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Florida Politics: “LGBTQ Victory Fund backs Shevrin Jones in SD 35”

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State Rep. Shevin Jones is announcing support from another pro-LGBTQ group Wednesday, as LGBTQ Victory Fund is backing Jones’ 2020 bid to move to the Florida Senate. Back in July, Jones secured the endorsement of Equality Florida Action PAC, courtesy of the group’s very first endorsement of the 2020 cycle. Now, LGBTQ Victory Fund is supporting Jones’ campaign for Senate …

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Florida Politics: “Shevrin Jones bill would set up task force on urban gun violence”

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State Rep. Shevrin Jones filed legislation Thursday (HB 201) that would create a new commission to study gun violence in urban communities. The “Urban Core Gun Violence Task Force” would be made up of 10 members. Two members each would be appointed by the Governor, majority leaders in both Legislative chambers, and minority leaders in both Legislative …

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CBS Miami: “Facing South Florida: State Rep. Shevrin Jones Talks Rebuilding Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian”

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This week, “Facing South Florida” host Jim DeFede sat down with State Rep. Shevrin Jones. Jones, who represents a portion of Broward County, is a Bahamian. He has already visited the Bahamas since the storm. Jones and DeFede discussed what he saw and what he says needs to be done, such as suspending visa requirements, to help …

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NPR: “Florida Lawmaker Presses Trump To Waive Visa Requirements For Bahamians”

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NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Florida state Rep. Shevrin Jones about a plan to bring Bahamians to the U.S. for assistance after Hurricane Dorian. TRANSCRIPT: MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Hurricane Dorian is slowly heading north towards Nova Scotia today after tornadoes and storm surges caused extensive damage to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We’ll hear …

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Sun Sentinel: “My family and others in the Bahamas face long road to recovery after Dorian. Our island neighbors need South Florida’s help.”

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[Opinion Editorial by Rep. Shevrin Jones]   My family in the Bahamas — including cousins, uncles, and aunts who call Pine Wood, Nassau, and Freeport home — is grappling with extensive flooding and property damage following Hurricane Dorian, but are thankfully all safe and accounted for after surviving the worst storm in the island nation’s …

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Florida Politics: “Shevrin Jones elected to lead 2020 Broward legislative delegation”

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State Rep. Shevrin Jones will take over as Chair of the Broward legislative delegation for 2019-20. Jones succeeds state Rep. Richard Stark of House District 104 as Chair. Jones, who serves House District 101, served as Vice Chair under Stark. The newest Vice Chair will be Sen. Perry Thurston of Senate District 33. Members of the Broward delegation gathered Wednesday night …

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Sun Sentinel: “Decriminalizing marijuana is just a start to fixing our broken criminal justice system”

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[Opinion Editorial by Rep. Shevrin Jones]   Our criminal justice system is broken. Racially unjust policing, unfair sentencing guidelines, and sentences infected with implicit bias have led to America topping the list of the most carceral nations on the planet. Here in Florida, and in other states across the country, outdated marijuana laws written decades …

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Florida Courier: “JONES FILES BILL TO REDUCE WEED PENALTY”

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TALLAHASSEE – State Rep. Shevrin Jones, D-West Park, filed legislation Monday that would decriminalize possession of certain amounts of marijuana in Florida, a bill that could be a longshot in the Republican-dominated Legislature. “We must restore justice to our broken criminal justice system. For far too long, communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by laws …

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Florida Politics: “Equality Florida makes first 2020 endorsement, backs Shevrin Jones bid in SD 35”

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Equality Florida Action PAC, a group which seeks to support candidates who back the LGBTQ movement, is endorsing Democratic Rep. Shevrin Jones as he pursues a move to the Senate. A release from the group says this is its first endorsement of the 2020 cycle. “Rep. Shevrin Jones’ campaign for Senate District 35 is unequivocally the top …

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Blavity: “Why Growing Up Black In America Is Still Full Of Taxing Obstacles”

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[Opinion Editorial by Rep. Shevrin Jones]   The 2020 Democratic presidential contenders recently descended on Miami for the first primary debates, though the vast field only scratched the surface in discussing our society’s systemic inequities and injustices in a real way. While the fact that the deck is stacked against millions of Americans is already …

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CBS 4: Lawmakers Applaud Judge’s Ruling That Blocks Gov. DeSantis Ban On School Mask Mandates

August 27, 2021

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Several lawmakers have applauded a judge’s ruling that overturned Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mask mandate ban for Florida schools. On Friday, Leon County …

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