TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 9 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a 15-state coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in support of intervenor states that seek to prevent the Biden-Harris administration from weaponizing sue-and-settle tactics to avoid accountability for the border crisis. The Biden-Harris administration appear to have abandoned its defense of  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 9 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting intervention (Docket No. 20240026-EI; 20230139-EI; 20230090-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0317-PCO-EI) on Aug. 8, 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 paragraph 4 of the 2021 sti  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 9 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting request for confidential classification (Docket No. 20240012-EG; Order No. PSC-2024-0315-CFO-EG) on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * In re: Commission review of numeric conservation goals (Florida Power & Light Company). ORDER GRANTING FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION (DOCUMENT NO. 07145-2024) On June 21, 2024, pursuant to Section 366.093, Florida Statutes (F.S  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 9 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: HOUSTON (August 8, 2024) - Holland & Knight advised Epilog Partners in connection with the fundraising and healthcare components of its acquisition of Care Connectors Medical Group, a national on-demand platform for value-based care enablement. The transaction, which closed on May 8, is Epilog's third platform investment. The majority recapitalization included significant rollover from Care Connectors M  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 9 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: Miami Dade College (MDC) President Madeline Pumariega has been featured in Forbes' Fourth Annual 50 Over 50, a special issue recognizing the nation's leading women across various industries. President Pumariega was lauded in the Innovation category for embracing innovation in education, including launching Florida's first bachelor's degree in applied artificial intelligence. A proud MDC alumna, President Pumariega   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Aug. 9 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: This school year, Lincoln Parish's kindergarten through second-grade classrooms will embark on a new foundational skills curriculum to enhance students' decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling) abilities. The initiative is a partnership between Lincoln Parish Schools and the Teacher Education division of Louisiana Tech University's College of Education and Human Sciences. It focuses on deepening the understandin  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 9 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: Miami Dade College (MDC) President Madeline Pumariega has been featured in Forbes' Fourth Annual 50 Over 50, a special issue recognizing the nation's leading women across various industries. President Pumariega was lauded in the Innovation category for embracing innovation in education, including launching Florida's first bachelor's degree in applied artificial intelligence. A proud MDC alumna, President Pumariega   more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Aug. 9 -- Nova Southeastern University issued the following news release: Graduates of Nova Southeastern University's Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing have passed the NCLEX-RN national licensure examination at a 98.7 percent rate, above the U.S. average pass rates of 88 percent and well above Florida's average pass rate of 76 percent. To legally practice as a professional registered nurse, graduates must pass the national licensure exam. The nursing college's mo  more

LAKE WORTH, Florida, Aug. 9 -- Palm Beach State College issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2024: Palm Beach State College is expanding offerings in information technology and health sciences professions with the introduction of programs in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and medical imaging for the fall term, which begins Monday, Aug. 26. These new degree and certificate programs in AI, cybersecurity and medical imaging will offer students a fast track to preparing for in-demand caree  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Aug. 9 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * Wheelchair rugby reignited Lee Fredette's passion for life, and now the University of Miami alumnus is heading for Paris--and his third Paralympics--in hopes of winning gold with Team USA. * * * From a young age, Lee Fredette thrived on the exciting physicality of sports. He played all types of sports and dreamed of one day playing in the National Hockey League. He left his East Moriches, New York, home  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Article Summary * Recently approved drugs are rapidly changing the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia. * Newer options include less toxic front-line therapies and several targeted drugs. * Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center explore these new options and their impact on patients in a new commentary for JAMA Oncology. * * * By Charlotte Sch  more