Lori Berman
State Senator Lori Berman (D-FL) has released a statement on the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack committed by Hamas against Israel, which led to the death of over 1,000 Israelis. It also catalyzed the unrest in the Middle East, which has seen groups such as the Jewish State, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—After a transient arsonist set fire to a Rabbi's van outside a Jewish Community Center, Democratic leaders are speaking out on spiking levels of antisemitism in the wake of the October 7th terrorist attack on Israel. Saturday morning, transient Fort Lauderdale resident Scott Hannaford lit Rabbi Chaim Slavatick's van on fire before unsuccessfully attempting […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A bill defining antisemitism in Florida passed the Senate Committee on Judiciary unanimously, though not without criticisms of censorship and First Amendment infringements. "The bill draws from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism, which is considered the gold standard throughout the world and has been adopted by 43 United Nations member states, […]
State Senator Lori Berman (D-FL) and State Representative Adam Anderson (R-FL) introduced SB 1172 and HB 961 respectively to expand the legal definition of impairment as it relates to DUI (driving under the influence) charges. The bill is formally known as Operating Vehicles and Vessels Under the Influence. It was introduced on Jan. 9. The […]
Senator Lori Berman and Representative Kelly Skidmore proposed a new anti-human trafficking bill addressing the ongoing human trafficking crisis. SB 166 and HB 59 target “several notable gaps” in Florida legislation. Under the new law, “Maintaining a house of prostitution” is no longer a misdemeanor but a second-degree felony. The filing is aimed at bolstering […]
It is no secret Democrats in the Florida legislature have acted valiantly to support women in the state of Florida. Now, Senator Lori Berman (D) and Representative Ashley Gantt (D) are working on a bill to mandate lactating spaces for women in all county courthouses. SB 144 and HB 87 require each Florida County courthouse to have […]
As support for Crist grows, the gubernatorial hopeful is amping up his criticism against DeSantis, calling him an “authoritarian bully.”
This week, prominent Florida Democrats hosted a public discussion on healthcare where Senator Lori Berman (D-31) slammed Governor DeSantis (R-FL) for dragging America into a "pre-Roe country." Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz ignited the event by laying out the progress that President Biden and Democrats have been making through the American Rescue Plan, which Democrats […]
By Jim Saunders TALLAHASSEE — Amid fierce opposition from Democrats, a Senate committee Tuesday backed an elections bill that includes adding more rules for voting by mail and creating a state office to investigate allegations of voting irregularities. The bill (SB 524), approved in a party-line vote by the Republican-controlled Senate Ethics and Elections Committee, […]
No sooner than Senate Democratic Minority Leader Lauren Book and fellow Democratic leaders, Sens. Jason Pizzo, Bobby Powell, and Lori Berman penned a letter announcing that they would be setting up a GoFundMe account to subsidize the salaries of school officials if they are suspended for not complying with Gov. Ron DeSantis 'no mask mandate' […]
Earlier today, State Senator Lori Berman (D-31) and freshman Rep. Omari Hardy (D-88) announced their joint plan to implement solar energy in a more equitable fashion in the Sunshine State. In the Florida House, Hardy is sponsoring HB 551, also called, "Solar Energy Systems Located on the Property of an Educational Facility." The bill is […]