LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading a 27-state comment letter opposing a proposal from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would unduly burden state and national meat and poultry producers and illegally expand the EPA's regulatory authority: "The EPA wants to impose illegal and crippling regulations on meat and poultry   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: FEMA and the National Hurricane Center are joining more than 2,000 emergency managers, volunteer partners and private sector organizations for this year's National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida. The conference is being held in the state where 20 years ago, four major hurricanes -- Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne -- hit within a  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 28 -- Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: On Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., the 2024 Serving the Arts Awards will be held at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 West Flagler Street. The awards ceremony will celebrate 27 cultural leaders and organizations for their continued commitment to advancing arts and culture in Miami-Dade County. This year, the inaugural Miami-Dade County Mayor's Legacy in Arts   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the protection of over 8,000 acres of Florida agricultural land through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. With today's approval by the Governor and Cabinet, approximately 8,349 acres of working agricultural lands w  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following financial and federal single audit (No. 2024-168) on March 22, 2024, involving Flagler County District School Board. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Flagler County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting standards. SUMMA  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following financial and federal single audit (No. 2024-167) on March 22, 2024, involving Putnam County District School Board. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the Putnam County District School Board (District) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting standards. SUMMARY  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following Financial Audit (No. 2024-169) on March 22, 2024, involving Indian River State College. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of Indian River State College (a component unit of the State of Florida) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting standards.   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following financial audit (No. 2024-166) on March 22, 2024, involving the University of South Florida. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of the University of South Florida (a component unit of the State of Florida) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting s  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet approved an investment to protect nearly 28,000 acres of Florida's natural lands and link existing conservation areas. Today's actions also mark the first acquisition within the Caloosahatchee-Big Cypress Corridor, an important Everglades and panther habitat. "Florida continues to lead the way in land conservation and protecting our n  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following consummating order (Docket No. 20220064-WS; Order No. PSC-2024-0079-CO-WS) on March 25, 2024: * * * In re: Application for transfer of water and wastewater facilities of Tymber Creek Utilities, Inc., water Certificate No. 303-W, and wastewater Certificate No. 252-S to CSWR-Florida Utility Operating Company, LLC, in Volusia County. CONSUMMATING ORDER BY THE COMMISSION: By Order No. PSC-2023-0305-PAA  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 28 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order acknowledging intervention (Docket No. 20230139-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0080-PCO-EI) on March 27, 2024: * * * In re: Petition for approval of 2023 depreciation and dismantlement study, by Tampa Electric Company. ORDER ACKNOWLEDGING INTERVENTION BY THE COMMISSION: On March 18, 2024, the Office of Public Counsel filed its Notice of Intervention in this proceeding, pursuant to Section 350.0611, F  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg the announces the return of an indictment charging Tyler Jacob (24, Winter Haven) with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, aggravated identify theft, witness tampering, destruction of evidence, and possession of ammunition. If convicted, Jacob faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 2, up to 20 years, in federal prison. According   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr is pushing back against a recent proposal from the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that seeks to impose, for the first time ever, new pollution limits and pretreatment standards on meat and poultry processors. Currently, the EPA regulates roughly 150 meat processing facilities in the U.S. With this proposed rule, the EPA would sweep into i  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced four judicial appointments, three to state courts and one to superior court. The Governor will appoint the Honorable Matthew Rollins to the Superior Court of the Paulding Judicial Circuit, Matthew Swope to the State Court of Coweta County, the Honorable Charles Bailey to the State Court of Dekalb County Division A, and the Honorable Phyllis Wil  more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 28 -- The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Board addressed the region's growing need for aerospace innovation with its approval of a new Fixed Base Operator (FBO) at Orlando Executive Airport (ORL). At today's meeting, the Board approved a lease with Sky Harbour, the country's leading corporate hangar developer, to build a 20-acre facility at ORL's south campus area. The  more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 28 -- The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority issued the following news release: It was an active Board Day at the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. Prior to the regular meeting, the Board held a workshop to consider options for a reimagined concessions program at Terminals A & B. The Master Plan update would focus on: * Modernizing and right-sizing the concessions program * Capitalizing on existing infrastructure * Updating the concession concepts and designs to mee  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A Florida man was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for illegally obtaining more than $1.5 million in government benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Michael Blanc, 34, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty on Sept. 13, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court on to an information charging him w  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications On March 25, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Sungrazer Project reached a remarkable milestone - the discovery of its 5,000th comet in data from the joint European Space Agency - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (ESA-NASA) Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). The Sungrazer Project is a NASA-funded  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe (WISPR) Science Team, led by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), captured the development of turbulence as a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) interacted with the ambient solar wind in the circumsolar space. This discovery is reported in the Astrophysical Journal. Taking advantage   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southeast Regional Office issued the following feature story on March 27, 2024: * * * NOAA Fisheries and partners are initiating a project to rescue and rehabilitate smalltooth sawfish affected by an ongoing mortality event in South Florida. * * * The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is documenting reports of abnormal fish behavior, including spinning and whirling, in the Lower Florida Key  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A resident of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal drug and firearm charges, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Marcus Valenzi, 35, pleaded guilty before United States Senior District Judge David S. Cercone to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distr  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on March 27, 2024: By Joseph Clark, DOD News A senior Pentagon official is shining a bright light on top performing leaders as part of the Defense Department's mission to drive safety and risk management throughout the total force and take care of those who serve. Peter I. Belk, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for readiness, said continuing to inculcate a culture of safety across the Defen  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, March 28 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news on March 27, 2024: Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District for a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) Meeting on the Central and Southern Florida (C&SF) Flood Resiliency Study. Meeting Details Date: Friday, April 12, 2024 Time: 11:00 a.m. Zoom Registration Link (https://sfwmd-gov.zoom.us/webinar/registe  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on March 27, 2024: Southeastern Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that a $270,000 grant has been awarded to Golden Isles Veterans Village, a development of 30 tiny homes and a community center for homeless veterans in Brunswick, Georgia. The funds from FHLBank Atlanta's Multifamily Housing Bridge Fund  more

BRYAN, Texas, March 28 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Texas A&M University System's Board of Regents on Wednesday affirmed new directors for Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and the Athletics Department at Texas A&M University. Both had been announced earlier. Last month the Regents named Robert H. Bishop '79 as Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Engineering at Texas A&M Universit  more

SILVER SPRINGS, Florida, March 28 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: It's Manatee Appreciation Day! The U.S. Postal Service celebrated the occasion by dedicating its new Save Manatees stamp here today beside a clear, warm spring that the marine mammals frequent. "Postage stamps are miniature works of art designed to reflect the American experience," said Lisa Bobb-Semple, Stamp Services director for the Postal Service. "It is our hope that these sta  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 28 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on March 27, 2024: This month, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that they filed a lawsuit to block a devastating new air quality rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would raise costs on Utah manufacturers, utilities, and families. AG Reyes and 23 other attorneys general jo  more

WEST POINT, New York, March 28 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: West Point regrets to announce the loss of Cadet Havin Morris, 21, from Pleasanton, California, Monday, March 25, while on leave in Florida. "Cadet Morris was a valued member of the Corps of Cadets, committed to serving his country as an Army Officer. The entire West Point community offers our heartfelt condolences to the Morris family," said West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland. According to th  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on March 27, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Deputy Commandant for Operations for the U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Gautier: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Thank you for joining us. Thank you for joining us. Okay. I have a couple things at the top. And as you can see, we have guests wit  more