MIAMI, Florida, June 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Federal Trial Concludes in Lawsuit Challenging Racial Gerrymandering in Tampa Bay Senate District Court now weighs whether Florida's redistricting plan unlawfully packed Black voters, diluting their power * TAMPA, FL - Yesterday, a four-day federal trial concluded in Nord Hodges v. Albritton, a racial gerrymandering case challenging Florida's Senate District 16.  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, June 14 (TNSrpt) -- The International Fact-Checking Network, a part of Poynter, issued the following news release: * * * As threats grow, fact-checkers double down on standards, IFCN report finds IFCN reviewed 226 applications in 2024 and certified 116 organizations, bringing the total number of verified fact-checkers to 182 across 57 countries * Global demand for credibility has driven a record surge in applications to the International Fact-Checking Network's Code  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bean Celebrates Passage of Rescissions Act * WASHINGTON-- Founder and co-chair of the DOGE Caucus, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04), released the following statement after House Republicans approved the Trump Administration's rescissons request to cut $9.4 billion in wasteful spending identified by DOGE. Replay Congressman Bean's speech in support of the bill here. (link is external) Upon passage  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Bilirakis Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Hearing on Standardizing NIL in College Athletics WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, delivered the following  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, and Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, chairman of the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, issued the following news on June 10, 2025: * * * Chairmen Gimenez, Guest Open Hearing on Federal Efforts to Confront Illicit Maritime Activities in US Waters WASHINGTON D.C.--Today, Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * CMT Subcommittee Holds Legislative Hearing on SCORE Act to Standardize NIL in College Athletics WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, led a hearing titled Winning Off the Field: Legislative Proposal to St  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar's Statement on Immigration * Today, Rep. Maria Salazar made the following comment: "President Trump himself has acknowledged what so many of us already know: long-time workers, many of whom have built their lives in this country, are being taken away. Our construction sites, our hotels, and our farms are feeling the impact. It's time for Congress to act and br  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Darren Soto just voted AGAINST getting drugs off Florida's streets * Out of touch Democrat Darren Soto just voted AGAINST the HALT Fentanyl Act, which helps ensure law enforcement has the resources needed to get deadly drugs off Florida's streets. Instead of backing this commonsense, highly bipartisan bill and helping ensure that fentanyl overdoses continue to plummet under President Tru  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 13 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Fossil corals point to possibly steeper sea level rise under a warming world * Coastal planners take heed: Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals found on an island chain in the Indian Ocean suggests that sea levels could rise even more steeply in our warming world than previously thought. "This is not good news for us as we head into the future," says Andrea Dutton, a professor   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release: * * * GIFFORDS remembers the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting Ahead of June 12, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, founder of national gun violence prevention group GIFFORDS, shared the following statement in honor of the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, which killed 49 and injured 53 others. "Nine   more

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, June 13 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news: * * * GRAMMY-winning country star Carly Pearce is coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood * RESCHEDULED GRAMMY-winning country star Carly Pearce at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood has been rescheduled for Friday, Nov. 21. For guests who have already purchased tickets, all tickets for the originally   more

MIAMI, Florida, June 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Space & Satellite Group Recognized in 2025 Chambers USA Guide * WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 13, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Space & Satellite Group has been ranked in Band 2 in the 2025 edition of the Chambers USA Guide. This is the first year the guide has included a Space Law category. Chambers described the Greenberg Traurig team  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DNC Launches Daily Blueprint, a New Messaging Broadcast to Highlight Democrats' Wins and Counter Trump's Lies This week, the DNC launched its first-ever live daily messaging broadcast program, the Daily Blueprint: a rundown of everything viewers should be paying attention to during the day and how they can get involved in the fight. The Daily Blueprint hit the ground running in its first   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott in Washington Examiner: Time to Deliver on a Better Big, Beautiful Bill for Trump * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed for the Washington Examiner on how Senate Republicans can work to deliver on a better, Big Beautiful Bill that delivers on even more of President Trump's agenda and helps him fix the mess Democrats made   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has issued a notice entitled "Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 - TeleManagement Forum." This notice details various changes in the membership of TM Forum, a New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation, as disclosed to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. These notifications aim to extend the Act's provisions, which limit antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 13 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Miller School Neurologist Co-Authors Guidelines for Treating Migraine Summary * Dr. Teshamae Monteith contributed to the Italian Society for the Study of Headache and the International Headache Society guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of migraine. * The guidelines represent the most comprehensive, up-to-date guidance for migraine treatment based on clinical trials. * Dr  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Moskowitz Statement on Israel's Strikes on the Iranian Nuclear Program * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Intelligence, released the following statement on Israel's strikes on the Iranian nuclear program: "For decades, the Iranian regime has openly and proudly wished death to America and death  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on June 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Frankel Floor Remarks on Republicans' Rescissions Package WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to Republicans' rescissions package  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz, Meeks Statement on Recissions Package Cuts to Foreign Assistance Washington, DC - Today, Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of St  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 14 -- Redwire, a space infrastructure and innovation company enabling civil, commercial and national security programs, issued the following news release: * * * Redwire Completes Acquisition of Edge Autonomy, Establishing Company as a Global Defense Tech Disruptor Specializing in Multi-Domain Solutions JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 13, 2025) - Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) ) ( "Redwire"), a global leader in aerospace and defense technology solutions, today announced i  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Webster Statement on Israeli Strikes on Iran * Washington, D.C. -- Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement on Israel's targeted strikes against Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). "The Iranian regime has time and again proven itself to be in opposition to U.S. interests, values, and security. After Iran ignored President Trump's 60  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Sen. Ashley Moody Joins Colleagues to Deliver Combat-Injured Veterans Full Military Benefits The Major Richard Star Act would provide combat-injured veterans with full earned disability compensation and retirement pay * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Ashley Moody joined Senators Richard Blumenthal, Mike Crapo, Elizabeth Warren and Rick Scott as a cosponsor of the Major Ri  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Seven Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Named 2025 World Trademark Review Global Leaders * NEW YORK - June 13, 2025 - Seven shareholders from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP have been recognized as World Trademark Review (WTR) 2025 Global Leaders. Now in its seventh edition, WTR Global Leaders draws on market research from the WTR 1000 and WTR 300 to identify the "best  more

TARPON SPRINGS, Florida, June 14 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Strength in Numbers: American Food Industries Join Forces to Fight Unfair Competition The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) has partnered strategically with other domestic food producers facing similar trade challenges to advocate together as a coalition. Last week, SSA joined representatives from the American Honey Producers Association (AHPA) and the Catfish Farmers of Ame  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 13 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Global Institute Collaborates with U.S. Navy for Medical Mission By Joey Garcia The disaster response and humanitarian aid program is contributing to this year's initial Continuing Promise voyage to train Grenada first responders. A special sendoff at PortMiami marked the launch of the USNS Comfort's latest medical mission, with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Gl  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Hope for Brain Tumors: New Drug With Miami Roots Emerges Summary * A new drug tested at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is generating encouraging results for patients with low-grade gliomas. * The investigation tested vorasidenib in patients whose brain tumors show mutations in the IDH1 or IDH2 genes. * Patient survival without tumor progression was significantly bet  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum has determined a cultural connection exists between these items and specific Indian Tribes. This finding means the human remains and associated funerary objects are now available for repatriation, a step that honors ancestral ties, and   more