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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for 2025-05-31 ( 21 items )  
47 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Recognized in IAM Patent 1000 2025 Edition (10)
MIAMI, Florida, May 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * 47 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Recognized in IAM Patent 1000 2025 Edition NEW YORK - May 30, 2025 - 47 attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP were recognized in the 2025 edition of Intellectual Asset Management's (IAM) Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Professionals. The firm was also recognized nationally in the United States and in nine regions for more PR

Conan Gray is Coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, Sep. 22 (10)
HOLLYWOOD, Florida, May 30 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news: * * * Conan Gray is Coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, Sep. 22 Conan Gray is coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Monday, Sep. 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Thursday, June 5 at 10 a.m. and start at $45. All seats are reserved. Tickets are available at www.myHRL.com. Doors open 90 minutes be more PR

Congressman Daniel Webster on the Passing of John Thrasher (10)
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Daniel Webster on the Passing of John Thrasher Clermont, FL -- Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement today on the passing of former Florida House Speaker and Florida State University President Emeritus John Thrasher. "Few have given more to the state of Florida than John Thrasher. He was a statesman, a soldier, and a friend. Throughout his car more PR

Congresswoman Frederica Wilson Awards Over $1 Million to the Divine Nine Organizations in Miami-Dade (10)
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Frederica Wilson Awards Over $1 Million to the Divine Nine Organizations in Miami-Dade Wednesday, May 28 th, 2025, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., awarded over $1 million to the Divine Nine Organizations in Miami-Dade County. The purpose of the Divine Nine Congressional Earmark is to upgrade, renovate, and build spaces where Divine Nine O more PR

FAU: Fixing the Leak - An Opioid Treatment for Dopamine Disorders? (10)
BOCA RATON, Florida, May 31 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Fixing the Leak: An Opioid Treatment for Dopamine Disorders? By Gisele Galoustian Dopamine, a small molecule derived from the amino acid tyrosine, plays a significant role in regulating multiple essential brain functions including movement, mood and motivation as well as multiple cognitive functions including attention and memory. Dopami more PR

Federal Court Rules in Favor of U.S. Citizen Illegally Detained for Deportation by Florida Sheriff (10)
NEW YORK, May 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rules in Favor of U.S. Citizen Illegally Detained for Deportation by Florida Sheriff MIAMI, Fla. -- A federal court today granted a motion for partial summary judgment in Brown v. Ramsay, a federal lawsuit challenging the ill more PR

FIU: Panther Power Couple Give Back, Help Future Leaders Get a Head Start Campus & Community (10)
MIAMI, Florida, May 31 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Panther power couple give back, help future leaders get a head start Campus & Community By Daniel Zayas Alumni Rakesh and Mei Sarna are leaders in the hospitality industry at a global level. Collectively, they've lived in over a dozen countries and worked at top organizations, including Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Indian Hotels Company Limited an more PR

Florida A&M University Earns Dual Carnegie Classification for Research Excellence and Student Opportunity (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 31 -- Florida A&M University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Florida A&M University Earns Dual Carnegie Classification for Research Excellence and Student Opportunity By Rachel James-Terry Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) has achieved a distinguished honor, earning dual recognition in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications as both a Research 2 (R2) university and an Opportunity College & Unive more PR

Greenberg Traurig Awarded Banking & Finance Team of the Year at the LexisNexis Middle East Legal Awards 2025 (10)
MIAMI, Florida, May 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Awarded Banking & Finance Team of the Year at the LexisNexis Middle East Legal Awards 2025 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - May 30, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig was recognized as Banking & Finance Team of the Year at the LexisNexis Middle East Legal Awards 2025. The awards ceremony was held May 29 at the Ritz Carlton JBR in Dubai, United Arab Em more PR

Greenberg Traurig Sponsors NASP's 36th Annual Financial Services Conference (10)
MIAMI, Florida, May 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Sponsors NASP's 36th Annual Financial Services Conference COLUMBUS, Ohio - May 30, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is sponsoring the National Association of Securities Professionals' (NASP) 36th Annual Financial Services Conference, scheduled for June 2-4 in Columbus, Ohio. This year's conference will guide discussions on global economic tr more PR

House Ethics Committee Leaders Issue Statement on Investigation Into Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick (10)
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, chairman, and ranking member of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following statement on May 29, 2025, regarding the investigation into Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida: * * * Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: On May 29, 2024, the Committee received a referral from the  more PR

Lawsuit Launched Over Manatee Harassment in Crystal River (10)
WASHINGTON, May 30 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched Over Manatee Harassment in Crystal River CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. -- The Center for Biological Diversity warned the Trump administration today that it intends to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and so-called Department of Government Efficiency for failing to adequately staff the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, resulting in unlawful harassment of pro more PR

Miami Dade College Sets State Record in Industry Certifications (10)
MIAMI, Florida, May 31 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: * * * Miami Dade College Sets State Record in Industry Certifications Miami Dade College (MDC) continues to lead the region in workforce readiness. In 2025, the College reached a historic milestone with an unprecedented 2,081 industry certifications recognized by the State of Florida, marking the first time any college in the state has surpassed 2,000 certifications approved for state funding. With this recent ac more PR

New CMSgts complete Chief Initial Mission Command Training (10)
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * New CMSgts complete Chief Initial Mission Command Training EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi hosted more than 500 newly-selected chief master sergeants for the inaugural Chief Initial Mission Command Training May 19-23 at Fort Walton Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. CIMCT is not a traditional orientation, it's a warfighting development experience built to more PR

Rep. Maria Salazar Sends Letter Raising Concerns Regarding the Forced Sale of the Oil Refiner CITGO (10)
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Maria Salazar Sends Letter Raising Concerns Regarding the Forced Sale of the Oil Refiner CITGO WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Maria Salazar sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging the Administration to safeguard the democratic Venezuelan National Assembly's control over the oil refiner CITGO from the Venezuelan regime's creditors. CI more PR

Story Companies Remain Confident in Future of Agriculture & Citrus in Polk County (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Central Florida Development Council issued the following news: * * * Story Companies Remain Confident in Future of Agriculture & Citrus in Polk County Fourth-generation citrus farmer Kyle Story remains optimistic about agriculture in Polk County. It is being bolstered by the state's infusion of money to plant new trees as part of the Rural Renaissance plan. "The Story Companies remains focused and optimistic about the future of Florida citrus. Like the whole indust more PR

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Leads Colleagues in Urging Meta Halt Deployment of Companion Bots to Children (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Leads Colleagues in Urging Meta Halt Deployment of Companion Bots to Children TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Doris Matsui (CA-07), Kim Schrier (WA-08) and Lori Trahan (MA-03), member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, wrote to Meta's Mark Zuckerberg to urge immediate action to halt the deployment of  more PR

U.S. Rep. Steube Calls on FL Board of Governors to Reject Ono as Next UF President (10)
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Steube Calls on FL Board of Governors to Reject Ono as Next UF President WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) has sent a letter to the Florida Board of Governors urging them to reject Dr. Santa J. Ono as the next president of the University of Florida. Steube's letter follows Tuesday's UF Board of Trustees' vote to advance Dr. Ono's selection. Final confirmation now sit more PR

UM Miller School of Medicine: Alcohol-Fueled Cancer Deaths are on the Rise in the U.S. (10)
MIAMI, Florida, May 30 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Alcohol-Fueled Cancer Deaths are on the Rise in the U.S. By Rachel Tompa Earlier this year, the former U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory warning Americans of the strong links between alcohol consumption and increased risk of several types of cancer. Although many of these links have been well-known among scientists for years, awareness of this connection among the general public more PR

UM Miller School of Medicine: In Rhythm - Dr. Jeffrey Goldberger on the Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meeting (10)
MIAMI, Florida, May 31 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * In Rhythm: Dr. Jeffrey Goldberger on the Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meeting By Joey Garcia The director of the Miller School of Medicine's Center for Atrial Fibrillation spoke about this year's meeting and cardiac arrhythmia research and care. The Heart Rhythm Society's annual meeting in April convened leading cardiac arrhythmia experts to share insights, research and innovations.  more PR

UM Miller School of Medicine: New Standard-of-Care Emerges for Multiple Myeloma (10)
MIAMI, Florida, May 30 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * New Standard-of-Care Emerges for Multiple Myeloma By Charlotte Schubert A new four-drug combination is highly effective and safe in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, according to data that will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held May 30 through June 3 in Chicago. The data emerged from the ADVANCE clinical trial led by Sy more PR