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Staff ReportsNovember 1, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott demanded Tuesday that the Obama administration speed delivery of $1.1 billion in federal money to fight the Zika virus, “to protect pregnant women and their developing babies” in Florida. Congress approved the spending, which President Obama signed off on in September, but the money has yet to arrive, Scott said in a written […]

Michael MolineAugust 24, 2016

State health officials have confirmed a new non-travel-related case of Zika in Palm Beach County, bringing the total number of locally transmitted cases in the state to 43. The new case was not related to a locally acquired case already identified in Palm Beach County, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday during a conference call. “We’ll be […]

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Rick Scott decries ‘bureaucracy and politics’ in federal Zika aid

Locally acquired Zika infection identified in Palm Beach County