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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 21:17:30 +0000
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Colorado
Three Weld Democrats to represent state at party's national convention
Three Weld County Democrats have been elected to represent the state at the party’s national convention this July in Philadelphia. The delegates are Kathy Ensz, Jerad Sutton and Jeri Shepard, according to an email sent Wednesday by the Weld County Democratic Party. The delegates were elected at the Colorado Democratic Convention and the congressional district conventions that were held April 15-16 in Loveland. Shepard was elected to serve a four-year term on the Democratic National Committee. She will be one of five Democrats to represent Colorado on the National Committee. She will be an unpledged delegate, which is otherwise known as a “super-delegate” at the 2020 National Convention. Sutton was elected to serve as one of the nine Colorado Democratic Presidential Electors.
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/21781736-113/three-weld-democrats-to-represent-state-at-partys

Florida
Florida electing delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention
The state of Florida is gearing up for choosing its delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC) to be held on July 25–28, 2016 in Philadelphia, Penn. Florida’s Delegates, to the DNC, are allocated to each Presidential Campaign based on votes received from the March 15, 2016 Presidential Preference Primary. Democratic voters in each congressional district are urged to participate in the election of their district’s congressional delegate.  Unfortunately, most people do not even know that these district election caucuses even take place. Subsequently, some persons may be easily elected due to voter apathy or low voter turn-out.  In most cases, the delegate elected will be the individual who is able to get most of their voters to come out from their congressional districts. Voters tend to know there is a Democratic National Convention and watch it on television, but few are aware of how delegates they see actually got there. The local Democratic Party should do
their due diligence in communicating the delegate election cycle and there needs to be better voter education and information provided as to not disenfranchise anyone.
http://thewestsidegazette.com/florida-electing-delegates-to-the-2016-democratic-national-convention/

Louisiana
Should Louisiana set a minimum wage higher than the $7.25 per hour federal standard?
At the moment, Louisiana does not have a state-mandated minimum wage—most businesses use the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. But Gov. John Bel Edwards is pushing a bill that would set Louisiana’s minimum wage at $8 per hour in 2017 and raise it to $8.50 per hour in 2018. The proposal, written by Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, was approved by the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations on March 31. Proponents say the bill would help address poverty issues, but critics say setting a higher minimum wage could result in a strain on businesses that would lead to lost jobs and earnings. The comments below are taken from the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations hearing on March 31.
https://www.businessreport.com/politics/louisiana-set-minimum-wage-higher-7-25-per-hour-federal-standard

South Carolina
Democrats convene Monday for Stump
State and local Democrats will continue a century-old tradition of stumping for votes Monday on the banks of the Little Pee Dee River in Horry County. As always, members of the John Monroe and Joseph Holliday families will stage the Galivants Ferry Stump in the parking lot of Pee Dee Farms. Considered political Americana at its best, the event, held in a traditional rural-celebratory atmosphere, features voters and candidates getting together to talk politics and eat chicken bog. “We’re excited to be celebrating 140 years this year,” said Stump director Sally Howard. “We’re proud to continue this as the only rally and political event of its kind nationwide.” Republicans are invited to attend, Howard said, but won’t be allowed to speak. “We expect a big crowd,” she said. “It’s just a fabulous event.” The Stump kicks off with traditional Bluegrass music at 4:30 p.m., followed by speeches from the candidates at 6 p.m. Chicken bog and beverages will be available for purchase. A
free shuttle service will be available to transport people from nearby parking areas to the store.
http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/article_84ee025e-0ca1-11e6-aa04-d3c84eec4329.html

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