TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 10 -- Disability Rights Florida issued the following news: Disability Rights Florida (DRF) deeply appreciates the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) continued efforts to ban the use of electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) used to treat self-injurious or aggressive behavior, and we urge the FDA to take all necessary steps to release the final rule banning these devices as soon as possible. For nearly eight years since the FDA initially released its Proposed Rule t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: (INDEPENDENCE, Ohio) Florida Gulf & Atlantic (FG&A) Railroad workers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified their first contract. The FG&A Railroad operates 430 miles of track running in Florida and Georgia. "Railroaders at FG&A wanted union representation to address issues related to safety, wor more PR

LOVELAND, Colorado, Dec. 10 -- Florida Gun Rights, an affiliate of the National Association for Gun Rights, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * FLGR Urges Republican Supermajorities to Pass Rep. Joel Rudman's HB 31 Without Delay * * * Tallahassee, FL - Florida Gun Rights, the Florida affiliate of the National Association for Gun Rights, endorsed State Representative Joel Rudman's House Bill 31 to legalize Open Carry and put an end to the Sunshine State's "Red Flag" gun c more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: TAMPA, FL. The Florida PSC approved a plan to shutter the coal-burning equipment at Tampa Electric Company (TECO)'s Polk coal plant, a move recommended and championed by the Sierra Club. This will mark the 388th coal plant to retire since the Beyond Coal campaign, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, launched in 2010. While the Polk plant coal equipment has been in long-term reserve since 2018, t more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 10 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Lilly Erickson Florida State University has established the First-Generation Alumni Network, a new initiative to foster a community of first-generation alumni and help ensure their continued success beyond graduation. This network, created in partnership with the Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (CARE), the Division of Undergraduate Studies and the FSU Alumni Association, exemplifies FSU's ong more PR

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Dec. 10 -- The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association issued the following news release: TAMPA BAY, Florida (9 December 2024)--The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association is pleased to announce Visit Tampa Bay as its newest Global Partner. As a longtime IGLTA member, this new partnership marks a natural step forward, reinforcing Tampa Bay's ongoing commitment to supporting inclusive initiatives and welcoming all travelers of every background from across the g more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from University of California-Irvine published a new Journal of Marketing study that finds Republicans spread more misinformation than Democrats and explains the reasons behind this behavior. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled "Political Polarization Triggers Republicans' Misinformation Spread to Attain Ingroup  more PR