WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * ACL Announces Three Assistive Technology Alternative Financing Program Grant Awards * ACL announces three new Assistive Technology Alternative Financing Program discretionary grant awards. The Alternative Financing Program (AFP) grant awards establish or expand AFPs that provide individuals with additional options to access and acquire assistive techno  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing a rule to increase the assessment rate for oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and pummelos grown in Florida. The proposed change would raise the rate from $0.02 to $0.025 per 0.8-bushel carton or equivalent for the 2024-2025 and subsequent fiscal periods. This action implements a recommendation from the Citrus Administrative Committee. The committee recommended the increase after experienci  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * During Peak Hurricane Season, Senator Moody Honors Life-Saving Efforts of the Creator of Mike's Weather Page and Presents Florida's Finest Award OLDSMAR, Fla.--Senator Ashley Moody is honoring Mike Boylan, creator of Mike's Weather Page, with a Florida's Finest Award for his life-saving efforts during hurricane season. Mike's Weather Page aggregates data from computer model runs, real-time sate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Elon Property Management to Pay $200,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Property management company settles federal suit charging it retaliated against an employee with a disability and screened out disabled workers TAMPA - Elon Property Management LLC, a residential property management company operating in several states, including Florida, agreed to pay $200,000 to se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces $48 million for southeastern states to repair water systems impacted by Hurricane Helene * ATLANTA, Georgia (Sept. 30, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $48 million in disaster relief supplemental funding to support water systems in southeastern states impacted by Hurricane Helene. "These funds are on their way to communities working hard to r  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Commissioner Wilton Simpson Announces State Approval to Preserve Over 10,000 Acres of Working Agricultural Land Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson today announced that the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, have approved the preservation of more than 10,000 acres of wor  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas issued the following news on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas Awards $40 Million to Expand Workforce Education Programs in Florida Today, Florida Department of Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas awarded $40 million through the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program (Workforce CAP) to expand workforce education programs with a focus on in-demand in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Frankel, Magaziner, Ciscomani File Bipartisan Plan to Stop Deadly Senior Falls * September is National Falls Prevention Awareness Month, and Reps. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02), and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) are marking it by introducing the bipartisan FASTER Act --a bill to keep older adults safe at home by funding fire department safety visits, simple upgrades like grab bars, an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach nominated as 24th Air Force Chief of Staff * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- President Donald Trump has nominated Gen. Ken Wilsbach to serve as the twenty-fourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink offered his congratulations to Wilsbach. "I am pleased to support the nomination of General Kenneth Wilsbach to serve as the next Chief of Staff of the Air   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Miami, 287(g) partners arrest 400 criminal aliens during Central Florida operations * MIAMI -- ICE Miami partnered with the Florida Highway Patrol, Polk County Sheriff's Office, Brevard County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Florida National Guard, and other 287(g) partners to arrest more than 400 illegal aliens who were  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Donalds Named To TIME's Annual TIME100 Next List Of The 100 Leaders Shaping The Future * WASHINGTON - This morning, TIME Magazine named Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) to the 2025 "TIME100 Next" list. An expansion of the TIME100 list of most influential people in the world, "TIME100 Next" highlights the 100 emerging leaders from around the world, who are shaping the the next generation o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Wilson's Video Statement on Potential Government Shutdown * Today, September 30, 2025, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson issued the following video statement on a potential government shutdown. Click here for Video Link (link is external) Transcript: "Hello, everybody. This is Congresswoman Frederica Wilson here in the nation's Capitol, trying to avert a shutdown. Republicans contr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has decided there is a reasonable indication that a domestic industry is suffering material injury. This injury is attributed to imports of high purity dissolving pulp (HPDP) from Brazil and Norway that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). Furthermore, the investigation covers imports of the product from Brazil that are alleged to be subsidized by the government of Brazil. The ITC completed   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- A technology assessment prepared for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), titled 'Irrigation Controls Based on Wireless Soil Moisture Technology Assessment: George C. Young Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Orlando, FL' (PNNL-23098), and authored by KL McMordie Stoughton and RS Butner, found that problems with system operation compromised the study's analysis. The report, issued in March 2015, eval  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Diaz-Balart to Attend Ribbon-Cutting for Immokalee Street and Infrastructure Improvements After Securing $13 Million in Federal TIGER Grant Funding * IMMOKALEE, FL - On Tuesday, October 1, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) will attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of major street and infrastructure improvements in Immokalee. This event marks a meaningful milesto  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Frankel Blasts Republican Government Shutdown * Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement on the looming government shutdown: "It's reckless that Republicans would rather shut down the government than work with Democrats to keep our government open and keep health care affordable. The Republican funding bill would leave more than 4 million Floridians--and millions mo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Frankel Statement on the White House Proposal to End Hamas-Israel War * Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement in response to the proposal the White House released yesterday in an attempt to end the Hamas-Israel war: "On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a war on Israel with a horrific attack. This has resulted in unimaginable violence and suffering for innocent Isr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Leads Stop ANTIFA Act to Designate Antifa a Terrorist Organization * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Senator Rick Scott introduced the Stop ANTIFA Act to codify President Trump's executive order and national security presidential memorandum designating Antifa a domestic terrorist group and countering domestic terrorism and organized political violence. The bill would direct the National  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Fights to Make American Flags in America Senator Ashley Moody is supporting a new bill that would ensure more federally-purchased American flags are made domestically. The Make American Flags in America Act builds upon last year's All-American Flag Act, which prohibits federal funds from being used to purchase American flags unless the flags are domestically manufactured, with a f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Unveils New Quantum Materials Research System * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have a powerful new tool to accelerate discovery in quantum materials for advanced electronics. The laboratory recently completed installation of a state-of-the-art "cluster system" that allows researchers to grow and analyze materials at the atomic l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Labor Department issues more than $900,000 in penalties to 2 companies after worker drowns in Georgia river * SAVANNAH, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Florida painting contractor for willfully exposing workers to fall and drowning hazards. Investigators with the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that on April 7, 2025, Seminole Equipment Inc. br  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, 100+ Members of Congress Warn: Trump Ripping Away Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants Will Devastate Health Care Workforce * Sens. Van Hollen, Markey, along with Reps. DeGette, Auchincloss, Kelly, Ross join Warren in leading new letter to Trump administration warning of the dangerous impacts of its immigration policies "At a time when President Trump and Republicans in Con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Rep. Min on CNN Slams GOP for Looming Government Shutdown, "The Onus Lies on Them" * Washington, D.C. -- Last night, Representative Dave Min (CA-47) joined CNN's The Brief with Jim Sciutto where he slammed House Republicans for barreling America towards a government shutdown.  Watch the CNN segment here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OclH4j45Bgg). On GOP ownership of the government shutd  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Implores Republican Colleagues to Work with Democrats to Protect Health Care for Millions of Americans * Welch calls on Republicans to join forces with Democrats to avert government shutdown WASHINGTON, D.C. - Monday night on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) led seven Senate colleagues in implorin  more