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FDP Responds to Democratic Amendment Banning Assault Weapons Failing to Pass House Rules Committee   Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Juan Peñalosa released the following statement after the Democratic amendment to ban assault rifle’s failed to …

Corcoran Uses Gun Safety Debate to Cynically Advance His Gubernatorial Primary Ambitions   House Speaker Chooses Breitbart and Fox News over Parkland Students, #NeverAgain Movement   Tallahassee, Fl. — House Speaker Richard Corcoran is ignoring the …

FDP Responds After Third Democratic Amendment Banning Assault Weapons Fails   Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Juan Peñalosa released the following statement after the third Democratic amendment to ban assault weapons failed to pass Tuesday:   …

Rick Scott’s Record Speaks For Itself   FDP Spokeswoman Caroline Rowland released the following statement on Rick Scott’s “woefully inadequate” gun legislation.   “Rick Scott always says whatever he thinks will help himself, but his record …

Ron DeSantis Parties at Mar-a-Lago, Ignores Pleas from Parkland Students   “Truth About Israel” Gala Was Planned to Show Solidarity with Trump’s Charlottesville Comments   Tallahassee, Fl. — As lawmakers in Tallahassee fiercely debate gun safety …

ICYMI: Putnam Confirms He’s Still an NRA Sellout and Blames Mass Shootings on Video Games   Tallahassee, Fl. — In an interview with The Daytona Beach News-Journal today, Adam Putnam reaffirmed that he is still an …

Rick Scott Called Out For “Woefully Inadequate” Gun Safety Proposal Fox News grills Scott for failing to listen to the Parkland students’ call to ban assault weapons, long record of opposing gun safety measures     …

Rick Scott’s ‘Woefully Inadequate’ Gun Legislation Fails to Protect Floridians    Tallahassee, FL.- Rick Scott’s “woefully inadequate” proposal is being criticized by advocates, mental health professionals, pulse survivors, and the students who fought for it. They say …

FDP Statement on Rick Scott’s ‘Woefully Inadequate’ Gun Proposal   FDP Spokeswoman Caroline Rowland released the following statement responding to Rick Scott’s proposed gun legislation:   “For eight years Rick Scott has worked to make Floridians …

The Triumph of the Parkland Students, In the Face of the GOP’s Failure   By: Terrie Rizzo, Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman   Link: https://medium.com/@FlaDems/the-triumph-of-the-parkland-students-in-the-face-of-the-gops-failure-1ee3c2cc6c7c   Like so many Floridians, my own thoughts since the Parkland tragedy have …