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Tag: Legislation

GOVERNMENT

Is CAIR a Hamas front group?

CAIR has long positioned itself as the premier Muslim civil rights organization, but a new report from George Washington University traces the group's beginnings to a 1993 Hamas activist meeting in a Philadelphia hotel conference room.

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GOVERNMENT

Local legislators respond to House Resolution to cut ties with CAIR

“This is not the purview of the state government. It is the purview of the federal government.”

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LEGISLATION

Specialty license plate bills filed

Student scholarships and an addiction awareness program may see the benefits if bills for two new specialty license plates are passed.

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LEGISLATION

Thompson, Bracy Davis file bills to prevent tots dying in hot cars

Legislation would require the installation of vehicle alarm systems to alert caregivers if a baby is still in the backseat.

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LEGISLATION

Bracy Davis bill would allow people with felony drug convictions to receive SNAP benefits

Research shows that access to public assistance helps reduce recidivism.

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LEGISLATION

Rep. Amesty files bill to excuse new moms from jury duty regardless of employment status

Current state statute limits excusals to part-time or nonworking parents.

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GOVERNMENT

Bankson files bill to fund aviation scholarships through license plate sales

Polk County's Aerospace Center for Excellence to administer scholarships.

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GOVERNMENT

Rep. Bracy Davis Refiles Ocoee Scholarship, Business Loans Bill

New version will allow scholarship funds to be used for private Florida HBCUs.

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GOVERNMENT

Amesty, Osgood file bills to ban autism therapy for kids

Bill is based on info from a Church of Scientology-founded nonprofit known for hosting the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum at its headquarters.

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GOVERNMENT

Rep. Bankson files bill to study rare brain disorder affecting older men

Legislation would create a work group to gauge the scope of the disorder and develop policy recommendations for patient awareness, disease risk and care standards.

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