Dozens In Bradenton Protest Gov. Scott's Budget Proposals
The local Awake the State rally held Tuesday along Cortez Road in front of state Sen. Mike Bennett's office was one of about 30 held around Florida.
As Republican Gov. Rick Scott started his first State of the State address at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Tallahassee, a group of residents were wrapping up a three-hour rally Tuesday in Bradenton to protest the governor’s proposals to balance the budget. A coalition of political activists, retirees, teachers, union members and students waved signs and shouted slogans along Cortez Road in front of the business plaza where Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, has his local office. “The purpose of this rally is to denounce the budget cuts Gov. Scott proposed,” said Jack Cole, one of the organizers of the local Awake the State rally. “He’s proposed the largest cut of state workers in history, while during his campaign his motto was ‘Lets Get to Work’. “That…
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