By AP StaffDAVIE, Fla. -- Two weeks remain for Floridians to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The deadline to enroll is March 31.Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is hosting an enrollment event at the Institute of Public Safety at Broward College on Sunday. The event begins at 9 a.m. and those interested are asked to bring social security numbers or… Read more »
By William E. Gibson, Washington BureauFederal scientists have concluded that a plan to expand Port Everglades would not jeopardize endangered species or their habitat because it would replace and enhance thousands of corals and mangroves disrupted by dredging.The "Biological Opinion" clears a key hurdle for the project, a Broward County priority 17 years in the making.The… Read more »
By Eun Kyung KimRep. Carolyn Maloney sits on powerful financial committees in the House of Representatives. But in another house, a three-story town home just blocks away, she wields power as landlord to a pair of fellow lawmakers.“It's a sisterhood, for sure," said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, one of the two women who share Maloney's home on Capitol… Read more »
By Bridget Bowman “All I could visualize, to be perfectly honest, was being a teacher, a social worker and a secretary,” said Rep. Susan A. Davis, D-Calif.The women of Congress are working to change that dynamic and empower young women to see themselves in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — careers.Those… Read more »
By Hannah HessThe Library of Congress, headed by Billington, is asking for an additional $14.2 million, which would be a 2.3 percent increase over current levels.After years of deep cuts, the agencies responsible for federal audits, investigations and public policy research might see some funds restored in fiscal 2015.House appropriators considered modest budget increases for the… Read more »
By Renee SchoofThe House of Representatives, in a bipartisan vote of 306-91 Tuesday night, agreed to limit premium rate increases under the National Flood Insurance Program.The bill must still pass the Senate or be reconciled with a version of flood insurance legislation that the chamber approved in January.If the House version becomes law, with President Barack Obama’s signature,… Read more »
By Mike MagnerEdie Fraser was once described as “a magical bumblebee” by the founder of Success in the City, an organization of women executives. It’s no coincidence that Fraser is a major creator of buzz, exemplified by a fast-growing initiative that will be celebrated Wednesday on Capitol Hill: a nationwide push to mentor girls and women for careers in science,… Read more »
By Ted ScoutenHOLLYWOOD (CBS4) – On the streets of Venezuela, protestors are demanding change, rallying against soaring inflation, food shortages and dwindling rights.Venezuelans who now call South Florida home have also protested in recent weeks as they look to the lawmakers in Washington for help.“The United States has always stood as a moral leader against human rights… Read more »
By Anthony ManThe U.S. could impose limited, targeted sanctions as a way to make things difficult for the Venezuelan government led by President Nicolas Maduro, U.S. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston said Monday. But she warned such an action would have to be taken with great care.“Fanning those flames through sanctions, the concern is [with] such a terrible economic situation… Read more »
By Derek WallbankCongress has run aground and Port Everglades doesn’t want to.Officials at the Southeast Florida seaport have a simple request: They want to deepen and widen a harbor already home to some of the world’s biggest cruise ships to handle massive new Mediterranean Shipping Co. freighters and other vessels making passage through a widened Panama Canal in order to… Read more »
