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More Events Have Been Cancelled In Light Of Coronavirus
Because of the spread of the Coronavirus and the limitations caused by it, several other orgnizations have had to postpone or cancel their events until further notice.
USF Foundation Kente Awards Scholarship Luncheon
President Steven Currall has mandated that all USF- events scheduled for the remainder of the Spring Semester be postponed indefinitely.
The Joyce Russell Kente Awards and Scholarship Luncheon was planned for Thursday, April 30th, at the Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center. It has been postponed.
For additional information, please contact Walter O. Jen- nings, (813) 974-1978, or jennings@usf.edu.
Charmettes Cancel Cancer Survivors Luncheon
The Charmettes of Hillsborough County are cancelling their Annual Cancer Survivors Luncheon, which was planned for Sat- urday, March 28, 2020 due to the Coronavirus. We are follow- ing the guidelines sent out by CDC in relations to this disease.
Senator Joyner Decides Not To Seek Another Term At Public Office
Senator Arthenia Joyner has announced that she will not be seeking an- other run at public office. For several months there has been speculation that she planned to challenge State Senator Darryl Rouson (D-19), who currently sits in the seat she once held.
Senator Joyner started her run as an elected official in 2000 when she was elected as a State Representative, serving 8 years. She then fol- lowed Senator Les Miller, who had term-limited out, and served another 8 years until she term-limited out in 2016.
Since Joyner has decided that she will not seek oublic office, Senator Rouson cur- rently faces Republican Krit- zofer Cole and Independent
SENATOR ARTHENIA JOYNER
Christina Paylan.
In a prepared statement, Senator Joyner shared her reasons for not seeking public office.
“One of the greatest privi- leges of my life has been serv-
ing the people of Tampa in the Florida Legislature. I took pride in carrying their voices to Tallahassee, and I fought to make sure that those voices were heard and the many communities in my district had a seat at the table.
“The decision whether to run again was a difficult one, especially a question I needed to answer about how I could best move not only this dis- trict, but the state of Florida, forward to a better place and a brighter future.
“Our state faces daunting challenges, including stub- bornly low wages, expensive health insurance and pre- scription drugs, lack of mean- ingful criminal justice reform, the privatization of our public education, and the unwilling- ness by the Republican lead- ership to build a fast and efficient network of public transportation to ease our clogged roadways.
“And now, a fast-moving pandemic and the thousands of Floridians facing cata- strophic threats to their health and their jobs.
“One good Democratic candidate can surely make a dent in solving these prob- lems. But many good Demo- cratic candidates can actually fix them.
“For that reason, I've de- cided to forego my own run for the state Senate, and, in- stead, focus on helping as many good, qualified, and committed Democrats win races across the state of Florida to deliver that brighter future we are long overdue.”
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