Florida’s 10 congressional Democrats joined together Wednesday in opposing effortsin the state’s Republican-led Legislature to allow roughly 1.5 million concealed weapons permit holders to bring their guns onto college campuses. “We agree that campus violence is a serious problem. Sadly, there have been at least 23 shootings on college campuses just in 2015,” the letter… Read more »

Twenty-four high school students and their families from Palm Beach and Broward counties recently gathered for a reception in Boca Raton in which Congresswoman Lois Frankel handed out nominations to the nation's military academies. "They're outstanding, they're outstanding students," Frankel said. "Very well rounded, and they all have a passion for service and for… Read more »

Florida communities still reeling from the housing crisis might get some help under a bipartisan bill that would speed short sales on homes worth less than what’s owed on them. The measure would set specific notification deadlines for lenders and require them to decide whether to accept a short-sale offer within 30 days of a borrower's request. The goal is to force all parties… Read more »

The U.S. Congress is back in session with the Western death toll to international terrorism climbing. Last Friday night’s attacks in Paris were the deadliest in France since World War II and the second deadliest in modern Europe after the 2004 train bombing in Madrid. Representatives have returned to Capitol Hill after a week working in their districts hearing about local issues.… Read more »

On Tuesday’s show, Ed gives commentary on Republicans wanting to go to war over terror attacks, but they don’t want to think about addressing gun violence in America. We are joined by Con. John Garamendi, D-CA, to discuss whether an invasion of Syria to face ISIS would be the right move. We are also joined by Col. Jack Jacobs, MSNBC Military analyst, to discuss the strategy for… Read more »

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel said she is fighting to pass a bill that would change a 107-year-old federal law that bans the sale of foreign-flagged yachts to U.S. citizens while in U.S. waters. "It's an outdated law," Frankel said. Frankel said it discourages foreign ship owners from selling ships in the state, especially in south Florida. "There's about 300 yachts… Read more »

Nothing papers over political differences quicker than money. Dollars are not red or blue, but green. So when outspoken liberal Democrat U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel strolled into a recent Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce cocktail reception to talk about a big check she delivered to South Florida, even conservative Republicans greeted her like a star. Business folks pushed partisan… Read more »

The three local Jewish Congressional representatives have been very public in their support of Israel this past week. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, UNESCO — the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — passed a resolution blaming Israel for the recent violence in Israel and for violating the "status quo" of Jerusalem's Temple Mount. The "status… Read more »

Angela Williams, founder of Mothers Against Murderers, speaks as Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, listens at a news conference today. State lawmakers will “turn Florida into the Wild West” if they pass bills to let people with concealed weapons permits carry their guns in the open and bring them onto college campuses, U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, said… Read more »

The problem of "rogue" hotel booking websites is bigger than previously known and is creating enormous problems for both travelers and the hotel industry. A recent survey done for the American Hotel & Lodging Association found that 6 percent of travelers who had booked a room online thought they were booking directly with the hotel, but later found out they had used an… Read more »