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FUSIONGov. Rick Scott won’t extend Florida’s voter registration deadline amid Hurricane MatthewBy Terrell Jermaine StarrFlorida Gov. Rick Scott announced at a press conference Thursday that he will not extend the voter registration deadline in the state, despite concerns Hurricane Matthew will hamper registration efforts.“I’m not going to extend it,” the… Read more »

HUFFINGTON POSTRick Scott Refuses To Extend Florida’s Voter Registration Due To Hurricane“Everybody’s had a lot of time to register.” 10/06/2016 08:47 pm ET | Updated Oct 07, 2016Mollie Reilly  Deputy Politics Editor, The Huffington PostFlorida Gov. Rick Scott (R) refuses to extend his state’s voter registration deadline because of Hurricane… Read more »

POLITICOScott won't extend voter registration deadline as Hurricane Matthew threatens stateBy MATT DIXON and MARC CAPUTO 10/06/16 09:22 PM EDTTALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the chairman of the super PAC backing Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, has refused to extend the Tuesday deadline for voter registration as requested by Hillary Clinton’s campaign due… Read more »

SUNSHINE STATE NEWSDebbie Wasserman Schultz, Lamar Smith Team Up on Housing for Domestic Violence SurvivorsBy KEVIN DERBYOctober 4, 2016 - 6:15pmLast week, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., one of Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s top allies, teamed up with a fierce critic of the Democratic nominee to propose altering the Fair Housing Act to protect… Read more »

WLRNQuestions Remain As To How, When Federal Zika Funds Will Be Distributed To FloridaBy SASCHA CORDNER • SEP 30, 2016A measure signed into law by President Obama includes money to help combat the Zika virus. Florida is expected to be one of the areas to get a large amount of the funds. That’s in addition to the millions of dollars in state money Governor Rick Scott has already… Read more »

McClatchy DC Bureau / Miami HeraldWill this revised Zika bill overcome its partisan past?BY JAMES ROSENjrosen@mcclatchydc.comSenate Republican leaders revealed what they called a breakthrough in Zika funding Thursday under renewed pressure from Florida lawmakers and mayors to break a seven-month political impasse.Democrats, however, said disputes over funding other urgent needs could… Read more »

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 »