WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * As Sen. Rick Scott Leads Congressional Investigation into California's Response to Palisades Wildfire and Use of Tax Dollars, Gov. Newsom Visits DC Asking for More * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement on California Governor Gavin Newsom's upcoming visit to Washington, D.C. Newsom is reportedly visiting D.C. to request additional federal tax dollars, while question  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Applauds Trump Administration's Reversal of Biden's Fuel Efficiency Standards * Joined President Trump for Announcement, Showcased Full Expensing in Working Families Tax Cuts WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined President Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office to announce new fuel efficiency standards that prevent severe pric  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Cammack Applauds Oversight Committee Passage of USA Act * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) released the following statement after the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform passed her bill, the Unauthorized Spending Accountability (USA) Act : "I'm grateful to Chairman Comer and my colleagues for advancing this critical bill," said Congresswoman Cammack. "Fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Chairman Bilirakis Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Hearing on Protections for Children and Teens Online Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, delivered the following opening statement  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast, HFAC, Advances Bill to Crack Down on Foreign Scam Centers Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced bipartisan legislation led by Rep. Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) to dismantle transnational criminal syndicates committing mass online scam operations against Americans, as part of a full committee markup. Since 2023, ha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart's and Moskowitz's Bipartisan Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025 Approved by House Foreign Affairs Committee * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs of the House Committee on Appropriations, and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23), member of  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Dec. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN showcases postseason college soccer with the 2025 Women's and Men's College Cups, December 5 - 15 * * Big 12's TCU breaks new ground with its first-ever berth * ACC's Duke returns to its sixth time, Stanford for its third consecutive Women's College Cup and four-time champion Florida State makes its 15th appearance 2025 Women's College Cup on ESPNU ESPNU w  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 3 -- Florida A&M University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAMU Cyber Policy Institute Expands AI, Cybersecurity Initiatives with Hewlett Foundation Support By Heather D. Johnson The Cyber Policy Institute at Florida A&M University (FAMU) is strengthening its academic, research and community impact through a growing portfolio of initiatives supported by a $5 million grant from the William and Flora Hewlett   more

BOCA RATON, Florida, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Study Finds Connection Between Poor Mental Health and Dark Web Use Study Snapshot: A new Florida Atlantic University study reveals that dark web users show significantly higher levels of depression, paranoia, suicidal thoughts, self-injury, and digital self-harm compared to surface web users. Using survey data from 2,000 U.S. adults,   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 3 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU researchers expand 1950s math puzzle to teach applied computing skills * A research team in the Department of Scientific Computing has expanded a 1950s math game and turned it into a project that helps undergraduate students practice and grow their skills. Bryan Quaife, associate professor in the Department of Scientific Computing and faculty associate of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott on Fox Business: Obamacare isn't Making Health Care More Affordable - My Plan Fixes it * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott appeared on Fox Businesses' Kudlow yesterday to discuss his newly introduced legislation, the More Affordable Care Act, to fix the failures and rising costs of Obamacare that American families continue to face. Sen  more

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 3 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Miller School of Medicine Gastroenterologists Study Use of ChatGPT for Surveillance Colonoscopy Intervals * Summary * The Miller School of Medicine's Dr. Daniel Sussman and Dr. Amar Deshpande coauthored a new study demonstrating that a large language model (LLM) achieved high accuracy in determining guideline-based surveillance colonoscopy intervals. * The study's authors asked   more

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 3 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * New UCF Mobile Health Clinic Increases Access to Care * UCF unveiled a new 38-foot UCF Heath Mobile Health Clinic on Wednesday, designed to bring free, high-quality healthcare directly to communities that need it most. The clinic also serves as a mobile classroom, preparing UCF healthcare students in programs including medicine, nursing, physical therapy and speech-language pathology with hands-o  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 3 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * NOAA Satellites Assist Scientists Studying Mass Bleaching Event of Florida Corals * A NOAA-led study recently published in Science confirmed that a record marine heatwave in 2023 triggered the functional extinction of two coral species in Florida waterselkhorn ( Acropora palmata ) and staghorn ( Acropora cervi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Deceased Mako Shark Washes Ashore in Florida A high school football team visiting from Ohio helped NOAA Fisheries biologists with the deceased shark, emphasizing the impact the public has in conservation and data collection efforts. * Authorities and NOAA Fisheries marine science experts responded to Panama City Beach, Florida on November 21, 2025 following the stranding of a large, de  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 3 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * Orlando's New Poet Laureate, UCF Alum Finds Healing Through Words * When Orlando poet laureate Camara Gaither '23MSW steps up to a microphone, her presence is both grounded and electric. She doesn't just perform poetry she opens a space for healing. "Poetry gives us permission to feel without judgment," she says. "And when we share those feelings out loud, we remember that we're not alone." As   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 3 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * President McCullough highlights FSU's powerful momentum in State of the University address * Florida State University President Richard McCullough said the university has "powerful momentum" as he delivered his fifth State of the University address Wednesday during a Faculty Senate meeting at the College of Medicine. "The state of the university is strong," McCullough said. "And we are a university th  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Dec. 3 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Raymond James Financial issued the following news release: * * * Raymond James Financial raises quarterly dividends on common stock by 8% and announces quarterly dividend on preferred stock; announces increased common stock repurchase authorization * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - On December 3, 2025, the Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on shares of its common stock of  more

HALLANDALE, Florida, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Marco Rubio and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov ahead of their meeting: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, first of all, (inaudible) all of you that are here. It's great to be back with you again. I think we're going - we are - we continue this very important work building off what's been achieved not just in Geneva, the progress we've made there, but th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott, Chair John Moolenaar to SEC Chair: Crack down on CCP-Linked Firms to Protect Americans and U.S. Markets * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Senator Rick Scott and Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on the CCP sent a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins urging decisive action to aggressively enforce existing laws, request information on any leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Aging with Purpose: The Positive Impact of Seniors in Today's Economy" at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Members * Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida) * Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-New York) Witnesses * Jon Taffer, Chairman & CEO, Taffer Dynamics, Executive Producer & Host, Paramount Network's "Bar Rescue", Las Vegas, NV   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Senator Ashley Moody & Senator Eric Schmitt Working to Double Federal Penalty for Attacking Federal Agents Today, as ICE agents are facing a 1153% increase in assaults over the same time period last year,Senator Ashley Moody announced that she is cosponsoring the Protect and Respect ICE Act (PRICE Act) to double the federal penalty for attacking these federal agents. Senator A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on CMT Holds Legislative Hearing on Protections for Children and Teens Online Today, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, led a legislative hearing titled Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online. "F  more

TAMPA, Florida, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Launches One-Way-Attack Drone Force in the Middle East * December 3, 2025 Release Number 20251203-01 TAMPA, Fla. - On Dec. 3, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced a new task force for the U.S. military's first one-way-attack drone squadron based in the Middle East. CENTCOM launched Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS) four months after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed acceleration   more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Dec. 4 -- The University of North Florida issued the following news: * * * UNF's 2025 research review In 2025, University of North Florida faculty research ranged from collaborations with NASA to advancing cancer treatments, while students made headlines with innovations in brain injury detection and marine mammal conservation. UNF research didn't just make headlines. It moved the needle across critical disciplines, including science, health, technology, logistics and  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * University of Central Florida's Tinley Park MHC secures top spot at the 2025 DOE CyberForce Competition The competition challenges students to solve real-world cybersecurity problems, focusing on protecting the nation's energy systems * The University of Central Florida's Tinley Park MHC proved victorious in DOE's CyberForce Competition, valiantly defending a sim  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 4 -- Amnesty International issued the following news release: * * * USA: New Findings Reveal Human Rights Violations at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" and Krome Detention Centers Amnesty International today released a new report documenting cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment at two immigration detention centers in Florida: The Everglades Detention Facility ("Alligator Alcatraz") and the Krome North Service Processing Center (Krome). The report, Torture and enforc  more

TAMPA, Florida, Dec. 3 -- The University of South Florida issued the following news: * * * USF engineering research team tackles America's hidden sanitation crisis with breakthrough wastewater technology By Rebecca Darmoc In a world where artificial intelligence is reshaping industries and space travel is becoming routine, millions of people in the United States still live without access to safe, modern wastewater systems. Across rural towns and islands, families rely on outdated septic tank  more