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[Watch] Trump Briefing on Coronavirus, EU Travel Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (03-14-20) — President Trump spoke from the Brady Press Briefing Room inside the White House on Saturday to give the press an update on the Coronavirus pandemic. The president said he had been tested for the novel coronavirus. He said he expected results from the test in a day or two though [...]

Gay Lawmaker Shevrin Jones Wants Tampons for Female Inmates

By JRL Charts|2018-11-28T12:51:04-08:00November 28th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act, female inmates, Florida activist Valencia Gunder, Florida House of Representatives, gay lawmaker, LGBT politcs, netflix, Orange Is the New Black, Piper Kerman’s 2010 memoir, politics news, State Rep. Shevin Jones|

TALLAHASSEE, FL — (11-28-18) — Gay lawmaker State Rep. Shevrin Jones (D) in south Florida is lobbying for the state to provide adequate female hygiene products for inmates. State Rep. Shevrin Jones (D) filed legislation requiring prisons to address the human rights issue. Jones, a Democrat, told Florida Politics in an exclusive interview, that inmates should [...]