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CDC director connects teen pregnancy to inequality

By | 11.11.11 | 10:59 am | More from The Florida Independent

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden said Wednesday that reducing teen pregnancy should be a major public health priority in the U.S., according to the National Journal. Friedan said teen pregnancy affects health care costs and limits opportunities for young girls.

Hospitals seeking a reduction in medically unnecessary C-sections

By | 11.10.11 | 1:59 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Detroit Free Press reports that hospitals in Michigan are taking on a project that helps reduce the number of medically unnecessary C-sections in the state.

Planned Parenthood to join Awake the State at rallies tomorrow

By | 10.31.11 | 5:26 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Planned Parenthood has announced it will join Awake the State in rallies taking place all over Florida tomorrow.

Report: Miami number two nationally in largest gap between rich and poor

By | 10.28.11 | 10:37 am | More from The Florida Independent

A new report shows that the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach metro area has the second highest income inequality in the country; the region is second only to New York City.

The new report from the U.S. Census Bureau, which was released on Wednesday, analyzed which cities had the More…

Occupy Miami has been in government center for six days

By | 10.21.11 | 3:07 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Six days ago, Occupy Miami protesters began to demonstrate in government center — and the group is still there.

Rick Scott compares Occupy Wall Street to his supporters

By | 10.18.11 | 2:23 pm | More from The Florida Independent

In an interview on Fox 13 this week, Gov. Rick Scott said that Occupy Wall Street protesters are “frustrated with where the world is going” and compared them to his supporters, who “believe government kills jobs.”

PHOTOS: Occupy Miami takes over busy stretch of city, over 1000 participate

By | 10.17.11 | 10:59 am | More from The Florida Independent

This Saturday, hundreds of Miami-ans turned out in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street’s global protest in downtown Miami. The group is also currently occupying a busy part of the city.

The New York-based movement aimed at protesting corporate greed became a global movement over the weekend. Hundreds of cities around More…

Occupy Wall Street comes to Miami

By | 10.11.11 | 10:08 am | More from The Florida Independent

From more than 200 people gathering on a rainy Saturday on Miami Dade Community College’s Wolfson Campus this weekend to a smaller meeting this Sunday at the Miami Workers Center, Miami-ans are mobilizing in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement.

NOM goes after GOP’s Ros-Lehtinen for supporting repeal of DOMA

By | 09.28.11 | 12:57 pm

In its latest appeal for donations, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is calling on supporters to fund a new campaign that targets U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) for her recent decision to co-sponsor the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). 

Three Florida cities among those with weakest economic rebound, report says

By | 09.19.11 | 6:07 pm | More from The Florida Independent

According to a recent Brookings Institute report, three big metro areas in Florida — Lakeland, Palm Bay and Miami — are among the 20 weakest-performing cities in the country in the struggle to recover from the recession.