ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 4 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * Americans for Prosperity-Florida Reacts to the Governor DeSantis' State of the State Address # Mar 4, 2025 by AFP Tallahassee, FL -- Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) State Director Skylar Zander today issued the following statement following Governor Ron DeSantis' State of the State address: "Governor DeSantis' State of the State address marks the beginnin  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release: * * * The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is deeply concerned by the recent announcement that Safer Human Medicine (SHM)--the company behind a massive monkey-breeding facility planned in Georgia--has acquired a facility in Florida to hold non-human primates slated for biomedical research. The 70-acre facility in LaBelle, Florida, will help SHM "accelerate its holding and quarantine operations for non-human p  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * APCIA Statement on Florida 2025 Legislative Session Opening Day TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) today released the following statement attributed to Logan McFaddin, vice president of state government relations at APCIA. "APCIA looks forward to working with the Legislature during the 2025 Legislative  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Florida Calls for Hate Crime Charges Against Israel Supporter Vandalizes Palestine Supporter's Truck The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Amira D. Fox, state attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit, to pursue hate crime charges followi  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 4 -- The Florida Charter School Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Charter School Associates' Schools Exceed State's Assessment Scores Over the past three years, Charter School Associates (CSA) schools have on average, consistently shown remarkable progress in state assessment scores across English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Since the spring 2022 assessments, on average, CSA schools have demonstrated growth in 11 out of 12 eva  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship issued the following news: * * * February 2025 NFTE Nexus Policy Brief: How Florida is Redefining Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Our newest policy brief in the NFTE NEXUS series focuses on From Alternative to Mainstream: How Florida is Redefining Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century. This brief examines career and technical education in the state of Florida and their integration and emphasis on   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 3 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * Florida Southwestern is your new No. 1 team in DI Softball * * * 2025 NJCAA DI Softball Poll - Week 2 - 03-03-25 Place Name Region Record Points 1st Place Prev. 1 Florida Southwestern State College 8 20-0 275 13 2 2 Northwest Florida State College 8 30-2 264 0 3 3 Indian River State College 8 14-1 253 0 1 4 McLennan Community College   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 4 -- The James Madison Institute issued the following news release: * * * JMI Adds New Vice President of Advancement The James Madison Institute (JMI) is thrilled to share that Brian Hickey is joining the team as the Vice President of Advancement. He has over 23 years of diverse experiences in events, marketing, nonprofits and fundraising. Previously, Brian served as the Director of Partner Relations at the Florida Bankers Association, where he drove significant no  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, March 4 -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Nemours Children's Health Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Reading BrightStart! program with the Jacksonville Jaguars during Read Across America Week JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 4, 2025) - In celebration of Read Across America Week, Nemours Children's Health, in partnership with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Episcopal Children's Services (ECS4Kids), held a special Literacy Locker Room event to promote the  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 3 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * Northwest Florida State is the No. 1 DI Women's Basketball Poll * * * 2024-25 NJCAA DI Women's Basketball Poll | Week 14 - 03-03-25 Place Name Region Record Points 1st Place Prev. 1 Northwest Florida State College 8 25-2 250 12 3 2 Three Rivers Community College - MO 16 27-2 240 0 2 3 New Mexico Junior College 5 26-2 230 0 4 4 Chipola  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 4 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Spears HTM duo brings home top honors from the ICHRIE Undergraduate Research Symposium Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405.744.4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu Two students from Oklahoma State University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management earned top awards at the 2025 International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education Eta Sigma  more