By Andrea Gonzalez Ramirez, Refinery29
Rep. Lois Frankel, one of the congresswomen spearheading the protest, said that it was important for them to show support for the survivors who have advanced the conversation surrounding sexual harassment.
"By wearing black, Members of Congress are showing solidarity with a movement that is demanding economic justice and a cultural shift that… Read more »
Written by: Wayne Washington, Palm Beach Post
Three members of Palm Beach County’s congressional delegation marked the opening of shared office space at Palm Beach County’s Veterans Affairs Medical Center Friday, pointing to the project as an indication of bipartisan commitment to helping those who served the country in uniform.
Two Democrats — U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm… Read more »
Written by: Charles Elmore, Palm Beach Post
The biggest federal tax changes in three decades please plenty of companies and households, if not budget hawks lamenting a projected $1 trillion pile of new debt.
But area mayors meeting this week grappled with other effects — such as possible downward pressure on home prices and local tax revenues.
“There is a potential for losing… Read more »
Written by: Bryce Covert, Racked
Anyone who tunes in to the annual State of the Union on January 30th, when President Donald Trump will address Congress and give an update on his agenda, may notice something different about the audience seated in front of him. The 65 members of the Democratic Women’s Working Group who attend the speech this year will be clothed all in black.
If this… Read more »
Written by: Skyler Swisher Skyler, Sun Sentinel
West Palm Beach was among 23 jurisdictions targeted Wednesday in a Justice Department letter demanding local officials prove they are cooperating with federal immigration agents.
The letter threatens subpoenas if city officials don’t turn over documents showing they aren’t withholding information about the immigration status of people… Read more »
Written by: Eliot Kleinberg, Palm Beach Post
Ever since Donald Trump — even as president-elect in late 2016 — began vacationing in Palm Beach, the U.S. Secret Service has established flight restrictions for those visits that have hampered commerce at Palm Beach International Airport and other area air facilities, and effectively shut down the Lantana airport.
In an interview Tuesday… Read more »
Written by: Peter Schorsch, Florida Politics
The federal government has shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday. That has halted all but the most essential operations and marred the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration in a striking display of Washington dysfunction.
Last-minute negotiations crumbled as Senate Democrats blocked a four-week stopgap… Read more »
Written by: Emma Saran Webster, Teen Vogue
At this year’s Golden Globes, the red carpet was largely a sea of black. Many celebrities in attendance used fashion to protest the widespread sexual misconduct not only in Hollywood, but also other industries. Throughout the night, actresses dressed in black and donning pins — some with social justice activists by… Read more »
Congresswoman Lois Frankel, West Palm’s former mayor, dubbed it “a bright day for our region” and said, “I look forward to seeing those millions of cars off the road.” Read more »
Written by: Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel
Every year, an unknown number of foreign guest workers in South Florida and the rest of the nation disappear into the worlds of sexual slavery and domestic servitude.
A broad coalition of liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans, in both the U.S. Senate and House, said Thursday their proposed Visa Transparency… Read more »
