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Florida Politics: “Shevrin Jones to join congressional trip to Homestead migrant center”

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State Senate candidate Shevrin Jones has announced he’ll be joining a delegation from the U.S. House as they plan to tour the migrant detention facility in Homestead. That trip will take place at 11 a.m. Monday morning. Among the delegation visiting the center are three U.S. House members from Florida: U.S. Reps. Charlie Crist of Florida’s 13th Congressional District, Lois …

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WSVN 7 News: “State leaders announce plans to protect consumers from fuel fraud”

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MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) – Florida Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried and other state and local leaders visited Miramar to talk about their plans to protect consumers from fuel fraud and gas skimming scams. “Over the last two weeks alone, we’ve found 150 skimmers in pumps across the state,” said Fried at the meeting Thursday. Officials said …

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Now This: “Democrat Passionately Rails Against Arming Teachers Without Bias Training”

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Teachers in this state could soon be armed—and this lawmaker is fighting to protect Black children from the proven disciplinary bias that could soon turn lethal. Florida is a signature away from arming its teachers despite this lawmakers best efforts. FL State Rep. Shevrin Jones proposed an amendment that would require armed teachers undergo implicit …

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New York Times: “Florida to Let Teachers Carry Guns. Will Black Students Pay the Price?”

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MIAMI — The outcome of the vote in the Florida State House this week was a foregone conclusion: A proposal to allow teachers to carry firearms in school would easily win approval. But that did not mean the debate would not be long and emotional, as Democrats implored Republicans in the majority to consider the …

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Florida Politics: “Shevrin Jones: Responsibility to keep our kids safe”

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[Opinion Editorial by Rep. Shevrin Jones]   As a former educator in Broward Public Schools and state lawmaker who represents communities in South Florida, I am horrified by some of the legislation moving through Tallahassee this legislative session. This week, the Florida Legislature is considering HB 7093, a bill set to allow teachers with concealed …

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Florida Politics: “Shevrin Jones on Senate campaign kickoff: ‘We are here to witness a movement'”

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Shevrin Jones’ Senate campaign says more than 300 people attended his kickoff event Friday evening in The Hyundai Club at Hard Rock Stadium. Jones, who is term-limited in the House, is running for Senate District 35 in 2020. Jones took a flourishing tone in addressing supporters about his decision to seek a Senate seat. “We are here to …

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Orlando Weekly: “Florida lawmakers try again to expand needle exchange program throughout state”

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A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers is trying again to push a bill that would expand a needle exchange program started in Miami-Dade County to the rest of the state. HB 171, which was filed last week by Reps. Shevrin Jones, D-West Park, and Rene Plasencia, R-Orlando, authorizes any eligible entity in the state to …

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WFSU News: “Florida Lawmaker Calls For Dignity For Incarcerated Women”

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In 2015, the Miami Herald wrote about conditions at the Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala. The report contained comments from inmates who say they’ve been pressured by guards to have sex to avoid punishment or to receive hygiene products. There were also stories about inmates dying under suspicious conditions after making complaints about ill treatment. …

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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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