Gary Farmer

Fort Lauderdale — After Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced that the state would stop participating in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program, State Senator Gary Farmer criticized the move and called for reversal of the department’s decision. “Florida’s unemployment benefits are already among the very lowest in the...

Such a reserve could help the state navigate hurricanes and other disasters. Democratic Sen. Gary Farmer is revisiting his calls for the state to set up a strategic fuel reserve after the Governor declared a state of emergency following the Colonial Pipeline hack. Colonial representatives have announced the company is...

As Floridians warily eye fuel deliveries, and with the past experiences of fuel shortages following hurricanes in mind, State Senator Gary Farmer on Thursday called for the creation of a strategic fuel reserve in Florida to prevent future shortfalls and consumer runs on gasoline supplies. “The Colonial Pipeline hacking exposed...

'This is painful and messy, but this has been brewing for a while,' Sen. Janet Cruz said. Members of the Florida Senate Democratic Caucus gathered last week at the Governor’s Club in Tallahassee for dinner and business. The dinner was scrumptious. The business was to elect Sen. Lauren Book as...

Sen. Lauren Book will take over. With less than three days left in this year’s Legislative Session, Senate Democrats ousted Sen. Gary Farmer as the leader of the minority party. Sen. Lauren Book, who was set to succeed Farmer in 2022, will take over for the remainder of this year’s Session.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer (D-Lighthouse Point) has called on the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to reject a Texas-based company’s request for oil drilling permits at Big Cypress Natural Preserve. Big Cypress borders the Florida Everglades and is home to endangered species found in...

When Sen. Minority Leader Gary M. Farmer Jr. isn’t legislating in Tallahassee, he’s handling class actions, mass torts, insurance and whistleblower claims for Morgan & Morgan’s Lauderdale office. Now fielding concerns within the state’s Democratic Party about the First Amendment, voting rights and health care amid a pandemic, here’s what...

The measure would also make it easier for members of the public to testify on legislation. Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer is pushing for a new constitutional amendment allowing a state Legislative Session to be conducted remotely during a state of emergency. Farmer introduced a joint resolution (SJR 1604) that...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida flags will fly at half-staff to honor of conservative talk radio host, Rush Limbaugh, who died Wednesday from lung cancer. In response to this decision, Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer (D-Lighthouse Point) released statement in which he criticized...

Gary Farmer, a Broward County senator who leads Democrats in the Florida Senate, has tested positive for COVID-19. Farmer said in a statement he had been quarantining at his condo in Tallahassee since Monday after being exposed, and he learned late Wednesday that he had tested positive. He said he...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Florida Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer announced in a press release Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. "On Monday I tested negative for the virus via two different tests," said Sen. Farmer. "A few hours after that test, I learned that I had been exposed to someone in Tallahassee who had tested positive. I immediately left the Capitol and have not returned since. Yesterday I retested, and very late last night I learned that I had tested positive"

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Senate Democratic Majority Leader, Gary Farmer (D-Lighthouse Point), has sent a letter to Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody requesting that a a criminal investigation be launched by her office into whether President Donald Trump committed crimes against the state by issuing his call to arms to his mob of supporters and inciting them to storm the U.S. Capitol building.

The trio opened campaign accounts this week. Senate Minority Leader Gary Farmer and two House Democrats have taken the first formal steps toward running for re-election in 2022. Farmer, Rep. Allison Tant and Rep. Matt Willhite opened campaign accounts this week to run again, according to the state Division of...