Associated PressMay 2, 2020
13min285
States are still beginning to relax their coronavirus lockdowns.
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Associated PressMay 2, 2020
Staff ReportsSeptember 27, 2016
3min224
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan praised the inclusion of $1.1 billion to combat the Zika virus in a must-pass government funding bill expected to be approved by Congress this week. “Florida urgently needs additional money to help fight Zika and protect our citizens,” the Sarasota Republican said in a statement Tuesday. “Funding should have been approved […]
Mitch PerrySeptember 7, 2016
7min377
After an eight-week break, Congress has returned to Washington this week, and the matter mostly on the minds of Florida’s delegation is to somehow finding a way to break the logjam regarding funding for the Zika virus. On Wednesday, Jupiter Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy and Pinellas County Republican Congressman David Jolly penned a letter to the leaders in the House […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 13, 2016
6min271
Health officials said they would do the best they can to fight the spread of Zika if the Senate doesn’t approve a $1.1 billion spending plan, but said the money is needed to help agencies slow the proliferation of the disease. The Senate is expected to vote once again on the House-approved spending bill this […]
Keith MorelliJuly 7, 2016
7min245
With 11 new cases of Zika reported in Florida Wednesday — the most yet in a single day — leading congressional Democrats renewed a plea to resurrect a bipartisan $1.1 billion spending bill to fight what they call a silent epidemic that is gaining a foothold in the United States. Florida Sen. Bill Nelson fired off a letter to Senate Majority […]
Mitch PerryJune 15, 2016
3min233
Tom Frieden, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told a bipartisan group of Florida’s members of Congress on Wednesday that his agency lacks adequate funding to contend with the Zika virus, and that a vaccine “will take years to develop.” Frieden called the virus “unprecedented,” in its development, saying,”never before have we […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 10, 20165min173
Florida lawmakers continue to push for more federal assistance to fight the spread of Zika. Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday requested the Centers for Disease Control send an additional 1,300 Zika antibody tests to Florida. The additional tests would allow more Floridians, including pregnant women and new mothers, to see if they have had Zika. […]
Guest AuthorJune 17, 20146min209
It seems that teenagers are not being as bad as they used to be. A new study of 13, 000 American teenagers by the Center for Disease Control has found that our nation’s youth are drinking and smoking less than previous years. According to the study, 35 percent of youth surveyed stated that they had […]