http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/technology/fl-fau-freight-institute-grant-20161214-story.html Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton is slated to receive $10.5 million in federal, state and private sector funding to find ways to improve freight transportation in Florida and elsewhere around the nation. On Wednesday, local leaders joined FAU officials in announcing the… Read more »

Editorial: New guidelines offer hope for clampdown on sober homes Delray Beach is wasting little time. Just days after the release of revised federal guidelines, Delray officials have begun revising several ordinances meant to curb the spread of sober homes — the first action by a local government in a long time to control the proliferation of group houses for recovering drug addicts… Read more »

Editorial: A Potential Antidote to Sober House Problem Thanks to U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, South Florida cities can make a new fight against the proliferation of sober homes that are damaging traditional neighborhoods and draining budgets. Last week, the departments of Justice and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued an updated joint statement on local regulation of group homes… Read more »

Written by: Congresswoman Lois Frankel, Vice-Chair of the Democratic Women’s Working Group Stephanie, a college student without health insurance, visited her local Planned Parenthood for a check-up she could afford. Imagine her surprise and fright when told her Pap test results were abnormal. With empathy and compassion Planned Parenthood staff guided Stephanie through a biopsy and a… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel spoke with CBS12 about the need for immediate emergency funding to fight Zika. Read more »

Before heading back to D.C. after summer recess, Congresswoman Lois Frankel spoke with local media about the need for the federal government to immediately fund the Zika issue. Read more »

Dozens gathered Thursday for a sit-in at West Palm Beach City Hall to call for tougher gun laws. The group was led by U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel. At the sit-in, resident held pictures with the faces of gun violence victims. From mass-scale shootings to street gun violence, Frankel said she's pushing for two specific laws to pass next week. "We want two common-sense gun bills to pass… Read more »

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Democratic U.S. Reps. Patrick Murphy, Ted Deutch and Lois Frankel at a news conference calling for “common sense” gun control in West Palm Beach. WEST PALM BEACH — Three Democratic U.S. Reps. — Lois Frankel of West Palm Beach, Ted Deutch of Boca Raton and Patrick Murphy of Jupiter — urged the Republican-controlled Congress to expand background checks for… Read more »

The failure of US Congress to introduce stricter gun controls is disgusting, says Democrat Congresswoman Lois Frankel in the wake of the Orlando attack. The Florida representative told Today programme presenter John Humphrys: "It's a lot of prayers and not any action." Click here for the full interview. Read more »