Thursday - September 19, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Wednesday June 19, 2024 ( 3 items )  

COPD Foundation Partners With Digital Medicine Society to Advance the Use of Digital Health Measures in Clinical Research
MIAMI, Florida, June 19 (TNSres) -- The COPD Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FDA has qualified the first digital endpoint for clinical trials * * * The COPD Foundation is collaborating with the Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community (DATAcc) by the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) on a new project aimed at increasing the use of digital endpoints in clinical trials. In health care and clinical research, an endpoint is an outcome used to assess the effectiveness  more

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Tamps Down Spending Growth, Signs $116.5 Billion Budget
WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following news: Florida has been the most taxpayer friendly state in the nation, and the key to keeping that crown is controlling spending. With the newly-signed state budget keeping overall spending at the same level as last year, and state spending actually declining, Florida is taking spending restraint seriously. Governor DeSantis made this success possible by trimming $1billion in gover  more

The Community Foundation Awards Nine Grants to Improve the Quality of Life in Putnam County
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 19 -- The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida issued the following news release: The Frank V. Oliver, Jr. Fund, a component fund of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, has provided more than $120,000 through nine grants to support youth development, food security, and other essential services to Putnam County residents. A longtime Palatka businessman and quiet philanthropist, Frank V. Oliver, Jr., established a number of charitable giving vehicles  more