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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Friday May 24, 2024 ( 5 items )  

ACGME Releases Version 3.0 of CLER Pathways to Excellence
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 24 (TNSres) -- The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education issued the following news: The ACGME, through its Clinical Environment Review (CLER) Program, is pleased to announce the publication of Version 3.0 of the CLER Pathways to Excellence: Expectations for an Optimal Clinical Learning Environment to Achieve Safe and High-Quality Patient Care. Version 3.0 was announced at the 2024 ACGME Annual Educational Conference in March in Orlando, Florida. The CLER P  more

Boat Owners Association: On America's Marine Highway 95, a Maintenance Backlog is Getting Some Attention
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, May 24 -- Boat Owners Association of the U.S. issued the following news release: There's good news for the hundreds of thousands of boaters who use the 1,100-mile Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) each year to recreate, either as part of their home waters or cruising America's "Marine Highway 95," transiting the AIWW's ten states from Norfolk, Virginia to Key West, Florida. The Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Appropriations bill recently passed with bipartisan supp  more

COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS FILE LAWSUIT CHALLENGING RACIALLY GERRYMANDERED CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE HOUSE DISTRICTS IN SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
MIAMI, Florida, May 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Cubanos Pa'lante, Engage Miami, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Club at Florida International University, and five local residents filed suit in federal court today, challenging the racial gerrymandering of four congressional districts and seven state house districts in South and Southwest Florida, in violation of the U.S. Constitution. The plaintiffs are represe  more

FOOD FOR THE POOR 2023 ANNUAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS STRATEGIC PLAN AND A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT
COCONUT CREEK, Florida, May 23 (TNSres) -- Food for the Poor issued the following news release: Food For The Poor (FFTP), one of the largest international relief and development organizations in the United States, provided more than $417 million in aid in 2023, thanks to the generous support of its donors. Included in the charity's newly released 2023 Annual Report, the total support of cash and donated goods enabled FFTP to remain steadfast in its mission to provide relief, recovery, and resi  more

Red Lobster CEO to Receive Whiskey and Vegan Crabcakes From PETA: 'Give Vegan Seafood a Shot!'
ORLANDO, Florida, May 24 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Following news that Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy and closed dozens of restaurants, PETA is dispatching a delivery for CEO Jonathan Tibus that contains delicious, flaky crab-free crabcakes as well as a nip of whiskey and a note encouraging him to take a shot, then give vegan seafood a shot. "Red Lobster's day of reckoning for selling the flesh of sea animals who were abducted from   more