TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 4 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today filed a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris administration over its failure to produce public documents responsive to a Freedom of Information Act request. The FOIA request, filed by the Florida Attorney General's Office in March, seeks documents regarding the administration's policies permitting the release of dangerous criminals into the U  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 4 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the electric industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20190140-EI DATE FILED: 09/03/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0386-CFO-EI Order PSC-2024-0386-CFO-EI granting Duke Energy's second request for extension of confidential classification (of DN 03316-2020) for a period of 18 months from the date of this order. DOCKET TITLE: Petition to approve transaction for a  more

LAKELAND, Florida, Sept. 4 -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: Florida Polytechnic University is expanding its educational offerings this fall with the addition of two new, industry-driven master's degrees: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. "Introducing two master's degrees in these critical fields shows Florida Poly's commitment to providing students with the specialized STEM education they need to thr  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 4 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Sept. 3, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig further expands its regional Corporate Practice with the addition of Pawel J. Szaja to the firm's UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and London locations. Szaja has a strong background practicing in elite global law firms, including his work at Davis Polk in New York and London, and his more recent role as a partner at Shea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- George Washington University issued the following news: WASHINGTON (July 23, 2024) In an interview with NBC News last Thursday, Trump claimed "I was always for IVF. Right from the beginning, as soon as we heard about it," the Republican nominee said in an interview with NBC News in Michigan." Then the next day, Trump said he will not support a ballot referendum to expand abortion access in Florida "just 24 hours after suggesting he might" Faculty experts at the Georg  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 4 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: NEW YORK (September 3, 2024) - Holland & Knight has strengthened its Financial Services Team with the addition of Paul Libretta as a partner in New York. Mr. Libretta represents issuers, investors, borrowers, lenders, sellers, buyers, hedge funds, private credit funds and other financial institutions in connection with structured finance, securitizations and asset-backed lending transactions. He was pr  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 4 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: NEW YORK (September 3, 2024) - Holland & Knight announced today that Patrick H. O'Connor has joined the firm as Chief Business Development & Marketing Officer (CBDMO). Mr. O'Connor brings to the firm more than 25 years of experience in business development, marketing, communications and a wide range of complementary management functions, gained through a succession of positions at Hew  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold a Florida law that prohibits individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms. The AGO and the coalition filed the brief in Natio  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Article Summary * Miller School of Medicine orthopaedic researchers have a long working relationship with the Steadman Philippon Research Institute and shared their regenerative medicine, orthopaedics and cancer research at the Vail Scientific Summit. * Dr. Thomas Best, the Miller School's vice chair of research in orthopaedics, spoke about personalized medicine for osteoa  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 4 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: PORTLAND, Ore. (September 3, 2024) - Holland & Knight has further strengthened its leading energy and tax practices with the addition of Elizabeth Crouse as a partner in Portland. Nationally recognized in the industry, Ms. Crouse advises clients on a range of U.S. federal income tax matters, including tax credits for the renewable energy industry. Most recently, Ms. Crouse was a partner at Perkins Coie  more

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 4 -- Tampa International Airport issued the following news on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Two dozen employers will be taking applications for more than 320 positions in advance of the upcoming holiday travel season. * * * Tampa International Airport and its tenant partners are preparing to build up staffing for the busy holiday travel season with a new Airport-wide Hiring Day event on Sept. 25. Some two dozen employers, including Southwest Airlines, the Transportation Securit  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 4 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Tom Zucco It started with a stolen first-edition book. After spending two weeks planning, designing and building the props and sets, 18 Eckerd College students recently transformed four rooms in the College's Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science building into a space where people could play detective and look for clues to solve a crime. Specifically: Who stole a valuable book from a museum, how did they do i  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Article Summary * The Miller School is at the forefront of clinical trial decentralization. * Dr. Azizi Seixas says a series of current trials make possible participation from historically underrepresented groups and communities. * These trials are also employing technology like remote participation and data transmission via wearable devices to increase flexibility for pa  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miami Herbert Business School issued the following news: * * * University of Miami economists assess the factors that cause food prices to fluctuate, while noting that government policies to reduce food costs likely have little impact. * * * By Michael R. Malone The latest consumer inflation report indicates that grocery prices have stabilized, yet the perception of high food costs lingers for many. David Andolfatto, pro  more

SARASOTA, Florida, Sept. 4 -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: By Georgia Jackson and Yadyra Guzman, University Communications & Marketing USF Sarasota-Manatee students elected Gov. Spence Gerber and Lt. Gov. Alexandra Lopez to lead student government on the campus, which celebrated the grand opening of a new Campus Student Center and Atala Hall in August. Gerber and Lopez plan to leverage the new, 100,000 square-foot building to strengthen c  more