Latest News Archive

Today, Jeb Bush tried again to rewrite history, pretending flawed voter purges under his watch as Florida governor did not disproportionately disenfranchise African Americans.  From earlier today in Iowa:  REPORTER: Do you think that African-Americans were …

Republican Leaders Mock Transparency, Saying “This is the Way Government Should Work” Newspapers are calling the Republican budget “midnight madness” and “an orgy of spending,” with unprecedented sums of taxpayer dollars handed out to special interests in the dead of …

The LEAD Task Force was commissioned in November 2014 to examine the results of the past election and report on the path forward for Florida Democrats.  Co-Chaired by U.S. Senator Bill Nelson and former Orlando Police …

Today, in response to Jeb Bush’s announcement he is running for president, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant made the following statement: “Florida Democrats stand ready to introduce the Jeb Bush we’ve known for years to …

Today, following Rick Scott’s signing into law the 24-hour abortion waiting period bill HB 633, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant released the following statement: “It comes as little surprise that Rick Scott would embrace this …

Fünf Fragen an Jeb Bush Im Hinblick auf den Krieg in Irak und den Klimawandel, haben die Amerikaner und die Floridianer Zweifel an Jeb Tallahassee, Florida — Es ist ein langer Weg von Florida nach Deutschland, …

In response to state House Republicans’ rejection of a a bipartisan, free market health care plan, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant made the following statement: “Tonight, Florida Republicans showed their true colors: abandoning the people …

What has Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera done lately to earn his $124,000 salary?  Well… • On Monday, he took a tour of Florida’s Department of Revenue.  • On Tuesday, he applauded at Rick Scott’s Republican presidential …

In response to the Florida Senate’s overwhelming passage of a free market health care plan, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant made the following statement:  “I commend the Florida Senate on their vote to expand access to health …