MIAMI, Florida, July 17 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * The organization demands an accurate, clear, and lawful financial impact statement that will equip voters with the information they deserve to exercise their right to vote * * * TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Even with the state's top economist voicing strong dissent, the Financial Impact Estimating Conference (FIEC) by a 3-1 majority voted to adopt a revised financial impac  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following CAIR In the News wrap up on July 17, 2024: CAIR-FL: Tampa's Muslims Thrive, but Political Crosscurrents Create Dilemmas (https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/tampas-muslims-thrive-but-political-crosscurrents-create-dilemmas/) - New Lines Magazine "I would estimate around 70% of the businesses in the Temple Terrace area are Muslim-owned," said Imam Abdullah Jaber, executive director of CAIR Florida, the Sunshine   more

TAMPA, Florida, July 17 -- The American Association of Kidney Patients issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Dominic Raj Honored for Scientific and Patient Care Excellence Over 100 Nations Engaged via Global Summit on Kidney Disease Innovations * * * Washington, D.C.: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest and oldest independent kidney patient organization in the United States, with an expanding international reach, presented its Inaugural Medal of Excellence  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 18 -- 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: ExcelinEd promotes 18 principles of comprehensive early literacy policy that support teachers, administrators, students and families with strategies to improve literacy outcomes. One of those principles is the adoption and deployment of literacy coaches trained in the science of reading.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) has selected Myla G. Corn of Apopka, Florida as the recipient of the 2024 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship, named for an active ALA member and former member of the ALA Council, is awarded to a library support staff member pursuing a master's degree in library and information studies. The scholarship was established with funds donated by Lei  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 17 -- Tall Timbers, an organization that says it is the home of the study of fire ecology and is an advocate to protect the right to use prescribed fire for land management, issued the following article: The expansive work to put more prescribed fire and other important land management practices on the ground throughout the Red Hills has water quality implications as far away as Apalachee Bay down in Wakulla County. An ongoing project between Tall Timbers, the U.S. D  more