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This week, the U.S. House passed the “Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act” championed by U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield’s, D-NC, and U.S. Rep....
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier formally opened an investigation into the deceptive and predatory practices of Florida hospitals flouting state law and federal price...
Healthcare
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a sprawling mandate — which often leads to sprawling red tape. The agency notes that “FDA-regulated products account for...
Governor Ron DeSantis
KEY WEST, Fla. — A new state-of-the-art seawater desalination facility has officially opened in the Lower Florida Keys, aiming to enhance water security for...
Florida Government & Politics
U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., is championing a proposal to “allow Medicare beneficiaries struggling with the hereditary alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency condition, or alpha-1...
Education News
A new report from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) shows that students are falling behind on reading levels. The FDOE found that, during...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, U.S. Sens. Cory Booker, D-NJ, and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the “Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act.” The bill...
Crime News
Following more than $3 billion in recoveries from defendants in Florida’s opioid litigation, one remains—Walgreens. Last week, state Attorney General Ashley Moody announced that...
Crime News
On Wednesday, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced the securement of $860 million for opioid abatement from CVS Health Corporation, CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Teva...
Florida Government & Politics
Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Attorney General Ashley Moody are leading 20 other states in an action against President Joe Biden’s mask mandate on...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., offered a proposal “protect veterans and their families from unexpected medical bills in the case of a...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf outlining his priorities for the...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., brought out a proposal that “prohibits organ transplant waiting lists from discriminating against individuals based on whether...
Business / Economy News
AAA Travel announced this week that cruising is making a strong comeback after the pandemic temporarily put a hold on sailings. The Auto Club...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., brought out a bill to “improve access to treatment, medical care, and quality of life for people...
Florida Government & Politics
Florida’s two U.S. senators–Republicans Marco Rubio and Rick Scott–joined several of their GOP colleagues in the U.S. Senate in filing an amicus brief in...
Florida Government & Politics
A year after he introduced the proposal, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., is seeing his bill to have the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Education News
Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced a bill to have the U.S. Education Department “include a new longitudinal component on the impact...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., weighed in after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released its recommendations to ensure its infrastructure...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, two Republican congressmen from Florida–U.S. Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Brian Mast–signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to “cut off all U.S....
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, led 31 GOP senators in...
Florida Government & Politics
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced last week that she is leading 22 other state attorneys general in demanding the end of the Head...
Florida Government & Politics
Jimmy Patronis Deploys Mental Health Professionals to the Panhandle to Help Firefighters, Responders
This week, in his role as state fire marshal, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the deployment of two mental health professionals...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, at an event in West Palm Beach, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo weighed in on the “failures...
Florida Government & Politics
The pandemic’s impacts on cancer care are becoming clearer and clearer by the day. While screenings have been halted or postponed, cancer has not...
Florida Government & Politics
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced at the end of last week that it will send $250,000 to the Legal...
Florida Government & Politics
Gus Bilirakis, Kat Cammack Back Bill to Ensure Informed and Parental Consent Needed for Vaccinations
Last week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., introduced the “Stopping Mandates and Limiting Large Government Overreach by Valuing Truth (SMALL GOVT) Act.” Insisting the...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., introduced a proposal to “create a non-partisan commission of experts to identify potential solutions that would ensure...
Florida Government & Politics
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis is cancer free. “I have a positive update about my wife Casey...
Florida Government & Politics
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., were able to get their “Suicide and Threat Assessment Nationally Dedicated to Universal...
Florida Government & Politics
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis and U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, continue to champion the “Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act” which...
Healthcare
Illicit fentanyl deaths surpassed 64,000 last year, according to an analysis completed by Families Against Fentanyl using data from the Center for Disease Control...
Business / Economy News
In April 2020, Florida Democrats attacked Gov. Ron DeSantis for not shutting down the state fast enough when faced with the COVID pandemic. Then,...
Business / Economy News
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced significant changes to Florida’s COVID-19 guidance including pushing back on unscientific corporate...
Florida Government & Politics
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., introduced the “Terminating Reckless and Unnecessary Checks Known to Erode Regular Shipping (TRUCKERS)...