NEW YORK, Nov. 13 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Free Press on Nov. 11, 2024: * * * Americans Just Said No to Drugs By Charles Fain Lehman - Why legalization lost at the ballot box. Kamala Harris's decisive loss may have grabbed the headlines, but there was another big loser in this election: drugs. In Florida, voters failed to approve a constitutional amendment that would have legalized recreational marijuana, defying both expectations and   more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 14 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: Miami Dade College (MDC) will launch a new AI Speaker Series featuring OpenAI at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at MDC Wolfson Campus' AI Center. This event builds on MDC's ongoing efforts to advance AI education in the classroom and extend its impact to communities beyond MDC. As Florida's first institution to offer a Bachelor of Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence, MDC continues to lead the way in expanding A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Open Markets Institute issued the following news release: The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in Villages v. FTC, one of two cases that challenge the FTC's landmark prohibition on non-compete clauses. In Villages v. FTC, a judge for the Middle District of Florida ruled that the FTC's noncompete ban exceeds the FTC's authority. The case is currently under appeal. The Open Markets brief argues that non-compete agreements or contracts that bind workers to thei  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Following the news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as United States Attorney General, Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now, released the following statement: "It is both shocking a  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Samford University issued the following news release: Steven Hall, a Samford University joint degree alumnus, is aiming to lead the revival of Florida's citrus industry. As the new executive director of the Citrus Research and Field Trials (CRAFT) Foundation, Hall leads the development of sustainable solutions to combat threats that have crippled citrus farming--primarily, disease and severe storm damage. Hall's role at CRAFT pairs scientific exploratio  more

PALATKA, Florida, Nov. 14 -- St. Johns River State College issued the following news release: Healthcare students gathered on the St. Johns River State College Orange Park Campus Wednesday to experience the University of Florida's Trauma One helicopter demonstrate an emergency landing. The exercise exposed the College's EMT/Paramedic and other healthcare students to the many career pathways available to them once they enter the healthcare field. "Our students' education is bigger than the four  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 13 -- Tall Timbers, an organization that says it is the home of the study of fire ecology and is an advocate to protect the right to use prescribed fire for land management, issued the following article: Landowners in 11 Florida counties will have the opportunity to tap into $25 million in federal financial assistance for land management practices and permanent land conservation thanks to a new partnership between Tall Timbers and the Natural Resources Conservation Se  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 13 -- Tall Timbers, an organization that says it is the home of the study of fire ecology and is an advocate to protect the right to use prescribed fire for land management, issued the following article: The Red-cockaded Woodpecker was one of the first species originally listed under the Endangered Species Act but was recently downlisted from endangered to threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after decades of conservation efforts. So, what does this new s  more