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Grace DeSena, Lauren Hayashi, Matthew Johnson and Rachel Laches Guest columnists Racial disparities in maternal mortality are a pressing public health problem. Reports since the early 1940s have discussed efforts to improve differences in pregnancy-related outcomes between Black and white women. However, in 2021 we are still trying to address the same issue. A 2017 study found that states with more Black mothers had higher rates of maternal mortality, suggesting that these discrepancies are not unique to one state, but a challenge facing the United States as a whole. Pregnancy-related mortali...

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz wants to #FreeBritney Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Alex Brandon/AP Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.,during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Posted at 4:22 PM, Mar 09, 2021 and last updated 2021-03-09 16:32:15-05 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Several House Republicans have asked House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) to hold a hearing on court-ordered conservatorships following the releas...

Posted on 395 CEA Group (“CEA”) announced today John Parke Wright IV, a renowned global expert and entrepreneur has joined CEA’s Advisory Board as Senior Advisor – International. Mr. Wright is a 6th generation Floridian whose ancestors pioneered trade between, Scotland, Spain, Cuba and the United States from the 1850s onwards. He is one of the great-great grandsons of Dr. H.T. Lykes, who, with Captain James McKay established the trade of cattle and general cargo from Tampa to Havana. This trade flourished and led to the for...

Florida Politicians React to Biden Inauguration SHARE FLORIDA — Before and during the inauguration proceedings on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, where former Vice President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States and former Senator Kamala Harris became the country's first woman and POC vice president in history, politicians from across the Sunshine State weighed in on the historic moment. What You Need To Know President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in at noon on Wednesday, January 20 Florida politicians from both parties took to social med...

By Joel Malkin Dec 22, 2020 A continuing resolution to keep the government running for another week was signed by President Trump after passing in Congress Monday night. It includes something that a Florida Representative has been working on for years. "Funding for Everglades restoration, South Florida ecosystem restoration, our waterways funding as a whole." Republican Congressman Brian Mast of Stuart says H.R. 1520 includes a record-setting $250 million in funding to restore the Everglades. He says it will play a critical role in accelerating projects like building a reservoir to the s...