U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, flanked by Palm Beach County mosquito control supervisor Gary Goode and Michael Farzan of The Scripps Research Institute.
WEST PALM BEACH — U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, today urged the Republican-controlled House to approve more money to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus and urged citizens to do their part to control… Read more »
For far too long, the spread of hundreds of sober houses has been destabilizing neighborhoods across Palm Beach County. And municipal officials have felt helpless to do anything about it because of the interpretation of two landmark federal laws meant to protect people with disabilities.
The Americans with Disabilities Act defines “disability” to include alcoholism and drug… Read more »
Sober houses have become a plague upon some South Florida cities. Thanks to U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, help finally may be coming.
In 1999, the departments of Housing and Urban Development and Justice determined that the Fair Housing Act prohibits local governments "from making zoning or land use decisions or implementing land use policies that exclude or otherwise… Read more »
Rep. Lois Frankel joins WPTV's Michael Williams on To the Point on Sunday, March 27th to discuss various topical foreign policy issues.
Click here to view Rep. Frankel's interview with Michael Williams. Read more »
Lawmakers braved Wednesday’s heavy winds to stand outside the Supreme Court in solidarity with advocates opposing abortion or arguing for abortion rights.
The eight-member Supreme Court heard a case on a Texas law that requires abortions to be done in ambulatory surgical centers and requires doctors to have admitting privileges to local hospitals and clinics. Hundreds of protesters… Read more »
Imagine that you’ve been planning all year for your family vacation. You find the perfect hotel—a spacious room with a view and plenty of activities for the kids—and book the room using an online travel site. The whole family is excited for a week of fun and relaxation.
Everything is going great until you arrive at the hotel. After a few minutes of clicking around on the computer,… Read more »
Child care is more expensive than public college tuition in most U.S. states making it unaffordable for the majority of middle-class families, let alone those living in poverty.
Now, some lawmakers are trying to change that.
Congressional Democrats announced a new bill on Thursday that aims to increase access to child care for lower-income families and improve the… Read more »
Homicide detective Gregory Key was in church Dec. 3, 2006, when he got the call.
His 19-year-old daughter, Lindsay, mother of a 9-month-old girl, was killed in a gang drive-by shooting in Arizona.
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Lindsay Key, daughter of West Palm Beach homicide detective Sgt. Greg Key, was 19 when killed in a drive-by shooting in ... Read More
A community college student in Chandler,… Read more »
Gregory Key, at left, a West Palm Beach homicide detective, will attend the State of the Union address. His daughter Lindsay Key, 19, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on Dec. 2, 2006, in Chandler, Ariz.
A West Palm Beach homicide detective who lost his daughter to gun violence is heading to the nation's capital to attend Tuesday's State of the Union… Read more »
Two of the biggest items on South Florida's wish list — a new federal courthouse for Fort Lauderdale and federal action that could help alleviate the proliferation of so-called sober homes — are moving closer to resolution, U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel said Wednesday.
Frankel, a Broward-Palm Beach county Democrat, has been heavily involved in both issues.
She's pushed for a new… Read more »
