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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Thursday May 09, 2024 ( 2 items )  

HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK: FFTP PRE-POSITIONS EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR QUICKER RESPONSE AFTER A DISASTER
COCONUT CREEK, Florida, May 9 -- Food for the Poor issued the following news release: National Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 5-11, is the perfect time to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins on June 1. Preparations are underway at Food For The Poor (FFTP), with the charity pre-positioning critical relief supplies in Latin America and the Caribbean so that its partners can quickly respond if a storm or other disaster strikes. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast   more

National Space Society Supports Elevation of Office of Commercial Space Transportation Out of Federal Aviation Administration
COCOA, Florida, May 9 -- The National Space Society issued the following news release: The National Space Society (NSS) applauds the April 23 recommendation by the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) to move the Office of Commercial Space Transportation, known as AST, out of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight. Moving the AST up in the Department of Transportation hierarchy would address concerns that it currently does not receive the resources and priority   more