WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Anna Paulina Luna Downplays Cory Mills' History of Misconduct, Alleged Domestic Violence, Restraining Order as Mere "Shenanigans" * Following her posturing to "hold members accountable" Anna Paulina Luna minimized and downplayed the serious allegations of domestic violence and other ethics scandals surrounding fellow Florida Republican Cory Mills - writing them off as mere "shenani more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2025: * * * As Financial Scams Spike During the Holiday Season, Senator Ashley Moody & Colleagues Demand Stronger Safeguards to Protect Seniors & Passage of the National Strategy for Combating Scams Act Americans Lost $16.6 Billion To Scams In 2024; $4.8 Billion Was Stolen From Seniors * Senator Ashley Moody joined her colleagues on the Senate Special Committee on Aging to protect senio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside adds non-invasive therapy to remove tumors * St. Vincent's Riverside has added new technology to remove tumors through the use of non-invasive, ultrasound therapy. Histotripsy is a focused ultrasound that uses high amplitude, very short pulses to create a "bubble cloud" that is designed to destroy and liquefy targeted li more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bean Calls for Bold Action to Rein in Healthcare Spending * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee during its Member Day hearing, sounding the alarm on runaway healthcare costs and the urgent need to rein in Washington's wasteful spending. Congressman Bean said, "Rampant fraud and unchecked spending are driving costs more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 12 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Dean of FAMU-FSU College of Engineering speaks at FSU Panama commencement ceremony * The latest graduates of Florida State University's Republic of Panama campus were urged to meet a rapidly changing world with resilience, clarity and unwavering hope during a commencement ceremony Dec. 3 at the City of Knowledge Convention Center in Panama City, Panama. FSU Panama awarded 11 degrees during the ceremon more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Presents Congressional Record Celebrating Ave Maria Parish Choir's White House Christmas Performance * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation, presented a Congressional Record entry celebrating the Ave Maria Parish Choir for its performance on December 9th as part of the 2025 White House Christmas tradition. Each year, the White Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Donalds Joins House Oversight Committee: Addresses The Failed ACA Marketplace * WASHINGTON - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) joined the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services for a joint hearing entitled "Lowering the Cost of Healthcare: Technology's Ro more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Dec. 13 (TNSjou) -- Eckerd College issued the following news: * * * Eckerd College marine science professor helps track shifting seaweed that could alter ecosystems in Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea Since the days of Christopher Columbus, the two-million-square-mile Sargasso Sea in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean has been known for large concentrations of giant floating mats of Sargassum seaweed. "There are mentions of it in his ship's logs," says Amy Siuda, Ph.D., more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Eleven Individuals Indicted For Stealing More Than Two Million Dollars In Covid Relief Funds * Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Sherell Breus (40, Champions Gate), Jessie Perlado (63, Lakeland), Candice Harper (37, Pooler, GA), Yashica Carter (40, Ft. Lauderdale), Brandon Thomas (39, Champ more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 12 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Expanding Global Access to Lifesaving Stroke Care * Summary * Acute ischemic stroke caused by large-vessel occlusion is among the most devastating neurological emergencies, but access to mechanical thrombectomy remains scarce in many low- and middle-income countries. * The Miller School of Medicine's Dr. Dileep Yavagal conducted research that offers compelling evidence that a l more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Florida's proposed changes to vaccination requirements for schools threaten cancer patients and survivors * Tallahassee, FL. - December 12, 2025 -The following statement can be attributed to Susan Harbin, Florida senior director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), regarding Florida's proposed revisions to Ru more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Present Webinar 'Patent Litigation Readiness: Protecting Your Medtech Product' * BOSTON - Dec. 12, 2025 - Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholders David J. Dykeman, Matthew J. Levinstein, and David Magee presented the MassMEDIC webinar, " Patent Litigation Readiness: Protecting Your Medtech Product " Dec. 4. The webinar offered practical guidance  more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Fred E. Karlinsky Named to Insurance Business America's 'Hot 100 2026' * FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Dec. 12, 2025 - Greenberg Traurig, P.A.'s Global Insurance Regulatory & Transactions Practice Chair Fred E. Karlinsky was recognized as one of the 100 top insurance leaders in the U.S. by Insurance Business America. The 11th annual Hot 100 list honors i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott, Chair August Pfluger Pen Op-Ed on More Affordable Care Act: 'America's Health Care Crisis has a Cure. Will Congress Prescribe it?' * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott and Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger wrote an op-ed for the Washington Examiner exposing what millions of families already know firsthand: Obamacare h more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute Welcomes House Judiciary Committee's Call for Release of Special Counsel's Report in Trump Classified Documents Case * FORT PIERCE, Fla.-The minority members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in support of the Knight First Amendment Institute' more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: * * * Kuwaiti-led Exercise Enhances Combined Counter-Drone Capabilities * TAMPA, Fla. \- U.S. forces completed a high-end, advanced counter-drone exercise in Kuwait with international partners, Dec. 12. Led by Kuwait, exercise Sky Shield included participation from the United States, Bahrain, and the United Kingdom. Forces focused on enhancing interoperability to detect, track, and engage drones through a more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 12 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Learning to Fly: Public Health, Emergency Medicine and the U.S. Navy * University of Miami Miller School of Medicine M.D./M.P.H. student Rebecca Soistmann hopes to move from medical school to U.S. Navy emergency medicine. When Rebecca Soistmann was a global public health student at the University of Virginia, she realized that health and medicine involve far more than science alone more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Patronis Fights to Protect 404 Permitting * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Yesterday, Congressman Patronis spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R.3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act.Click here (link is external) or above to watch the clip. Congressman Patronis: "Mr. Chairman, I thank my friend, Aaron Bean, for introducing this amendment. Mr. Chairman, after more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 12 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Q and A with Cancer Epigenetics Expert Dr. David Lombard * The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher explores the interconnectedness of aging, metabolism and cancer. Each human cell contains about 20,000 genes. Those genes are the same in nearly every cell, yet cells differ wildly across the body. Brain cells are very different than skin cells, for example, yet share the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Steube and Sen. Ernst Introduce DISPOSAL Act * WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced yesterday the Disposing of Inactive Structures and Properties by Offering for Sale And Lease Act or DISPOSAL Act. This bill would require the auction of unused and underutilized federal buildings. "Americans deserve a government with maximum efficienc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Webster and Foushee Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Establish Space Resources Research Initiative * Washington, D.C. Yesterday, Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, and Congresswoman Valeria Foushee D-NC, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, introduced H.R. 6638, the Space Resources Institute Act, bipartisan legislation which directs the National A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Castor, Salazar Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Flood Insurance Costs * Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Maria Salazar (FL-27) reintroduced the Continuous Coverage for Flood Insurance Act, which would lower costs by ensuring that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allows consumers to exercise their right to maintain flood insurance outside of the National Floo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * SALAZAR PROVISIONS PASS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE BILL (NDAA) * WASHINGTON, D.C. This week, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar's (FL-27) Western Hemisphere and State Department Political Affairs Authorization Act passed the House of Representatives as part of S.1071 (link is external), the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. Earlier this year, Rep. Salazar introduced H.R. 5246 (link  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Introduces No Bounties on Badges Act to Combat Threats Against Law Enforcement * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced his No Bounties on Badges Act to authorize federal rewards for information leading to the arrest, conviction, or prevention of individuals who offer bounties to harm or kill law enforcement officers. This bill expands existing federal reward authority  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Works to Expose Government Waste with Passage of Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act Senator Ashley Moody is working to expose government waste as a cosponsor of the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act which passed the Senate unanimously last night. The legislation requires the disclosure of any government project that is $1 billion over budget or five years behind schedule. Senator Ashley more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 12 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Graduate's Class Project Leads to $110,000 for Florida Nonprofit Coffee Shop * When Tanner Smith signed up for a grant writing course offered by the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at UA Little Rock in fall 2024, he never imagined it would lead to one of the most impactful experiences of his life as well as a $110,000 windfall for a neighborhood coffee shop that  more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Dec. 12 -- The University of South Florida issued the following statement by President Moez Limayem: * * * A message from USF's ninth president, Moez Limayem Dear USF community, I am elated to share that today I was unanimously confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors to serve as the University of South Florida's ninth president. The opportunity to lead this incredible institution is the greatest honor of my professional life, and I am deeply grateful for the confidence pl more PR