Polk County Democratic Party Weekly Digest: March 7-13, 2022

African American Historical Museum looking for the descendants of Polk lynching victims

Students, faith leaders to rally Monday at the Capitol against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
'This is the last chance for cooler heads to prevail...'

Students and faith leaders Monday will converge on the Capitol for a ‘Proud to Say Gay’ rally in protest of legislation prohibiting “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in primary schools.

The 9 a.m. event will start one hour before senators take to the floor to vote on the bill (HB 1557), which the House passed Friday, and many others.

Gen-Z for Change, which was behind a school walkout last week that saw thousand of students march to the Capitol building, is organizing the Monday rally. Faith leaders from across the state are also expected to attend what will likely be the final plea against the legislation critics have dubbed the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

There’s just one week to go before the planned end to the 60-day Legislative Session. In just under two months, the Florida Legislature has passed a 15-week abortion ban, twice as many congressional maps as it needs, and plenty of other pieces of legislation, both controversial and ho-hum. So what remains on the docket in the next five days? Plenty. Now it’s just a question of whose priorities pass before the hanky hits the floor.

Here is a list of 40 issues the Legislature still needs to address before Sine Die.

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/504874-countdown-here-are-40-issues-the-florida-legislature-still-needs-to-tackle-before-sine-die/

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