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*Florida Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday September 25, 2025 ( 13 items )  

Cammack Replaces Stolen Flags at Newberry Veterans Memorial
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Cammack Replaces Stolen Flags at Newberry Veterans Memorial * Newberry, FL -- U.S. Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) joined Newberry city officials--Mayor Tim Marden, City Manager Jordan Marlowe, and City Commissioner Mark Clark, a Marine veteran--to present replacement flags for the city's Veterans Memorial, following the theft of the original flags. In early August, the American and service bran  more

EEOC Sues iPro Dental for Pregnancy Discrimination
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues iPro Dental for Pregnancy Discrimination * Federal lawsuit says dental company fired employee because of her pregnancy Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - iPro Dental Laboratory, Inc., a Fort Lauderdale manufacturer of dental restoration products used by dental practices nationwide, violated federal law when it fired a recently hired employee because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal E  more

Identifying Minors Online Topic of CRS Report (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47884) on Sept. 23, 2025, entitled "Identifying Minors Online" by Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Concerns about potential harms to minors on the internet, particularly on social media platforms, have grown in recent years. Dating to the 1990s, policymakers have enacted legislation seeking to protect minors online, some   more

Media Advisory: Rep. Diaz-Balart to Host Service Academy Day at U.S. Southern Command
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Media Advisory: Rep. Diaz-Balart to Host Service Academy Day at U.S. Southern Command * Miami, FL - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) will host his 18th annual Service Academy Day on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. at U.S. Southern Command. (link is external) On this day, representatives from the U.S. Naval, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Military, U.S. Merchant Marine, and U.S. Coast G  more

NASA's Webb Explores Largest Star-Forming Cloud in Milky Way
PASADENA, California, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Webb Explores Largest Star-Forming Cloud in Milky Way Webb's MIRI, managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory through launch, helped reveal the star-studded Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud in unprecedented detail. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a colorful array of massive stars and glowing cosmic dust in the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud, the most massive and act  more

NRL's CCOR-2 Set to Boost Space Weather Forecasting Capabilities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NRL's CCOR-2 Set to Boost Space Weather Forecasting Capabilities * The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Compact Coronagraph-2 (CCOR-2) launched at 7:30 a.m. EDT on September 24 onboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory from NASA - Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida.  CCOR-2, designated as the primary instru  more

Rep. Salazar, Leaders in Miami Discuss Immigration Solutions and Growing Support for the Dignity Act of 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salazar, Leaders in Miami Discuss Immigration Solutions and Growing Support for the Dignity Act of 2025 * MIAMI, FL -- Today, U.S. Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) brought together leaders from Miami's religious, veteran, and community organizations for a roundtable on current immigration challenges and to highlight the growing bipartisan support behind the Dignity Act of 2025. As  more

Reps. Meeks, Cherfilus-McCormick, Jackson Meet With Congo President Tshisekedi on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following readout of his meeting on Sept. 22, 2025, with Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, and Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, members on the Subcommittee on Africa, and Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week: * * * Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Commit  more

Sen. Moody Applauds E3 Snapback Sanctions on Iran, Urges European Leaders to Sustain Pressure to Achieve Permanent Dismantlement of Iran Nuclear Program
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Applauds E3 Snapback Sanctions on Iran, Urges European Leaders to Sustain Pressure to Achieve Permanent Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program U.S. Senator Ashley Moody, along with 49 senate colleagues, is applauding Jean-Noel Barrot, the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yvette Cooper, British Secret  more

Sen. Moody Secures Passage of Legislation That Permanently Ends Certain Improper Government Payments and Cuts Waste
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Secures Passage of Legislation that Permanently Ends Certain Improper Government Payments and Cuts Waste Senator Ashley Moody secured the Senate passage of the Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act. This bipartisan-supported legislation cosponsored by Senator Moody permanently allows the Department of the Treasury to access certain death records maintained by the Socia  more

Sen. Rick Scott Joins Colleagues on Chloe Cole Act to Protect Innocent Children from Gender Ideology
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Joins Colleagues on Chloe Cole Act to Protect Innocent Children from Gender Ideology * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Marsha Blackburn and their colleagues in announcing the Chloe Cole Act to officially prohibit the mutilation of children under the disguise of gender ideology and offer detransitioners, like Chloe Cole, with opportunities for legal action a  more

U.S. Department of Education Announces Earliest FAFSA Form Launch in Program History
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Announces Earliest FAFSA Form Launch in Program History * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced that the 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA(r)) form is online and available, marking the earliest launch in the program's history. After years of mismanagement under the previous Administration's leadership, the Trump Admi  more

Weatherization Assistance Program Formula Topic of CRS Report
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46418) on Sept. 23, 2025, entitled "The Weatherization Assistance Program Formula" by energy policy specialist Corrie E. Clark and senior research librarian Lynn J. Cunningham. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) enables low-income families to reduce their energy consumption by making their dwellings more energy efficie  more