal Court

Florida Democratic Party’s Statement on SB 90 Being Struck Down in Federal Court “The federal Court’s decision today confirmed what Democrats have been saying all along: SB90 is a discriminatory ...

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