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Today, National Voter Registration Day is being observed across the country, with voter registration events taking place from coast to coast. In recognition of this important date, Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz issued the following …
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Today the Florida Department of Education confirmed that at least fifty physical bonus checks issued to Florida educators drawing on funds from the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan were “impacted” by a banking error that caused …
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On Wednesday Florida’s newly appointed Surgeon General and secretary of Florida’s Department of Health, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, issued a new rule laying out a dangerous new COVID-19 quarantine policy for schools across the state. The new …
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This morning Republican Florida State Representative Webster Barnaby filed a Texas-style abortion ban that would prohibit abortions in the state after a fetus’s heartbeat has been detected. The bill (HB 167) would empower private individuals, not …
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This week marks the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria’s deadly and destructive path through the island of Puerto Rico. In recognition of this somber occasion, Florida Democratic Party Chairman Manny Diaz issued the following statement: “Four …
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Yesterday, media outlets released pictures and video captured at the U.S. border showing Haitian migrants being manhandled, charged at with horses, and whipped by border patrol agents as the former attempted to cross into the United …
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On September 11, 2021 Americans will observe the 20th Anniversary of the coordinated terrorist attacks on our nation that devastated parts of New York City, damaged the Pentagon, took the lives of the passengers and crew …
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On September 9, 2021 U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker issued a 90-page order preliminary enjoining the enforcement of HB 1, the anti-protest Bill. Judge Walker’s order makes clear what Democrats in the Florida Legislature …
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In commemoration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz issued the following statement: “The promise of a new year always fills us with optimism and hope, yet given the difficulties …
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Today, September 6, Americans across the nation are celebrating Labor Day. In recognition of this important holiday, Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz issued the following statement: “To the degree that America is the wealthiest nation …
