This Week in South Florida: Ana Maria Rodriguez and Bobby DuBose
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PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Florida lawmakers wrapped up the two month legislative session with a scorecard of wins for the Governor’s big priorities, some with 11th hour strategy to get around the opposition.
Lawmakers had money to spend due to a $101 million budged flush with federal COVID-19 relief money.
Two South Florida lawmakers joined This Week in South Florida to talk about it.
State Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez is a Republican from Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, and state Rep. Bobby DuBose is a Democrat from Broward County.
They joined TWISF hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg, and that discussion can be seen at the top of this page.
This Week in South Florida: Carlos Gimenez
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One of them is infrastructure. Basically, building things that allow communities to function.
Last week, President Joe Biden summoned a bipartisan group of lawmakers to the Oval Office, looking to bridge-build, literally and figuratively.
One of Miami-Dade County’s Republican members of Congress, Rep. Carlos Gimenez, was on the invite list.
He joined This Week in South Florida host Glenna Milberg to discuss. Their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.
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This Week in South Florida: Jared Moskowitz
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PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is back in use in the State of Florida as of Sunday morning.
South Florida’s FEMA-run sites resumed administering the one-and-done vaccine after the CDC lifted its suspension, finding the benefits of the single-shot dose outweigh any risk of blood clotting.
Vaccination supply and logistics are part of an unprecedented new normal for Florida Emergency Management.
From the lines for vaccines to the eye of the storms, life or death decision making is just another day at work for the director.
Jared Moskovitz has been in that seat for two years and is about to start his final week on the job.
This Week in South Florida: Dr. Aileen Marty
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PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The suspension of Johnson & Johnson’s one-and-done vaccine shot caused a scramble in the monumental effort to get people vaccinated against COVID-19.
The pause raised concerns for those who received the J & J shot, and conerns for public health experts who saw vaccination numbers shrink.
FIU Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Aileen Marty joined This Week in South Florida hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney to discuss, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.
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