TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 23 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following attestation examination (No. 2024-132) on Feb. 20, 2024, involving Pinellas County District School Board - Florida Education Finance Program. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF ATTESTATION EXAMINATION Except for the material noncompliance described below involving reporting errors or records that were not properly or accurately prepared or were not available at the time of our examination and could not be su more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 23 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following financial audit (No. 2024-133) on Feb. 20, 2024, involving Lake-Sumter State College. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Our audit disclosed that the basic financial statements of Lake-Sumter State College (a component unit of the State of Florida) were presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with prescribed financial reporting standards. SUM more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 23 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2024-134) on on Feb. 20, 2024, involving the Department of Military Affairs - Selected Administrative Activities. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the Department of Military Affairs (Department) focused on selected administrative activities. The audit also included a follow-up on Findings 5 through 10 noted in our report No. 2022-198. Our audit disclosed the fo more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis provided an update on the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) and highlighted some of the troubling findings of the first comprehensive, independent audit of the former Reedy Creek Improvement District in its 55-year history. Additionally, Governor DeSantis extolled the improvements made by the CFTOD for residents, taxpayers, and visitors more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 22 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order acknowledging intervention (Docket No. 20220142-WS; Order No. PSC-2024-0044-PCO-WS) on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * In re: Application for transfer of water and wastewater facilities and Certificate Nos. 589W and 507-S from Grenelefe Resort Utility, Inc. to NC Real Estate Projects, LLC d/b/a Grenelefe Utility, in Polk County. ORDER ACKNOWLEDGING INTERVENTION BY THE COMMISSION: On February 19 , 2024, t more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 23 -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: At its February meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved rule changes related to the 2024-25 hunting seasons, including many dealing with FWC-managed areas. Rule change proposals are based on requests from staff, cooperators and stakeholders, and summaries of all proposed rule amendments were provided to the public online more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 23 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. advised LLYC, a global corporate affairs and marketing consulting firm, in its acquisition of Lambert Global, a strategic communications firm. The transaction is the largest acquisition in LLYC's history. The deal will triple LLYC's size in the U.S., which will become the company's second largest market after Spain, and is expected to result in revenues of $35.1  more PR

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb. 23 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. continues to strategically expand its market-leading real estate team in South Florida with the addition of Adam R. Seligman as a shareholder in its West Palm Beach office. Seligman, who joins the firm's Global Real Estate Practice, advises investors, developers, lenders, high-net-worth families, and property owners in a broad array of real estate and b more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 23 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. and its attorneys received seven recognitions in the Daily Business Review's (DBR) 2024 Florida Legal Awards. These annual awards recognize distinguished members of the Florida legal community. All honorees and finalists will be celebrated -- and the winners announced -- at the DBR's annual awards event on April 4 at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami. Fred E. Kar more PR

FORT MYERS, Florida, Feb. 23 -- The Lee County School District issued the following news: The School District of Lee County is excited to announce the launch of the Small Business Program to help small companies provide goods and services to the School District. In partnership with the Florida Small Business Center at Florida Gulf Coast University, the Small Business Program is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at empowering small businesses in our community to participate in active bids within more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 22 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Miami-Dade County Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins and the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) are pleased to welcome Rodney B. Herenton as a distinguished panelist for the upcoming 'A Conversation About Wealth Creation' empowerment forum scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, February 28, at Perez Art Museum Miami (1103 Biscayne Blvd.). Free registration is available at ww more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava issued the following news release: For the second consecutive year, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava releases a report (https://www.miamidade.gov/global/government/mayor/home.page) during Black History Month about the investments made to support and serve Miami-Dade County's predominantly Black, Caribbean and Haitian communities, whose rich culture, resilience, and undeniable contributions have added to more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 23 -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: Laurence Sands, M.D., M.B.A., has been named chair of the DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Sands, chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery and vice chair of surgical education at the Miller School, served as the department's interim chair since December 2022 and has been with Miller School since his 1997 appoint more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: With the entrance of Mike Davey into the FL-27 congressional race, there is now a bloody primary brewing on the Democrat side of the aisle. This is following a larger trend of nasty Democratic primaries dragging candidates to the left and out of the mainstream. "No matter which extreme Democrat nominee wins their race-to-the-left primary, they will be left bruised, broke, and baggage-laden. Meanw more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: Mustafa Tekin, M.D., has been named chair of the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and will now set his sights on growing a department defined by a history of innovative research and a culture of inclusion and equity. Dr. Tekin came to the Miller School as an associate professor in the Department of  more PR

PENSACOLA, Florida, Feb. 23 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: The University of West Florida has been named a Florida Collegiate Purple Star Campus for its commitment to supporting military students and families as they transition to college. UWF was one of the first three universities in the Florida State University System to earn the designation. "UWF prides itself on its distinguished outreach to m more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 23 -- The Wake Technical Community College issued the following news: Wake Tech's work building community partnerships was on the national stage Wednesday as part of the Achieving the Dream (ATD) 2024 conference in Orlando. Wake Tech President Dr. Scott Ralls; Hugh McLean, vice president of operations for the Boys & Girls Clubs serving Wake County; and recent Wake Tech alumna Khadijah Scarborough served as panelists for a plenary session focused on the transformative imp more PR

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb. 23 -- The city of West Palm Beach issued the following news: The City of West Palm Beach is proud to announce its continuing participation in the Afterschool Meals Program, a component of the Childcare Food Program administered by the Florida Department of Health. This initiative aims to provide nutritious snacks and meals to children enrolled in afterschool programs across our community. The Afterschool Meals Program currently operates at South Olive Community C more PR