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In-depth data analysis shows a county’s 2020 presidential pick is an outsized factor in its share of residents who have received a COVID-19 shot
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In-depth data analysis shows a county’s 2020 presidential pick is an outsized factor in its share of residents who have received a COVID-19 shot
Dan DeLuca, Frank Gluck, Lindsey Leake and Chris Persaud, USA TODAY Network Florida
Published
1:09 pm UTC May. 20, 2021
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A new pick for the city manager at the City of Fort Myers is coming under fire.
The NAACP has major concerns over the selection of Marty Lawing to succeed former Saeed Kazemi as the city manager of Fort Myers.
The concerns are about what they say are racist and sexist decisions throughout Lawing’s career.
Lawing’s contract was the topic of discussion at a special meeting at the City of Fort Myers on Wednesday.
Lawing’s contract was approved 4-3 after a lengthy, somewhat heated debate and public comment about his past. Lawing’s compensation package will be $230,000 a year.
We want our law enforcement to protect and serve everybody, Lee County NAACP Political Action Committee Co-Chair Fredrick Dunbar Morgan II said.
Chiefs and a deputy chief from Punta Gorda Police Department, Charlotte County Sheriff s Office, Cape Coral Police Department and Sanibel Police Department attended a recent seminar.
The plan was to act out the scenarios outside in the parking lot of the NAACP office, but due to the heat, they opted to sit inside and have an open discussion.
Lee County NAACP President and Regional Director James Muwakkil, Morgan and Sparrow spoke with the agencies about different scenarios involving Black drivers being pulled over.