TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 2 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody this afternoon obtained secretive media contracts previously withheld from Florida State University by the Atlantic Coast Conference. The documents are at the center of FSU's fight with the ACC over the school's efforts to determine its rights if it leaves the conference. Through Attorney General Moody's legal action, the ACC has handed over six   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 2 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is activating Florida's Price Gouging Hotline following a state of emergency declaration for areas of the state preparing for Invest 97L. State price gouging laws are now in effect for the counties covered by the state of emergency: Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gads  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 2 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today is leading 19 other attorneys general in opposition to the Biden-Harris administration's claim that state laws preventing de-banking are a "national security threat." Attorney General Moody and the coalition claim this is another attempt to stoke confusion about state laws to advance extreme activist agendas. Attorney General Ashley Moody   more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 2 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA - August 1, 2024- Brad M. Rostolsky, a shareholder in the Health Care & FDA Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Philadelphia office, was named to City & State's 2024 "Trailblazers in Health Care" list. City & State notes that Rostolsky is "a familiar name on lists of America's top health care lawyers." According to City & State, the annual list recognizes professionals "who  more

NEWPORT BEACH, California, Aug. 1 -- Clean Energy Fuels issued the following news: DAVENPORT, FL - July 31, 2024 -- Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE), the largest provider of the cleanest fuel for the transportation market, has announced the opening of its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling station in Davenport, Florida. The site is now providing RNG to heavy-duty trucking and other fleets operating busy routes around Highway 27, I4 and the Florida Turnpike area. RNG is a fuel m  more

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Aug. 2 -- Daytona State College issued the following news release: * * * Volusia, Flagler and Brevard counties continue facing high teacher vacancy rates * * * Daytona State College has received a $15,000 grant from Bank of America that will be used to help students in the College's Education program as they prepare to take State-mandated teaching certification tests. Through Daytona State's Aspiring Teacher Exam Prep (ATEP) program, BofA's grant will support up to   more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release: After three years of intense litigation, a Dinsmore team of attorneys led by Pittsburgh-based partner John Berry secured summary judgment for its client in a multi-million dollar wrongful death case. The case involved the tragic drowning death of a young child at an apartment complex in Broward County, Florida. Dinsmore defended an infrastructure management company that was contracted to perform work  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Aug. 1 -- The Disney Cruise Lines issued the following news release: * * * On second day of Disney Destiny reveal, Disney Cruise Line announces villainous piano bar, swashbuckling pub and more treachery coming to the high seas * * * CELEBRATION, FL (July 31, 2024) -- When guests set sail aboard Disney Cruise Line's new heroes and villains-inspired ship, they will discover an assortment of spaces and experiences inspired by some of Disney's most legendary schemers, scoundrel  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 1 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following consummating order (Docket No. 20240055-EQ; Order No. PSC-2024-0281-CO-EQ) on July 31, 2024: * * * In re: Petition for approval of renewable energy tariff and standard offer contract, by Florida Power & Light Company. CONSUMMATING ORDER BY THE COMMISSION: By Order No. PSC-2024-0231-PAA-EQ, issued July 8, 2024, this Commission proposed to take certain action, subject to a Petition for Formal Proceedin  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 2 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following consummating order (Docket No. 20240049-TX; Order No. PSC-2024-0282-CO-TX) on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * In re: Application for certificate to provide local telecommunications service by Flying Bull Internet, Inc. CONSUMMATING ORDER BY THE COMMISSION: By Order No. PSC-2024-0221-PAA-TX, issued July 1, 2024, this Commission proposed to take certain action, subject to a Petition for Formal Proceeding as provid  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 2 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting request for confidential classification (Docket No. 20240013-EG; Order No. PSC-2024-0290-CFO-EG) on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * In re: Commission review of numeric conservation goals (Duke Energy Florida, LLC). ORDER GRANTING DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA'S REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION (DOCUMENT NO. 07748-2024) On July 17, 2024, pursuant to Section 366.093, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Rule 25  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 2 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting request for confidential classification (Dockets No. 20240026-EI, 20230139-EI, 20230090-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0283-CFO-EI) on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * In re: Petition for rate increase by Tampa Electric Company. In re: Petition for approval of 2023 depreciation and dismantlement study, by Tampa Electric Company. In re: Petition to implement 2024 generation base rate adjustment provisions in  more

LAKELAND, Florida, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: Dr. Oguzhan Topsakal, assistant professor of computer science at Florida Polytechnic University, and two undergraduate research assistants have created a pioneering benchmarking tool to evaluate the capabilities of artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT and Gemini. The tool uses simple games like tic tac toe to assess the strategic reasoning and planning abilities of these large languag  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 1 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Michael Walsh A Florida State University College of Communication and Information professor and his students have created a sign to honor a civil rights activist in his hometown. Davis Houck, Fannie Lou Hamer Professor of Rhetorical Studies, and his spring 2024 rhetorical criticism class set out on a mission to preserve the legacy of James Meredith , the first Black student admitted to the racially segrega  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 1 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: BERLIN - August 1, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig Germany, LLP is strengthening its Data Protection Practice with new Partner Philip Radlanski. Radlanski joins from Morrison Foerster, where he helped shape ground-breaking projects and proceedings in Berlin and New York over the past eight years. As Europe's data protection laws expand beyond the EU, and data protection authorities take more ri  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 1 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: MEXICO CITY - July 31, 2024 - Hugo HernAndez, associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig's Litigation and International Arbitration practices in Mexico City, was appointed as an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Young Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Forum (YAAF) regional representative for 2024-2026. Hugo will also serve as the co-chair of the Mexican Young Arbitrators Committee   more

LAKE WORTH, Florida, Aug. 2 -- Palm Beach State College issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2024: By Kerry Capell On Thursday, August 1, 2024, Palm Beach State College welcomed Kevin O'Farrell, chancellor for career, technical and adult education at Florida's Department of Education to the Loxahatchee Groves campus. O'Farrell, a Palm Beach County native, was given a tour of the new Dental & Medical Services Technology Building currently under construction. When the 83,500 square foot, four   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- Rasmussen University issued the following news release: * * * Alliance aims to support Aspire Health Group employees with advancing their education and help address the nursing shortage in Florida's long-term care facilities * * * Tampa, Fla. (August 1, 2024)--Rasmussen University is pleased to announce a new corporate alliance with Aspire Health Group, a leading long-term healthcare provider in Florida. The alliance is designed to help Aspire Health Group's em  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news on July 31, 2024: Ropes & Gray, along with co-counsel Protect Democracy, recently secured a statewide permanent injunction ending enforcement of the employer provisions of Florida's HB 7, also known as the Stop WOKE Act. The Florida federal district court had previously issued a preliminary injunction, which was affirmed by a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit earlier this y  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Aug. 1 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University has launched the Collegiate Recovery Expansion Project to support college students in recovery. The program is possible thanks to the support of the Louisiana Department of Health's Office of Behavioral Health and Florida Parishes Human Service Authority. The initiative includes over $1.3 million to create campus spaces that are recovery-informed, supportive, and   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Logan Lowery Three Florida State University researchers have been named fellows of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL). Professor of Nursing Lisa Hightow-Weidman, Professor of Physics Stephen Hill and Professor of Physics Laura Reina are all a part of this year's class that will be inducted during the Annual Meeting of the Academy to be held in Orlando on Friday, No  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 2 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Elliott Finebloom Florida State University's Learning Systems Institute has been awarded a four-year, $4 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. Robert Schoen, Ph.D., will serve as the principal investigator on the Supporting Teacher Enactment of the Probability and Statistics Standards (STEPSS) Replication study. Schoen is the associate director for the Florida  more