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State Sen. Geraldine Thompson, longtime Central Florida lawmaker and educator, dies at 76
The veteran legislator died Thursday following complications from knee surgery, according to a statement from her family ...
Rep. Cook’s sponsored HB 624 approved to move forward
State Rep. Bennie Cook’s legislation, HB 624, which removes the expiration date from the “Saving Girls Sports” bill, has received initial approval in the Emerging Issues Committee and is now set to ...
Central Florida legislator Geraldine Thompson, a civil-rights leader, dies at 76
TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a long-serving legislator and “trailblazing” civil-rights leader from Central Florida, died after complications from knee surgery, her family announced Thursday.