| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Friday June 21, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Florida Supreme Court Issues Decision Confirming That Anti-Protest Law Cannot Be Used to Prosecute Non-Violent Protestors or Bystanders
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release on June 20, 2024:
Today, the Florida Supreme Court issued a decision interpreting a key part of H.B. 1, the Florida anti-protest law enacted in 2021 in response to national protests against police violence and in support of racial justice. The Court held that the law's imposition of criminal liability on individuals who participate in a "riot" must be interpreted so as not to apply t
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Governor Jeb Bush and Columba Bush Honor 2024 Arts for Life! Scholarship Winners
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 21 -- ExcelinEd, an organization that says it supports state leaders in transforming education to unlock opportunity and success for each and every child, issued the following news on June 20, 2024:
Today, 43rd Florida Governor Jeb Bush, chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), and former first lady of Florida, Columba Bush, celebrated the 25th anniversary of Arts for Life! along with this year's scholarship winners during a luncheon and awa
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Increased Education, Research Needed to Address Risk of COPD Among Sexual and Gender Minorities
MIAMI, Florida, June 21 (TNSres) -- The COPD Foundation issued the following news release:
Increased research, smoking cessation efforts, and education about lung health are needed to address the increased prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in sexual and gender minority communities, according to two new articles. The articles are published in the May 2024 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal
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NAR, CCIM Institute to Host C5 + CCIM Global Summit in South Florida Sept. 17-19; Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino to Deliver Closing Keynote Address
WASHINGTON, June 20 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Realtors issued the following news release:
CHICAGO (June 20, 2024) - The National Association of Realtors(r) and the CCIM Institute will bring the C5 + CCIM Global Summit - the nation's premier commercial real estate and economic development event - to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida from Sept. 17-19, 2024. Practitioners from virtually every segment of the commercial ecosystem - from financin
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New CAP Analysis Shows Abortion Travel Times Increased 300 Percent Nationally After the Dobbs Decision
WASHINGTON, June 20 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release:
Nearly two years after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision that eradicated the constitutional right to an abortion, the domino effect of abortion bans across states have happened at an alarming rate. These state abortion bans, including, most recently, Florida's ban, have essentially cut off access to abortion care for women in the South and made it much harder
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Poynter Institute: International Fact-Checking Network Awards $975,000 to Fact-Checkers Serving 34 Countries
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, June 21 -- The Poynter Institute issued the following news release:
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has announced $975,000 in grants to 39 fact-checking organizations across 34 countries, including Ukraine, Egypt, Guatemala, Liberia, Nepal and Canada as part of the latest phase of the Global Fact Check Fund.
This is the second BUILD phase of the grant program, which is designed to help develop organizations' operational capacity
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