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Today, in response to Rick Scott’s event with six Republican presidential candidates and Bobby Jindal, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant released the following statement:  “The self-serving politicians Rick Scott invited to speak at his so-called “economic summit” reflect …

Today, ahead of the start of the 2015 special session, Floridians are wondering if they can expect anything more than the infighting and grandstanding that sent the regular session off of the rails. So far, it …

It’s come to this. Republican dysfunction in Tallahassee has already thrown state government into chaos. State agencies are planning for a government shutdown.  Now, the Standard & Poor’s rating agency has put Florida Republicans on notice: “Florida’s …

Today, in response to the Club for Growth’s dark money attack on Florida Democrats, FDP Chair Allison Tant made the following statement:  “Although this may come as a shock to the Club For Growth, Florida Democrats …

Today, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant issued the following statement congratulating former Mayor Tommy Hazouri on his election to the Jacksonville City Council: “I am excited to congratulate Tommy Hazouri and his team for running …

Today, Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Scott Arceneaux issued the following statement calling on Governor Rick Scott to sign online voter registration into law:  “It’s rare that the legislature is able to reach such a strong bipartisan consensus …

Today, the AP reported that Rick Scott admitted to using his mother’s death to try and trick the Obama administration into allowing Florida to privatize Medicaid. See for yourself.   In response, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant issued the following …

Richard Corcoran has a solution to the weeks of negative headlines and attacks from those dastardly Florida Democrats: he’s launching a website. But this misleading attack website does nothing but repeat tired and debunked attacks. It …

Today, in response to Congressman Ron DeSantis’ announcement that he will run for United States Senate, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant released the following statement:  “Congressman Ron DeSantis, the poster-boy for Washington’s partisan extremism and dysfunction, is in for …

Today, the Florida Democratic Party announced the keynote speakers of the 2015 Leadership Blue Dinner, Senator Mark Warner of Virginia and Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawai’i. Senator Mark Warner said, “It’s my honor to join Florida Democrats …