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*Florida Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2025-12-01 ( 6 items )  
Federal Reserve: Arkansas, Florida Entities File Notices to Acquire Bank Holding Company Shares (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSFR) -- Entities in Arkansas and Florida have filed notices with the Federal Reserve System to acquire voting shares in bank holding companies, as required under the Change in Bank Control Act. Kenneth R. Lehman of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, submitted a notice seeking to acquire voting shares of Sabine Bancshares Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Sabine State Bank and Trust Co., both of Many, Louisiana. This application is subject to review by the Fede more PR

New Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the U.S. Topic of White Paper From CRS (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12408) on Nov. 25, 2025, by labor policy analyst Elizabeth Weber Handwerker. Here are excerpts: * * * New Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Methodology for Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States Introduction The H-2A visa program allows for the temporary admission of foreign workers to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services of a sea more PR

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Ex-California, Colorado Resident in Fraudulent Stock Scheme (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:23-cv-06799-GW-JCx; filed Aug. 18, 2023, C.D. Cal.) involving Andrew Wyles Waters: * * * On October 16, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a final judgment against Andrew Wyles Waters, whom the SEC charged in 2023 with perpetrating a fraudulent scheme involving his private sale of restricted common stock in ECom Products Group Corporation (OTC:  more PR

Senate Unanimous Consent Agreements - Potential Effects on the Amendment Process Topic of CRS Report (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. 98-310) on Nov. 25, 2025, entitled "Senate Unanimous Consent Agreements: Potential Effects on the Amendment Process" by Valerie Heitshusen, Congress and legislative process specialist: * * * Contents Amendments in Order and Adoption Thereof ... 1 The Order in Which Senators Offer Amendments ... 1 The Right to Offer Second-Degree Amendments ... 1 The Time Available for Considering Amendmen more PR

U.S., Syrian Forces Locate and Destroy ISIS Weapons Caches in Southern Syria (10)
TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S., Syrian Forces Locate and Destroy ISIS Weapons Caches in Southern Syria * TAMPA, Fla. - Forces from U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Syrian Ministry of Interior located and destroyed more than 15 sites containing ISIS weapons caches in southern Syria, Nov. 24-27. U.S. military personnel from Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolved (CJTF-OIR) worked with Syrian forces in ide more PR

USDA Issues Information Collection Notice on Fruit, Nuts, & Specialty Crops--Substantive Change (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following information collection: Title: Fruit, Nuts, and Specialty Crops--Substantive Change. OMB Control Number: 0535-0039. Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is responsible for preparing and issuing current official state and national estimates of crop and livestock production. Estimates for fruit, tree nuts, and specialty crops are a key component of this mission and su more PR