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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for 2025-09-04 ( 30 items )  
All Elite Wrestling is Coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, Oct. 1 (10)
HOLLYWOOD, Florida, Sept. 3 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news: * * * All Elite Wrestling is Coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, Oct. 1 * All Elite Wrestling is coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on Friday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. and start at $26. Tickets are available at www.myHRL.com. All seats are reserved. D more PR

AMA Trustee Sandra Warns Against Florida's Rollback of Vaccine Mandates (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Medical] -- Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, trustee of the American Medical Association, issued a statement in Chicago, Illinois, opposing Florida's plan to eliminate all vaccine mandates, including those tied to school attendance. Fryhofer said the move would dismantle decades of public health progress and expose children and communities to heightened risks of preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, polio, and chickenpox. She urged Florida leaders to reconsider, war more PR

Buchanan Commends CBO Confirmation of Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Federal Health Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Commends CBO Confirmation of Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Federal Health Programs * CBO Report: 2.3 Million Fraudulent Obamacare Enrollees, $185 Billion in Savings WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Chair of the Health Subcommittee on Ways and Means, released the following statement after recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that Republicans' One B more PR

CCIA Asks the Court for Partial Judgment in Florida Social Media Case (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Asks the Court for Partial Judgment in Florida Social Media Case * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association, along with its co-plaintiff NetChoice, has filed a motion for partial summary judgment in its case challenging Florida's unconstitutional "internet rationing" law, HB3, which would restrict protected speech in  more PR

Chairman Rick Scott Holds Aging Committee Hearing on Promoting Aging Americans Workforce Participation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott Holds Aging Committee Hearing on Promoting Aging Americans Workforce Participation Today, Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a committee hearing titled "Protecting Older Americans: Leveling the Playing Field for Older Workers." Continuing the Aging committee's bipartisan tradition more PR

Democratic Special Election Overperformance Puts Luna, Mills, and Salazar on Retirement Notice (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Democratic Special Election Overperformance Puts Luna, Mills, and Salazar on Retirement Notice * Democrats in Florida's SD15 and HD40 overperformed the 2024 vote margin by 22 and 15 points respectively Last night, Floridians continued their pattern of turning out for Democrats at historic levels, spelling serious trouble for vulnerable Republicans Anna Paulina Luna, Cory Mills,  more PR

ESPN and ABC Rewrite Week 1 Viewership History Books, College GameDay Shatters All-Time Audience Record (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN and ABC Rewrite Week 1 Viewership History Books, College GameDay Shatters All-Time Audience Record * * ABC boasts best Kickoff Weekend on record with 8.6 million viewers across four games * College GameDay Built by The Home Depot delivers the most-watched episode ever with 4.0 million viewers * ABC drew three games with 10M+ viewers, the first time ESPN net more PR

FAA Releases Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Operations (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has announced the availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations at Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This document is a required step for federal agencies to determine the environmental impacts of their actions. The final environmental assessment reviews and evaluates  more PR

Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association Urges DOL to Continue Rolling Back Costly Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, Maitland, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor expressing strong support for the agency's proposed rule to rescind the previous Final Rule on the protections for workers in temporary agricultural employment. The FFVA, which represents a majority of Florida's fruit and vegetable producers, argued that the prior regulations imposed excessive burdens on growers while failing to significantly enhance w more ST

Florida State University Expert Available to Address Dynamics of America's Future Workforce (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 4 -- Florida State University issued the following Q&A on Sept. 2, 2025, by Stephen Stone with Darren Brooks, a senior lecturer and assistant chair in the Department of Management and the coordinator of the MBA Program at the College of Business: * * * Florida State University expert available to address dynamics of America's future workforce The landscape of America's workforce continues to evolve as issues such as falling birth rates, shifts in prioritized skills more PR

Florida Strawberry Growers Association Argues Prior Regulations Did Not Adequately Protect Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Florida Strawberry Growers Association, Plant City, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor regarding the proposed rescission of the 2024 Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States. The organization, which has represented the interests of Florida's strawberry growers since its inception in 1982, expresses strong approval of the current administration's decision to revoke previous reg more ST

Florida's Reckless Plan to End All Vaccine Mandates is a Recipe for Disaster (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Florida's Reckless Plan to End All Vaccine Mandates is a Recipe for Disaster * The State of Florida today announced plans to end all vaccine mandates, including for schoolchildren. The State Surgeon General of Florida, Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, said "every last one of [the vaccine mandates] is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery." At present, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have a more PR

Frost Slams Ron DeSantis for Ignoring Public Health and Announcing Plans to End Vaccine Mandates in the State (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Frost Slams Ron DeSantis for Ignoring Public Health and Announcing Plans to End Vaccine Mandates in the State * FL's Surgeon General, a Known COVID Truther and Peddler of Anti-Vax Conspiracies, Will Oversee the Undoing of Floridians' Health WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement following a press conference hosted by Florida Governor Ron DeSant more PR

Inaugural Rock The Climb 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb to Honor Heroes at The Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood (10)
HOLLYWOOD, Florida, Sept. 3 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news: * * * Inaugural Rock The Climb 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb to Honor Heroes at The Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood * WHAT: The Firefighters Benevolent of Davie, in partnership with Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, presents the inaugural " Rock The Climb " 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at The Guitar Hotel. This powerful tribute h more PR

Leading Middle East Project & Infrastructure Finance Team Joins Greenberg Traurig's Middle East Regional Team (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Leading Middle East Project & Infrastructure Finance Team Joins Greenberg Traurig's Middle East Regional Team * DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Sept. 3, 2025 - A highly experienced team of four project finance and construction lawyers has joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig 's Project & Infrastructure Finance Practice, based in the firm's Dubai office, working collab more PR

Leading Space Lawyer Michael C. Mineiro Joins Greenberg Traurig's Space & Satellite Group in Washington, D.C. (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Leading Space Lawyer Michael C. Mineiro Joins Greenberg Traurig's Space & Satellite Group in Washington, D.C. * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sept. 3, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added highly regarded space lawyer Dr. Michael C. Mineiro as a shareholder in the Space & Satellite Group, based in Washington, D.C. He joins the firm from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &  more PR

Luna Announces Hearing on Transparency Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Luna Announces Hearing on Transparency Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets Chairwoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) today announced a hearing on "Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Wh more PR

Media Tip Sheet: Florida Moves to End School Vaccine Mandates (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Florida Moves to End School Vaccine Mandates * Florida just became the first state to move toward ending all school vaccine mandates. At a news conference today, Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo vowed to eliminate mandates for measles, mumps, polio, chicken pox, hepatitis B, and other childhood diseases. The George Washington University has experts available who can address the r more PR

Newmark Facilitates 2nd Street USA's Expansion Into Florida With New Lease at Miami's Society Wynwood (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Facilitates 2nd Street USA's Expansion into Florida with New Lease at Miami's Society Wynwood Newmark announces the Company has arranged a new retail lease on behalf of leading Japanese second-hand fashion retailer 2nd Street USA at Society Wynwood, a recently delivered mixed-use development in the heart of Miami's Wynwood Arts District. The lease marks the retailer's first location in Florida, expanding its U more PR

Rawlings Acquires Tanner Tees (10)
MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, Sept. 3 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * Rawlings Acquires Tanner Tees * ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (September 3, 2025) - Rawlings(r) announced its recent purchase of Tanner(r) Tees. Rawlings called the partnership "a notable entry into the diamond sports training category by Rawlings." Tanner Tees, founded by former baseball coach Joe Tanner in Sarasota, Florida, manufactures premium batting tees for youth, more PR

Rep. Frankel Slams Gov. DeSantis Decision to Eliminate Vaccine Mandates (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Frankel Slams Gov. DeSantis Decision to Eliminate Vaccine Mandates * Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement in response to reports that Gov. DeSantis plans to eliminate vaccinate mandates in Florida--making Florida the first state to do so. "Eliminating vaccine requirements is reckless and dangerous. It puts everyone at risk, especially endangering children, seniors more PR

Robert A. Sherman Moderates Conversation with Former U.S. Ambassadors (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Robert A. Sherman Moderates Conversation with Former U.S. Ambassadors * BOSTON - Sept. 2, 2025 - Robert A. Sherman, senior counsel at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP and former U.S. ambassador to Portugal, will moderate a conversation with former U.S. ambassadors at a breakfast program hosted by the New England Council Sept. 4. The discussion will explore key iss more PR

Secretary of State Rubio Issues Remarks at Lech Walesa Solidarity Prize Awards Ceremony (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Sept. 2, 2025, by Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Lech Walesa Solidarity Prize Awards Ceremony: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: First of all, thank you very much. Thank you for doing this here. I was telling the foreign minister, who I have met now - how long have I been here? Like eight months? I've seen you like 12 times. So we see each other - never in the States, but around the world. I was explaining a lit more PR

Secretary of State Rubio Issues Remarks to Press at Homestead Air Reserve Base (10)
HOMESTEAD, Florida, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's remarks to the press at Homestead Air Reserve Base on Sept. 2, 2025, about the lethal strike on a drug vessel from Venezuela. The remarks highlight the administration's more aggressive stance against drug cartels, which Rubio referred to as "narcoterrorist organizations". * * * QUESTION: Were you at SOUTHCOM today? SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. Not today. I was there Friday. QUESTION: more PR

Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOI: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOI: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum thanking him for his tireless efforts fulfilling President Trump's agenda and managing our nation's land and wildlife, including responding to natural disasters lik more PR

Senator Ashley Moody Introduces Safer Truckers Act to Require Lawful U.S. Residency & English Proficiency for CDL Issuance (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Senator Ashley Moody Introduces Safer Truckers Act to Require Lawful U.S. Residency & English Proficiency for CDL Issuance Following the tragic death of three individuals caused by an illegal alien commercial truck driver, Senator Ashley Moody is introducing the Safer Truckers Act to protect drivers on the roadways. The Safer Truckers Act establishes lawful U.S. residency requ more PR

State Department Issues Public Schedule for Sept. 4, 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Sept. 4, 2025: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO Secretary Rubio is on travel to Florida, Mexico, and Ecuador from September 2-4, 2025. 9:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio meets with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in Quito, Ecuador. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio meets with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Ecuadorian cabinet members in Quito, Ecuador. (POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP more PR

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Approves Webster-Led Bill to Reform FEMA (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Approves Webster-Led Bill to Reform FEMA * Washington, D.C. -- Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement after the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act. "Today's vote marks a significant step towards delivering commonsense reform to ensur more PR

UM Miller School of Medicine: Exploring the Biology of Lymphoma to Identify New Drug Targets (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 4 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Exploring the Biology of Lymphoma to Identify New Drug Targets By Rachel Tompa, Ph.D. Summary * Sylvester researchers discovered a new role for a protein, GAK, in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the most common form of lymphoma. * Due to GAK's role in helping cells divide, the scientists believe it could be a powerful drug target to combat this cancer. * They recently received a $2 more PR

UM Miller School of Medicine: Living in "20-Minute Neighborhoods" Good for Your Brain (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Living in "20-Minute Neighborhoods" Good for Your Brain By Josh Baxt Article Summary * Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that 20-minute neighborhoods can have a positive impact on brain health. * The study looked at 352 older adults to determine whether neighborhood walkability impacted their brain health. * The researchers found  more PR