Yellow Fever to COVID: Florida's Democrats Gave the State Power Over Public Health, Republicans Ran With It

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Verónica Zaragovia was born in Cali, Colombia, and grew up in South Florida. She’s been a lifelong WLRN listener and is proud to cover health care, as well as Surfside and Miami Beach politics for the station. Contact Verónica at vzaragovia@wlrnnews.org