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Moody works to ensure FEMA serves all Floridians

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is taking legal action against current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency officials for conspiracy to discriminate against Florida hurricane victims who support President-elect Donald Trump. According to whistleblower reports, FEMA workers in Lake Placid were directed to ignore storm victims in households that displayed Trump signs or flags. In […]

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Greenberg Traurig Advises on 2024 Bond Buyer Innovative Financing Deal of the Year

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Brightline Trains Florida as bond counsel on a $3.2 billion issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds, earning The Bond Buyer’s 2024 Innovative Financing Deal of the Year. The deal’s structure included over $2.2 billion of investment grade tax-exempt bonds, $1.3 billion of taxable parent company notes, $925 million of tax-exempt bonds at […]

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Perez dismantles pre-approval requirement for House communications, announces website update

Speaker-designate Daniel Perez announced in a November 14 memo to House members a new mass communications policy that eliminates the longstanding requirement for pre-approval of items like meeting notices and newsletters. Perez also signaled the upcoming launch of a revamped FLHouse.gov website. Perez’s new mass communications policy has only two requirements: No communication may reference […]

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Published on     Posted In: Florida Bar Association