U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio questioned the resume and effectiveness in Congress of his Democratic challenger, while U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy said his Republican opponent had "one foot out the door" on his way to a second run for the White House.
Read More »Governor Scott Directs $25 Million Toward Developing Zika Vaccine
Governor Scott directed $25 million toward developing a vaccine to fight Zika this week.
Read More »Governor Scott Asks FEMA To Help With Hurricane Damages
Gov. Rick Scott has officially requested that the federal government declare Hurricane Hermine a major disaster for the state of Florida and provide funding to cover damages from the storm. On Sept. 20, Scott requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, assist the state of Florida in repairing the …
Read More »With One Area Cleared Of Zika, Focus Shifts To Miami Beach
With the Wynwood arts district getting the all-clear, the emphasis is shifting to the remaining transmission zone on nearby Miami Beach.
Read More »UF Researchers Find Mosquito-Borne Mayaro Virus In Haiti
Mayaro has been detected in only one patient so far, so researchers and medical experts aren't entirely sure if it's a virus that's previously been in Haiti or if it's new to the region.
Read More »One Fla. Area Cleared Of Zika, Gov. Scott Says
Health officials in late July said Miami's Wynwood arts district was the first place in the U.S. mainland to have mosquitoes transmitting the virus to people.
Read More »Governor Scott Adds $10 Million More To Fight Zika
Governor Scott approved more funds for fighting the Zika virus across the state.
Read More »Florida Researchers Seek To Replace Harmful Pesticides With Bats
State specialists see bats, who can consume up to 1,000 insects in a single night, as an alternative tool to curb mosquito and agricultural pest populations.
Read More »Gov. Scott Postpones D.C. Trip In Wake Of Hurricane Hermine
Gov. Rick Scott will remain in Florida this week to monitor the continuing cleanup from Hurricane Hermine, postponing a trip to Washington D.C. that had been planned to discuss federal funding to help fight the Zika virus.
Read More »Storm Update: List of Closures As Hurricane Hermine Makes Landfall
Thousands without power across the state as Floridians begin to clean up after Hurricane Hermine.
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