A dreary afternoon downpour did not stop the Florida Consumer Action Network and associated activists from protesting U.S. Rep Bill Young’s earmarking of millions of dollars to defense contractors, several of whom have local ties to the Tampa Bay area.
The group of about 30 protesters gathered outside of the offices of Science Applications International Inc. in downtown St. Petersburg. Activists waved signs and chanted 99% slogans to passing cars, with an occasional honk responding back.
This article appears in Jun 7-13, 2012.