MIAMI HERALDDebbie Wasserman Schultz to hold gun meeting with Gabrielle GiffordsU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will hold a gun safety meeting with former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Broward Thursday night.In 2011, Giffords was holding a Congressional event in Arizona when a gunman shot her and 18 others, killing six. Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, who will also attend the… Read more »
MIAMI HERALDMiami Herald: Debbie Wasserman Schultz holds Zika town hallBy Amy ShermanAug. 08--U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will hold a town hall on the Zika virus Monday morning at a Pembroke Pines senior center about 20 miles northwest of the epicenter of the local outbreak.The Zika virus may not be among the top concerns for many of these western Broward seniors since only two of… Read more »
SUN SENTINELWasserman Schultz calls out Congress, Gov. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio over ZikaBy Olivia DimmerRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz called for cooperation between state and federal leaders to combat the Zika virus on Monday.She spoke with senior citizens at a town hall at the Southwest Focal Point Senior Center in Pembroke Pines, about 20 miles north of the Zika hotbed near Wynwood,… Read more »
WSVN 7 (FOX MIAMI)Hundreds attend Hope and Healing forum, work for improvement in police-community relationsSUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) - Hundreds of community members attended a town hall meeting held by South Florida leaders in hopes of improving relations between law enforcement and the public, Thursday night.Hope and Healing are the two words centered around a discussion at the Faith Center,… Read more »
MIAMI HERALDIn virus-plagued Wynwood, politicians point fingers over Zika fundingBy Alex Daugherty, Emily Cochrane and Patricia MazzeiThe Zika virus arrived in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood last week. The politicians came Thursday.Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson handed out mosquito-repellent wipes. U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson advocated for safe sex. Florida Gov. Rick… Read more »
Wasserman Schultz returns to public eye at community policing eventBy Dan SweeneyAfter keeping out of the public eye since her resignation as chair of the Democratic National Committee on July 24, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, chose to step back into the spotlight at a town hall event at the Faith Center, a nondenominational African-American church in… Read more »
SUN SENTINELLet the healing begin: Faith Center hosts discussion on police, race relationsBy Susannah BryanIf you're stopped by a bad cop, can you call 911?That was just one of the tough questions asked Thursday night during a "Hope and Healing" town hall meeting co-hosted by Broward Sheriff Scott Israel and Faith Center Bishop Henry Fernandez.More than 500 people flocked to… Read more »
POLITICOFla. lawmakers say 'I told you so,' about threat of Zika virus, need for federal funding By Christine SextonTALLAHASSEE - Top Florida Democrats and Republicans, who have been hollering at Congress for months about boosting funding to stop the spread of the Zika virus, ratcheted up their rhetoric on Friday following the announcement that the first confirmed non-travel Zika… Read more »
POLITICOSenate Dems: Cancel recess to deal with Zika 'emergency'By Nicole NareaSenate Democrats urged Congress on Friday to cut short its seven-week recess to pass a federal Zika aid package following confirmation of the first four locally-transmitted cases of the mosquito-born disease in the continental U.S.."Zika is public health emergency that requires immediate bipartisan… Read more »
WLRN RADIO'When We Are Demonized, We Both Lose:' South Florida Leaders Discuss Police And Community RelationsBy Amanda RabinesAround the same time of the shootings of police officers in Baton Rouge, South Florida politicians and law enforcement officials came together at Broward College to discuss the relationship between the police and the communities that they serve.“When… Read more »
