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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Thursday March 14, 2024 ( 7 items )  

'He's HIM, Not HAM': PETA Pig Takes to the Skies With Vegan Easter Plea
BOCA RATON, Florida, March 14 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: With Easter just around the corner, PETA has launched a sky-high appeal along the bustling Route 441--down the road from Publix and several other grocery stores--reminding viewers that pigs are thinking, feeling individuals who don't want to die for their holiday roasts. PETA is encouraging everyone to choose delicious vegan feasts--including a recipe for crowd-pleasing sham ham--this  more

American Accounting Association: The Retirement Savings Tools You Use Could Affect How Long Your Money Lasts
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Florida, March 14 (TNSres) -- The American Accounting Association issued the following news release: A new study published by the American Accounting Association finds that people who rely on "deferred-tax" accounts to save for retirement may exhaust their savings faster than people who use "currently-taxed" accounts. In the U.S., some retirement savings instruments are deferred-tax (DT) accounts, in which users pay taxes on the money only when they withdraw it. Other retiremen  more

Aspen Institute: Planet Media Announces Awardees From the 2024 Planet Media Call for Pitches
MIAMI BEACH, Florida, March 14 -- The Aspen Institute issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, This Is Planet Ed, an initiative of the Aspen Institute, announced the awardees from the Planet Media Call for Pitches, spearheaded by its Planet Media Task Force. Young Park and Nak Yong Choi of Park Star Media will be awarded a budget of $40,000 to create new content that increases scientifically-grounded understanding of climate science and solutions for children. Planet Media,   more

Bezos Earth Fund Vice Chair Lauren Sanchez Announces $60 Million to Establish Bezos Centers for Sustainable Protein
MIAMI, Florida, March 13 (TNSres) -- The Bezos Earth Fund, an organization that fight against climate change with a commitment to climate and nature protection, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today at Aspen Ideas: Climate (https://www.aspenideas.org/pages/aspen-ideas-climate), Bezos Earth Fund Vice Chair Lauren Sanchez announced an initial $60 million commitment to establish Bezos Centers for Sustainable Protein as part of the Bezos Earth Fund's $1 billion commitment to fo  more

Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Applications Now Open for Second Round of Public Media's Editorial Integrity and Leadership Fellowship
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 14 -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting issued the following news release: Poynter and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the second cohort of the 2023-2025 Public Media Editorial Integrity and Leadership Program. This nine-month fellowship, funded by CPB and developed and administered by Poynter, will train a total of 50 fellows to accelerate their ability to uphold journalism's highest edito  more

PETA Confronts UMass Chancellor Over Monkey Tests During Local Alumni Event
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, March 14 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: PETA supporters confronted University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) Chancellor Javier Reyes over the school's horrific menopause experiments on marmosets during an alumni gathering at West Palm Beach Marriott on Okeechobee Boulevard yesterday evening. While attendees chatted under palm trees, PETA supporters carried signs that read, "Chancellor Javier Reyes, Stop Supporting Mo  more

Trust for Public Land Partners With USFWS to Establish New Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area
OKEECHOBEE, Florida, March 13 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Trust for Public Land (TPL) facilitated a donation of nearly 7 acres of land in Hardee County from Paul Gray, owner of Gray Ranch, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the establishment of the Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area. The goal of the conservation area is to allow the USFWS to maintain working lands and provide wildlife-dependent public recreation opportunities, as well as opportuniti  more