NEW YORK, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * 2 Killed and 6 Wounded in School Shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, released the following statements in response to a mass shooting Thursday at Florida  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT's Weingarten on Florida State Shooting WASHINGTON --AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after a mass shooting today at Florida State University, following other incidents this week in Dallas and San Antonio. "This is the third incident of devastating gun violence in and around schools in as many days--and they're occurring in states wit  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Brady Responds to Shooting at Florida State University Multiple people have reportedly been hospitalized in what is at least the 27th school shooting of 2025. Brady, the nation's oldest gun violence prevention organization, responded today to a shooting at Florida State University in which multiple people have reportedly been hospitalized. According to polling by Brad  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Florida: Appeals Court Throws Out Cannabis Conviction Because Canines Can't Distinguish Between Hemp and Marijuana Tampa, FL: Judges on Florida's 2 nd District Court of Appeals have reversed a marijuana trafficking conviction because the prosecution failed to take adequate steps to distinguish whether the defendant possessed marijuana or hemp.   more

COCONUT CREEK, Florida, April 18 -- Food for the Poor, an international relief and development organization, issued the following news release: * * * Food For The Poor Restores Dignity and Freedom Through Prison Ministry Program COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 17, 2025) - This Holy Week, 53 prisoners walked out of prison as living testaments to compassion, mercy, and the power of second chances, thanks to Food For The Poor's (FFTP) Prison Ministry Program. With support from generous donors, the c  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU chemist awarded $3.4M grant to investigate protein complexes in bacteria that cause tuberculosis B: McKenzie Harris A Florida State University chemistry researcher will use new funding to explore ways to halt tuberculosis, one of the world's deadliest and most infectious diseases. Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Yan-Yan Hu will use the five-year, $3.4 million National Institutes of Health  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * GIFFORDS statement on Florida State University Shooting WASHINGTON -- GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement after a shooting at Florida State University. "Today's shooting at Florida State University should never have happened, and my hea  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 18 -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: * * * Miami Dade College Announces 2025 Commencement Speakers Miami Dade College (MDC) will host three distinguished speakers at this year's Commencement Ceremonies on Saturday, April 26, at loanDepot park, home of the Miami Marlins. Working media is welcome. Below is the schedule of ceremonies and speakers: 8:30 a.m., North, Hialeah & West campuses Speaker: Reshma Saujani, Founder of Girls Who Code, CEO of M  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Reef resilience: FSU doctoral student selected for Guy Harvey Fellowship for coral reef research in the Florida Keys By Kendall Cooper A Florida State University doctoral student has earned a competitive fellowship to conduct coastal and marine conservation research in the Florida Keys. Lillie Bradshaw, a doctoral student studying ecology and evolution in FSU's Department of Biological Science, is am  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news on April 17, 2025: * * * Statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors on Florida State University Shooting Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther on today's mass shooting at Florida State University: "America's mayors mourn the tragedy at Florida State University this afternoon that took the lives of at least two people, irrevocably altered those of six others and affe  more