Thompson: Scott’s Stand Your Ground Task Force Lacks Impartiality
State Rep. Geraldine Thompson (D-Orlando) on Friday blasted Gov. Rick Scott on the composition of the Task Force on Citizen Safety and Protection, set up to review Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law, saying it is stacked with “legislators and others who are sympathetic to the status quo.”
Scott Picks Members of Stand Your Ground Task Force
Gov. Rick Scott today named the members of the task force, formed to look at the state’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law in the wake of the Trayvon Martin killing on February 26.
Siplin to Conduct Fact-Finding Inquiry in Sanford
Florida State Senator Gary Siplin (D-Orlando) will take his legislative office on the road to host the “Sanford Road to Recovery” Town Hall Meeting, as a result of the ongoing investigation into the Trayvon Martin shooting and increasing citizen concerns.
Siplin to Corey: Select Grand Jury from Outside Sanford
In the search for truth and fairness, Sen. Gary Siplin (D-Orlando) has written to Angela Corey, the special prosecutor assigned to review the Trayvon Martin killing, imploring her to do the right thing and select Grand Jury members from outside Sanford.
Sen. Siplin says Sanford Must Break its Plantation Culture
Senator Gary Siplin (D-Orlando) believes that the appointment of an independent prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin killing is a “big, big victory” for the teen’s family and the first positive action toward making sure justice is done.
Lawsuits Coming: Siplin’s “Prayer” Bill Heads to Scott
The House passed a measure allowing students to deliver “inspirational messages” at school events on a nearly party-line vote Thursday, sending the bill to Gov. Rick Scott for his approval.
League Blasts Siplin on School Prayer Bill
A bill that allows prayers at public school graduations, football games and other “non-compulsory” school events passed the Florida Senate Chambers last week and is now heading to the Florida House of Representatives.
Siplin to Host Redistricting Forum
State Senator Gary Siplin will present the “2012 Redistricting Forum” on January 28th at Evans High School in Pine Hills.
Gary Siplin is Right, Demands Equality in SunRail Contracts
Alarmed by the lack of minority – particularly African American – participation in the SunRail Project, state Senator Gary Siplin (D-Orlando) has written to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Administrator Edward Jennings and East Central Florida Regional Planning Council Chair, Commissioner Cheryl Grieb, urging that they take steps to ensure that contract opportunities generated by the recently awarded HUD planning grant are more equitably accessible.
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