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Scott PowersApril 27, 2018

Two amendments pushed by Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto got included in a bill approved Friday morning by the U.S. House of Representatives and could make airports and airplanes a little more prepared for new mothers and pregnant women. House Resolution 4, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018, includes Soto’s amendments that requires […]

Scott PowersDecember 7, 2017

State Sen. Kathleen Passidomo has launched a powerful and alarming promotion of her bill to create a new Florida-based project to take care of babies born to opioid-addicted mothers. Passidomo, a Republican from Naples, posted social-media advertising featuring a video produced with Golisano Children’s Hospital of Fort Myers, talking about babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, […]

Guest AuthorNovember 5, 2016

If babies could vote in this tough election, they’d want more than a kiss on the cheek. If they could talk, imagine what they would say about the issues that matter to them — to win their support. These newest little humans would want parents who are ready to be devoted to their care — […]

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