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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Sunday July 13, 2025 ( 7 items )  

919th SOW Ushers in New Chapter, Returns to Its Gunship Roots
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, July 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 919th SOW Ushers in New Chapter, Returns to Its Gunship Roots * * Published July 11, 2025 * By Liz Easterling * 919th Special Operations Wing HURLBURT FIELD, Fla -- The 711th Special Operations Squadron began a new era of combat readiness during a change of command and mission conversion-ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 11, 2025. Aircrew from the 919th Special Operations   more

CAIR in the News, July 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR in the News, July 12, 2025 * CAIR-Kansas: Kansas Catholic education center defaced with swastikas - Union of Catholic Asian News "We condemn this apparently bias-motivated attack on a religious institution and urge law enforcement authorities to swiftly apprehend and punish those responsible to the full extent of the law," said CAIR-Kansas Board Chair Mous  more

CAIR-Florida to Hold Press Conference with Family of American Killed by Israeli Settlers in Occupied West Bank
WASHINGTON, July 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Florida to Hold Press Conference with Family of American Killed by Israeli Settlers in Occupied West Bank * On Monday, July 14, the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold a noon press conference at its Tampa headquarters (8076 N 56th St, Tampa,   more

El presidente Trump utiliza disposiciones prodemocracia de Diaz-Balart aprobadas en la Ley de Asignaciones del Ano Fiscal 2024 para sancionar a la dictadura en Cuba
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * El presidente Trump utiliza disposiciones prodemocracia de Diaz-Balart aprobadas en la Ley de Asignaciones del Ano Fiscal 2024 para sancionar a la dictadura en Cuba * MIAMI, FL - El legislador Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), presidente de la Subcomision sobre Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado, y Programas Relacionados de la Camara de Representantes, emitio la siguiente declaracion tras la d  more

Hydrokinetic Energy Submits Comments on 11th National OCS Program
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Hydrokinetic Energy Corp., Key West, Florida, has provided comments on the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Program. HEC specializes in advanced manufacturing of hydrokinetic turbines that aim to generate substantial electrical power from flowing water. Walter Schurtenberger, founder, President and Chief Technology Officer, noted, "In HEC's chosen application of these turbines, we will produce two ma  more

President Trump Uses Diaz-Balart's Pro-Democracy Provisions Passed in the Fiscal Year 2024 State and Foreign Operations Bill to Sanction the Cuban Dictatorship
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Uses Diaz-Balart's Pro-Democracy Provisions Passed in the Fiscal Year 2024 State and Foreign Operations Bill to Sanction the Cuban Dictatorship * MIAMI, FL - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, issued the following statement following the decision of President Trump and Secretary Rubio   more

Wasserman Schultz Joins Soto, Frost, Moskowitz, State Lawmakers in Sanitized Tour of Everglades Detention Center
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz Joins Soto, Frost, Moskowitz, State Lawmakers in Sanitized Tour of Everglades Detention Center * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Darren Soto (FL-9), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) participated in a sanitized 'tour' by Florida's Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) and federal officials. Several Flor  more