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WFOR CBS MIAMIGov. Scott: Florida To Use $25M For Zika Vaccine, ResearchSeptember 22, 2016 3:08 PMMIAMI (CBSMiami) – Florida Governor Rick Scott is using his emergency powers to direct $25 million in state money to help develop a Zika vaccine meant to battle the spread of the virus that’s been linked to birth defects.Scott – who has been lashing out at the federal… Read more »

WSVNSouth Florida mayors head to Capitol Hill to press Congress for Zika fundingFlorida legislators band together in Zika fightMiami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine met with Florida legislatures Thursday morning in Washington, D.C., to press Congress for more funds to combat the Zika virus in South Florida."Today's meeting further proves that… Read more »

Local, state government officials meet in DC to fight against Zika(WSVN) – Local and state government officials met on Capitol Hill, Thursday, in an effort to urge Congress to pass additional anti-Zika funding.Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, City of Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine met with representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Mario Diaz-Balart and… Read more »

NBC MiamiSouth Florida Mayors Join Congressional Delegation in Push For Zika FundingOne week after a visit from Governor Rick Scott in an effort to secure funds to fight Zika, members of South Florida’s Congressional delegation met with two local mayors who have been dealing first hand with the fight against the virus.Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Miami Beach Mayor Philip… Read more »

Miami HeraldBreakthrough seen in Washington in Zika funding@jamesmartinroseSenate negotiators revealed a breakthrough in Zika funding Thursday under renewed pressure from Florida lawmakers and mayors to break a seven-month political impasse over the aid.Just a few hours after Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine met with South Florida members of Congress and… Read more »

7 questions to ask the doctor if you’ve learned you have breast cancerBY SUSANNAH NESMITHSpecial to the Miami HeraldThe National Cancer Institute estimates that 246,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, along with about 2,300 men. And while nearly 7 percent of all cancer deaths are attributed to breast cancer, hundreds of thousands of men and women have been… Read more »

Pacific Standard MagazineYou Gotta Have Friends: The Female Buddy System of PoliticsAs women ascend higher in politics, one key network often gets overlooked: the power of their group of friends.By Andrea King CollierDonna Brazile, the recently appointed acting chair of the Democratic National Committee promised to give a peek into a little-seen phenomenon of women in… Read more »

South Florida Gay NewsLGBT Veterans Celebrate Repeal of DADTWashington, D.C. defense think tanks estimate more than 14,000 American service members had their careers cut short by “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”The policy, which cost taxpayers more than a half billion dollars since first enacted in 1993, made it a punishable offense and grounds for dishonorable discharge… Read more »

Sun SentinelRepublicans obstructing support for Zika fundingDebbie Wasserman SchultzFloridians and all of us deserve better from Congress on Zika fundingFor months, Floridians have watched in shock and horror as the Zika virus has taken a deep toll on our state. Like many disasters we've faced, the Zika virus has swiftly forced its way into a corner of our lives. But sadly, instead of… Read more »

McClatchy DC / Miami HeraldHow the 40-year battle over abortion blocked Zika fundingBY JAMES ROSENjrosen@mcclatchydc.comSenior policy analysts with Planned Parenthood were perplexed in June when they first saw a provision excluding their partner clinics in Puerto Rico slipped into a draft bill providing $1.1 billion in emergency Zika prevention funds.Puerto Rico, after all, is the… Read more »