DCF Chief: No plans to relaunch adoption ban
Our good friend, Scott Maxwell, over at the Orlando Sentinel recently talked to new Department of Children and Families chief, David Wilkins, about his decision to cut 500 jobs from the Department. Maxwell also took the opportunity to ask Wilkins if he had plans to try and resurrect Florida's ban on LGBT adoption.
From Maxwell's article:
President Proclaims June LGBT Pride Month
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release May 31, 2011
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2011
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
The story of America's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender (LGBT) community is the story of our fathers and
sons, our mothers and daughters, and our friends and neighbors
Election Supervisors Hesitant to Implement New State Law
Interesting article from TheLedger.com about implementation of the controversial election law that passed this legislative session. Apparently, several Supervisor of Elections are not going to be implementing any of the changes required by the law until review by the federal government.