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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 25, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott is headed to Washington, D.C., to push for Zika funding. Scott will travel to Washington Sept. 6 to meet with members of Congress, according to the governor’s office. The governor is expected to call on lawmakers to immediately pass a Zika funding package. “The Zika virus demands immediate federal action and I […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 24, 2016

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Marco Rubio said Congress should immediately pass a bill to help combat the spread of Zika when it returns to work next month. “Our job is to make sure the funding is available to not only fight Zika, but to get a vaccine,” said Rubio during a stop in Fort Myers Wednesday. Rubio said House and […]

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 […]

Staff ReportsAugust 23, 2016

Nearly 400 non-travel-related Zika infections will occur in Florida before the end of the summer, according to new projections by biostatisticians at the University of Florida and other institutions. In addition, the virus is projected to spread to several other Southeastern states with handfuls of cases projected to pop up from Texas to South Carolina, and even […]

Anne LindbergAugust 23, 2016

U.S. Rep. David Jolly and former Gov. Charlie Crist don’t agree on much. But Tuesday they agreed Congress’ failure to provide funding to combat the Zika virus is unconscionable. They were reacting to news released by Gov. Rick Scott that the Department of Health had confirmed a non-travel-related case of Zika in Pinellas County. Crist, a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 23, 2016

Pinellas County has its first case of locally transmitted Zika. The Department of Health is investigating five new cases of locally acquired Zika, including one case in Pinellas County. The remaining four cases were found in Wynwood, the trendy Miami arts neighborhood where health officials first identified local cases of the mosquito-borne illness. According to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 22, 2016

Florida has done its part to slow the spread of Zika, but Gov. Rick Scott said it is time for the federal government to step up. There are 36 cases of locally acquired Zika in Florida, all of which were believed to be transmitted in Miami-Dade County. The Department of Health believes active transmissions are […]

Associated PressAugust 22, 2016

President Barack Obama is returning from vacation rested and ready for a busy fall, including pressing Congress for money to protect against the Zika virus and fending off lawmakers’ attacks over the administration’s $400 million “leverage” payment to Iran. Obama also is expected to campaign doggedly to help elect Democrat Hillary Clinton as president. Obama […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2016

Back in May, North Florida Democratic Rep. Gwen Graham joined more than 120 colleagues in the House, calling for Speaker Paul Ryan to hold a vote on President Obama’s $1.9 billion emergency appropriations request to fight the spread of Zika. Three months later, she was at it again, this time accompanied by officials with Planned Parenthood Votes, a super PAC aligned […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 15, 2016

The Department of Health is stepping up its efforts to combat the spread of Zika in South Florida. Gov. Rick Scott said Monday the department is sending in “additional commercial pest control companies to assist with local mosquito control efforts in Miami-Dade County.” The news of additional assistance comes as two more cases of locally […]

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Rick Scott headed to Washington, D.C., to talk Zika

Marco Rubio calls for lawmakers to pass Zika funding bill

Locally acquired Zika infection identified in Palm Beach County

Non-travel Zika cases in Florida could approach 400 by summer’s end, UF researchers say

As Zika comes to Pinellas, Charlie Crist and David Jolly condemn congressional failure to deal with disease

Florida DOH identifies cases of locally transmitted Zika in Pinellas

Rick Scott says entire state needs to be involved in Zika prevention

Barack Obama returning from summer vacation ready for busy fall

Gwen Graham joins Planned Parenthood officials in again calling for Congress to return to vote on Zika funding

Two more cases of locally transmitted Zika reported in Florida