Sarasota-Manatee delegates push for women’s rights
The Women’s Caucus met Thursday morning at the Democratic National Convention to discuss the importance of Hillary Clinton winning the presidency over Donald Trump. Trump’s true stance or intentions on women’s reproductive health rights remains unclear, caucus members said, but is cause for concern. The Rev. Leah D.
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Manatee-Sarasota delegates express mixed feelings after Clinton nomination
After the Democratic Party officially named Hillary Clinton as its nominee for president, some Bernie Sanders supporters at the convention staging a walkout in protest. But Sanders delegates from Manatee-Sarasota did not join. “When things come to an end you need to close a door, move on and find a new direction,” Sanders delegate David Beaton of Sarasota said Wednesday.
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Manatee, Sarasota delegates push for stronger gun control
Combatting gun violence in Florida and the rest of the nation was at the forefront Tuesday of a rally at the Democratic National Convention. “It’s one thing to be able to protect your home but you don’t need an assault weapon to do it,” said Lawrence Jennis, West Manatee fire commissioner and a Hillary Clinton delegate.
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Gun control rally in Philadelphia
Igniting the Vocal Majority: A Rally for Action to Reduce Gun Violence was held in Philadelphia on July 26. The rally was organized by Americans for Responsible Solutions to call on leaders in Washington to act to keep guns out of the wrong hands.
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Manatee, Sarasota Democratic delegates react to fall of Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz addressed a very emotional Florida delegation Monday morning. After announcing Sunday that she plans to resign amid the release of controversial emails among officials from the Democratic Party, she appeared Monday morning to deliver a speech to her home state delegation.
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Christopher Abruzzo is a Journalism major entering his senior year, has worked as a Temple Update anchor and producer and Update Now anchor. Chris also leads campus tours as an Owl Ambassador and aspires to become an anchor and reporter for a news station in the Philadelphia area.
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Christopher Abruzzo is a Journalism major entering his senior year, has worked as a Temple Update anchor and producer and Update Now anchor. Chris also leads campus tours as an Owl Ambassador and aspires to become an anchor and reporter for a news station in the Philadelphia area.
Local delegates predict unity from DNC
The Democratic delegation from Manatee and Sarasota planned far in advance for their arrival here this weekend to attend their national convention. District 16 voters picked six delegates to attend the Democratic National Convention – four for former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and two for Sen.
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| Correspondent | News Organization |
|---|---|
| Aishwarya Menon | American Urban Radio Network aurn.com New York |
| Alexa Ross | All Digitocracy alldigitocracy.org Washington |
| Brianna Spause | The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette islandpacket.com Hilton Head Island, SC |
| Cherea Hatcher | Bradenton Herald bradenton.com Bradenton, FL |
| Christina Klos | Tri-City Herald tricityherald.com Kennewick, WA |
| Christopher Abruzzo | Sun Herald sunherald.com Gulfport, MS |
| Hannah McComsey | The Telegraph macon.com Macon, GA |
| Harrison Brink | The Fresno Bee fresnobee.com Fresno, CA |
| Jennifer Kerrigan | Idaho Statesman idahostatesman.com Boise, ID |
| Jeseamy Muentes | KTVQ ktvq.com Montana Television Network |
| Liora Engel-Smith | VTDigger vtdigger.org Montpelier, VT |
| Louis Finley | Centre Daily Times centredaily.com State College, PA |
| Michaela Winberg | The Bellingham Herald – bellinghamherald.com Bellingham, WA |
| Paige Gross | The Wichita Eagle kansas.com Wichita, KS |
| Rob DiRienzo | KTVA 11HD ktva.com Anchorage, AK |
| Talore McBride | The News Tribune thenewstribune.com Tacoma, WA |
| Taylor Carson | The Tribune thetribunenews.com San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Taylor Schwartz | Belleville News-Democrat bnd.com Belleville, IL |
| Tracy Yatsko | KTVQ ktvq.com Montana Television Network |
| Jon Dowding | templedncnews.org Temple University Philadelphia |
