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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for 2024-11-01 ( 7 items )  
Assembly MENA by ACAMS to Feature 45+ Experts Tackling Sanctions, AI and Cyber Fraud Threats (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 1 -- The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists issued the following news release: * * * The two-day event will explore critical financial crime challenges in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), from virtual asset conundrums to sophisticated cross-border fraud * * * With geopolitical tensions on the rise and urgent financial crime threats rapidly evolving, compliance professionals in the MENA region face unprecedented challenges. To equip anti-f more PR

FFRF Action Fund Condemns Fla. State Rep's Scaremongering Over Humanist Opponent Sarah Henry (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 1 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, issued the following news: The FFRF Action Fund is disgusted at a series of fear-mongering tactics that a member of the Florida Statehouse is using to attack a political opponent based on her humanist convictions. Sarah Henry, a Democrat running to unseat incumben more PR

Hurricanes Milton and Helene Fuel Rise in Dengue Fever (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- George Washington University issued the following news: GW Experts Available to Comment Dengue Fever is on the rise in the US, a trend that experts say is connected to climate change and the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. A news story by Vice notes that Florida has seen an uptick in Dengue Fever because the standing water left behind by the deadly storms offers a breeding ground for the disease vector-mosquitoes. North Carolina has also reported an increase  more PR

IGLTA Holds Record-Breaking 2024 Global Convention in Osaka, Japan (10)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Nov. 1 -- The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association issued the following news release: * * * Most Globally Diverse Convention in IGLTA's History * * * OSAKA, Japan (31 October 2024) -- The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) concluded its 2024 Global Convention in Osaka, Japan, marking the largest convention outside of North America in IGLTA history. With attendees representing over 50 countries and territories, it was IGLTA's most globally di more PR

Nonpartisan 'Defend the Black Vote' Program Launches Final Push in Campaign to Encourage 3.5 Million Black Men to Cast Ballots (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: In the last days before the November 5 election, People For the American Way Foundation's nonpartisan Defend the Black Vote campaign is making its final push to reach 3.5. million Black men, via direct peer-to-peer text messages, for voter turnout in 21 states -- Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Mis more PR

Researchers, U.S. Military Install Concrete Modules With Self-Healing Oyster Reef Structure In Florida Panhandle Bay To Protect Base (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The Rutgers-designed, hybrid reef-mimicking experiment could provide protection from storms and coastal flooding * * * By Kitta MacPherson U.S. Air Force officials installed a new kind of structure in the waters of St. Andrew Bay on the shore of the Tyndall U.S. Air Force Base in Northwest Florida on Oct. 30 - the first section of a Rutgers University-designed "self-healing" reef made of custo more PR

University of Miami Business School: Wawa CEO Encourages Job Seekers to Prioritize Company Culture (10)
CORAL GABLES, Florida, Nov. 1 -- The University of Miami's Miami Herbert Business School issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Chris Gheysens, Wawa's "Lead Goose," shares insights on corporate values and career growth at Miami Herbert's Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series. * * * By Blair S. Walker "Today, we don't have a CEO with us--we have a `Lead Goose.' And that's his actual title!" chuckled University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School Dean Paul A. Pavlou as  more PR