WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb. 28 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news: * * * 2025 South Florida Environmental Report Highlights Everglades Restoration Progress The South Florida Water Management District (District) today released the 2025 South Florida Environmental Report (SFER) underscoring the continued progress for Everglades restoration and water quality across Central and Southern Florida. The annual SFER report highlights record hydration and impro  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan, Kelly Introduce Bill to Spur American Innovation American Innovation Act Quadruples Tax Deduction for Small Businesses to $20,000 Ensures Small Businesses Can "Create Jobs, Advance Innovation and Invest Back Into Our Communities" WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the Health Subcommittee, and Congressman Mi  more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 5 -- The city of Orlando issued the following news release: * * * City of Orlando Issues Request for Proposals for Pulse Memorial Design and Construction Selected firm will take Pulse Memorial Advisory Committee's conceptual design and develop detailed, actionable plans for a permanent Pulse Memorial Orlando, FL - March 3, 2025 - Today, the City of Orlando officially issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit a design-build firm for the creation of a permanent P  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 4 -- Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers issued the following news release: * * * CLERKS OF COURT ANNOUNCE 2025 OPERATION GREEN LIGHT EVENT SCHEDULE Driver License Reinstatement Events Scheduled Within March 29 - April 12 Timeframe TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, many Clerks of Court throughout Florida released schedules for their 2025 Operation Green Light events. In the State of Florida, driver licenses can be revoked as a penalty when traffic tickets or other court  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Jewish Caucus Calls on Google to Restore Holocaust Remembrance, JAHM Messages Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) announced that she and members of the Congressional Jewish Caucus (CJC) sent a letter to Google urging the company to reverse its decision to remove International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) fr  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Congressman Haridopolos Applauds President Trump's Address to Congress and Bold Leadership in Second Term WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, Congressman Mike Haridopolos issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump's address to Congress, commending the President's vision for America and his achievements since taking office in January: "President Trump's Addre  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) released the following statement on the introduction of H.R. 1689, a bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals in the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 4, 2025 NAVY Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $99,964,084 modification (P00007) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001923D0015). This modification adds scope and increases the contract ceiling for compatibility assessments and engineering models, cost reduction analysis, softwar  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule updating Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), Takeoff Minimums, and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) at multiple airports across the country. These changes, set to take effect on March 4, 2025, aim to enhance safety and efficiency in the National Airspace System by incorporating new navigational facilities, adapting to evolving air traffic requirements, and addressing newly identifi  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Paul W. Brown Named Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Office The Federal Bureau of Investigation has named Paul W. Brown as the special agent in charge of the Atlanta Field Office. Mr. Brown most recently served as the special agent in charge of the Mobile Field Office. Mr. Brown joined the FBI as a special agent in 2006 and was first assigned to the Bedford Resident Agency in New Hampshire. In 2012, Mr. Brow  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Fired Louisiana Federal Employee to join Congressman Carter for Trump's First Address to a Joint Session of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tomorrow, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) will be joined by Chante Powell as his guest to Donald Trump's Address to a Joint Session of Congress. Ms. Powell was fired from the USDA National Finance Center (USDA-NFC) in New Orleans by the Musk-Trump Administrat  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 4 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: * * * Commissioner Wilton Simpson Announces 35 Florida Forest Service Personnel to Deploy to Assist South Carolina Wildfire Response TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced that the Florida Forest Service is deploying a Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) of 35 personnel to support the state of South Carolina in res  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 28 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: * * * Commissioner Wilton Simpson Highlights 2025 Florida Farm Bill, Proposal to Protect Charitable Giving from Bad Actors, Foreign Influence TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson is highlighting the Florida Farm Bill and its proposal to increase transparency for charitable organizations by requiring an attestation of complianc  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 27 -- Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd issued the following news release: * * * Secretary of State Cord Byrd Urges Businesses to File Early File Annual Reports at Sunbiz to Avoid Additional Fees TALLAHASSEE, FLA. - Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd is encouraging businesses to file early and to file directly at DOS.Fl.Gov/Sunbiz. Secretary of State Cord Byrd said, "Beware of companies sending misleading solicitations. Businesses don't need to hire an outsid  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 3 -- The Florida Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Florida Department of Education Hosts Inaugural National Summit on School Safety Tallahassee, Fla., March 3, 2025- Nearly 20 states from across the nation attended Florida's first-ever National Summit on School Safety hosted by the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Education Foundation. The Summit brought together national education leaders, law enforcement officials, po  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Florida woman ordered to pay $3+ million for wire, tax fraud scheme JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida woman has been sentenced March 3 to house arrest and ordered to pay more than $3 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service for wire fraud and tax fraud following a joint investigation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Feliciano  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Former Gladwyne Entrepreneur Pleads Guilty to Bilking Dozens of Investors, Employees, and Business Partners Out of Millions of Dollars PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Nelson S.T. Thayer, Jr., announced that Josh S. Verne, 47, formerly of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, now a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, entered   more

TAMPA, Florida, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Former Tampa Banker Sentenced For Bank Fraud Scheme Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Igor Shushpanov (39, Tampa) to 15 months in federal prison for bank fraud. The court ordered Shushpanov to pay $407,398 in restitution, which represents the loss amount. The court also ordered Shushpanov to forfeit $303,093.26 in proceeds he obt  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Four Sentenced To Federal Prison For Cocaine Conspiracy Involving 89 Kilograms Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton today sentenced four individuals to federal prison terms for their roles in conspiring to distribute kilograms of cocaine in central Florida. Each previously pleaded guilty. The conspirators also forfeited $464,03  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * House Passes Buchanan's Bill to Expand Coverage Options for Chronic Disease Treatment and Prevention Allows Employers Offering High Deductible Health Plans to Offer Pre-Deductible Coverage of 14 Chronic Healthcare Services "I Look Forward to Getting This Bill Signed Into Law" WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Ch  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the following public communication dated Feb. 26, 2025, from Environmental Defense Fund: * * * To: Solomon Greene Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development & Research Department of Housing & Urban Development Re: Request for Information Regarding Resilience Measures and Insurance Coverage Docket No. FR-6505-N-01 * * * Environmental Defense Fund ("EDF") respectfully submits th  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Just Two Months Into his First Term, Congressman Haridopolos Helps 375 Constituents, Returns Over $500,000 to Floridians WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, Congressman Mike Haridopolos announced that his office has already made significant progress helping constituents navigate the federal bureaucracy and reclaim payments rightfully owed. Since taking office two months ago, his team   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LIDER JEFFRIES EN UNIVISION: "LOS DEMOCRATAS SEGUIREMOS LUCHANDO EN EL CONGRESO, EN LAS CORTES Y EN COMUNIDADES POR TODO EL PAIS" [LEADER JEFFRIES ON UNIVISION: "DEMOCRATS WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT BACK IN THE CONGRESS, IN THE COURTS AND THROUGHOUT COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY"] Miami, FL - Hoy, el Lider de los Democratas Hakeem Jeffries aparecio en Despierta America, donde enfatizo que los   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Local Health Care Champion To Join Representative Kathy Castor for Trump's First Address WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) announced that Tampa health care champion Karen Clay will join her as her guest to Donald Trump's first Address to a Joint Session of Congress to highlight the harm and higher costs of the Republican budget to families who rely on Medicaid and affordable health coverag  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney's Office Collects More Than $47 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2024 Tampa, FL - Acting U.S. Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announced today that the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) collected $47,486,214 related to local criminal and civil matters in the fiscal year ending September 30,   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Awards Launch Service for Mission to Study Storm Formation Credit: NASA NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency's Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission, which aims to understand why, when, and where tropical convective storms form, and why some storms produce extreme weather. The mission will launch on the company's Alpha rocket from NA  more

PASADENA, California, March 4 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Mission to Study Storm Formation NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency's Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission, which aims to understand why, when, and where tropical convective storms form, and why some storms produce extreme weather. The mission would launch on   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Sets Coverage for Intuitive Machines' Second Private Moon Landing Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission lunar lander, Athena, entering lunar orbit on Monday, March 3. Credit: Intuitive Machines Carrying NASA technology demonstrations and science investigations, Intuitive Machines is targeting their Moon landing no earlier than 12:32 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 6. The company's Nova-C lunar lander is slated to land in Mon  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Naval Reservist Charged With Paying Bribe To Obtain Department Of Defense Identification Cards For Unauthorized Individuals, Including A Chinese National Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces that Raymond Andres Zumba (27, Staten Island, NY) has been arrested and charged by indictment with bribery of a public official.  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Orlando Woman Ordered To Pay Over $3 Million For Her Involvement In Wire And Tax Fraud Scheme Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Marielys Feliciano Rodriguez (47, Orlando) to one year of house arrest and ordered her to pay $3,338,558 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service for wire fraud and tax fraud. She was also  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Dangerous Judicial Power Grab Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on Republic  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025. * * * Rep. Frankel Reacts to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress Washington, DC - Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement in response to President Trump's joint address to Congress. "The President came into office promising to lower costs on day one. Instead, families across America have seen the price of groceries go up and the stock market plu  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025. * * * Rep. Laurel Lee Questions Witnesses, Discusses How NIL is Reshaping College Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) questioned witnesses at the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Hearing titled, "Moving the Goalposts: How NIL is Reshaping College Athletics." This hearing was held to address the landscape of name, image, and   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025. * * * Rep. Laurel Lee's Reaction to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) released the following statement following President Trump's Joint Address to Congress. "In just his first month in office, President Trump has delivered significant achievements for the American people. From shutting down illegal border crossings to se  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rutherford, Golden Reintroduce the Bipartisan FFL Protection Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressmen John H. Rutherford (R-FL-05) and Jared Golden (D-ME-02) reintroduced H.R. 1773, the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act, to increase penalties for robbing or burglarizing Federal Firearm Licensee (FFL) dealers. They were joined by 42 additional cosponsors in the House. According to the   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Leads Colleagues in Urging Leadership to Reject Democrats' Obstruction of DOGE in Funding Talks WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, ahead of the March 14 th government funding deadline, Senator Rick Scott and Representative Andy Harris led a group of colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson urging them to oppose   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott to USTR, Commerce: Economic Prosperity and Holding Adversaries Accountable Top Priorities in U.S. Trade Policy WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to the Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, expressing his support for the Trump administration's efforts to make U.S. trade deals beneficial to the United States whi  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Scott Introduce Legislation to Help Veterans Access VA Benefits Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) to introduce the Preserving Access to Patient Reimbursement (PAPR) Act, bipartisan legislation that ensures our nation's veterans continue to have access to a paper-based system for reimbursement of their travel exp  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Democrats, Experts Affirm That Bipartisan Gun Reforms Are Working, But Republicans Want to Roll Them Back GOP Efforts Undermine Law Enforcement and Reverse Progress Made Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of   more

TAMPA, Florida, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Tampa Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Recruiting Individuals To Pass Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes Jacksonville, Florida -U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger has sentenced Trentavius Quntez Scott (37, Tampa) to two years and six months in federal prison for passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes and ordered him to pay restitution to the victims he defr  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 5 -- Tampa International Airport issued the following news: * * * TPA holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for new Airside E security screening checkpoint The expanded space adds nearly 20,000 square feet to the Airside and includes cutting-edge screening technology to modernize the traveler experience. Tampa International Airport on Monday kicked off its annual spring break travel period with a big change at Airside E, officially dedicating a 19,542-square-foot security check  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: Leaders and Advocates Applaud Congresswoman Garcia's Reintroduction of the American Dream and Promise Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -Last week, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) reintroduced the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025, a crucial piece of legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS holders, and DED recipients. Th  more