*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Friday November 15, 2024 ( 9 items ) |
AACSB Announces 19 Business Schools Have Extended Their Global Accreditation in Business And/or Accounting
TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 15 (TNScapv) -- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024:
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Confirming Global Quality and Distinction in Business Education
AACSB announces 19 business schools have extended their global accreditation in business and/or accounting, and one business school has achieved initial accreditation.
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AACSB International (AACSB) announces today that 19 business schools have extended their accreditation i
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Campaign Legal Center's Ethics Team Responds to Rep. Matt Gaetz's Resignation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024:
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Holding the Trump Administration to High Ethical Standards & Strengthening Congressional Ethics Laws and Holding Lawmakers Accountable for Violations
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This week, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida resigned from the House of Representatives shortly after being nominated to serve as U.S. attorney general by President-elect Donald Trump. Due to this resignation, the House Ethics Committee may
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Greenpeace USA Calls Out Deep Sea Mining Industry Secrecy and Deception as It Courts Investors
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, issued the following news release:
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Their tactics reveal an industry, much like Big Oil, that prefers to operate in the shadows while preparing to inflict irreversible harm on our common heritage--the deep seas and oceans that sustain us all.
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Miami, Florida (November 14, 2024)- On November 7, Greenpeace USA led a peaceful protes
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New Whistleblower Disclosure and Civil Rights Complaint Reveal Abuse, Sexual Harassment, and Medical Neglect at Florida ICE Facility
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release:
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The whistleblower, a former medical practitioner at the Baker County Detention Center, confirms reports of sexual and racial abuse at the facility.
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Lawyers representing a medical practitioner and a young woman filed a whistleblower disclosure and a civil rights complaint today that reveal blatant human rights violations and illegality at the Baker County Detention Center, a county jail that o
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Novel SOURCE Study Examining Development of Early COPD in Ages 30 to 55
MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The COPD Foundation issued the following news release:
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New study aims to provide new insight into how COPD progresses in people with a smoking history
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Researchers are exploring how small airway abnormalities in younger smokers could help identify who is at risk of developing COPD and establish how the chronic lung disease progresses, according to a new article. The article is published in the September 2024 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonar
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Retailers Using LINK to Prepare For Supply Chain Turbulence
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 15 -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024:
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New program to empower supply chain pros through disruption
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Today the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced a new approach to its legacy supply chain conference, LINK: The Retail Supply Chain Conference, set for February 16-19th in Orlando, Florida. The conference is designed to foster stronger, more valuable connections for retailers, grocers
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Survey: Over 90 Percent of State-Registered Patients Report Cannabis Relieves Their Anxiety, Depression, Chronic Pain
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release:
Gainesville, FL: Patients enrolled in Florida's medical cannabis access program overwhelmingly report obtaining therapeutic benefits from marijuana products, according to survey data published in the journal Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids.
Researchers affiliated with the University of Florida at Gainesville surveyed 632 patients authorized to access s
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TWU Beats Brightline as National Mediation Board Rejects Brightline Delay Tactics
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Transport Workers Union of America issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024:
The Transport Workers Union of America won a significant victory on Tuesday over Brightline's attempt to delay a union election for Onboard Service Workers at the Florida railroad.
The TWU's arguments stating that Brightline is a railroad and subject to the Railway Labor Act for the purposes of forming a union were upheld in a National Mediation Board ruling released Tuesday. The
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UAlbany Virtual Institute Trains the Next Generation of Cyber Leaders
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 15 -- The State University of New York University at Albany issued the following news:
A $2 million virtual institute is helping train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals for future military and civilian leadership positions.
The Virtual Institute of Cyber Operation and Research (VICOR) was launched in 2022 by researchers at the University at Albany and Florida International University. The institute aims to advance a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) VICER
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