BOISE, Idaho, July 20 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador today joined a 22-state amicus brief in support of Florida's request to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to allow the state to enforce its law regulating sex-modification procedures while the district court's order enjoining the law is heard on appeal. The case is Doe v. Surgeon General, State of Florida. Like half the states in the country an  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 17 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2025-001) involving the Executive Office of the Governor - State Budgetary Processes and Information Technology Controls. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Executive Office of the Governor (EOG) focused on State budgetary processes and information technology (IT) controls. The audit also included a follow-up on the findings noted in our report No. 2021-059.   more

MIAMI, Florida, July 20 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO - July 19, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the expansion of its White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice with the addition of Tracy S. Combs in the San Francisco office. During Combs' eight-year tenure at the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), she served in a variety of roles in Salt Lake City and San Francisco, most recently as director of the SEC's Salt  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, July 20 -- L3Harris Technologies, a technology company, defense contractor and information technology services provider, issued the following news release: L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) is working collaboratively with technology company Epirus to develop more efficient communication capabilities for the U.S. military, allies and partners. The collaboration includes working toward integrating L3Harris' leading tactical communications systems and Epirus' advanced electroni  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 20 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release: Representatives from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) presented a $39.9 million grant to Miami-Dade County through Public Housing and Community Development (PHCD) and the City of Miami to support the revitalization of the Overtown neighborhood through the FY2023/24 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI). "You cannot overstate the transformative nature of Choice Neigh  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 20 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release: Walking and biking in Miami-Dade County will be getting safer thanks to an award of $712,00 for a planning study for the NW 22nd Avenue Corridor from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) via the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). The NW 22nd Avenue Corridor Planning Study is part of the County's Vision Zero commitment to reduce all traffic fatalities and severe injuries   more

MIAMI, Florida, July 20 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: By Alex Bassil FIU students are studying Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan as part of a new study abroad program. The four are attending a four-week intensive-language program at Shih Chien University (SCU) Chinese Language Center in Taipei. Each student received a $2,500 stipend from the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy to support their participati  more

ORLANDO, Florida, July 20 -- Orlando International Airport issued the following agency statement on July 19, 2024: * * * As part of the global airline system, Orlando International Airport (MCO) has experienced limited impact from the worldwide technology glitch that affected IT systems at several U.S. airlines. Our team is working closely with our airline partners to assist their customers with passenger movement and convenience in the terminal. We have been informed that the airlines being   more