SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Archipelo the pioneer of Developer Security Posture Management (DevSPM) today announced the appointment of Paul Calatayud as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Chief Strategy Officer A respected cybersecurity leader with over two decades of experience Calatayud has shaped cloud security as Global CSO at Palo Alto Networks (PANW) reporting to Nir Zuk (PANW Founder & CTO) His arrival strengthens Archipelo’s mission to deliver developer security—bridging code creation while many security tools focus on detecting vulnerabilities after software is deployed they are not designed to secure both AI-generated and human-written code at the point of creation Archipelo takes a different approach—proactively preventing risks as code is written ensuring security before it ever reaches production A Critical Moment for CybersecurityCalatayud’s appointment signals a major shift in cybersecurity positioning Developer Security Posture Management (DevSPM) as the next critical frontier enterprises must secure software from the start—amid shifting geopolitics and adversaries exploit vulnerabilities in Large Language Models (LLMs) Security can no longer be an afterthought—it must be embedded in development from day one Calatayud tackled cloud-native security challenges uncovering a key gap: developer security posture—ensuring software is built secure from the ground up “The biggest security risk isn’t just in the code—it’s in how it’s created,” said Paul Calatayud “AI-driven development is moving faster than security can keep up and traditional approaches aren’t designed to secure software at its inception DevSPM changes that by embedding security into developer workflows ensuring vulnerabilities are addressed before they become breaches I’m excited to help shape this category and make developer security a fundamental pillar of enterprise security strategies.” Defining the DevSPM CategoryAs AI speeds up software development traditional tools—Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) and Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)—lag DevSPM integrates into developer workflows and supercharges ASPM and CNAPP—creating a seamless developer-to-code-to-cloud security model and enterprises are taking notice and embracing DevSPM drawn to its proactive approach to embedding developer security during code creation—rather than merely responding to threats post-deployment paired with his expertise in developer-first security positions him perfectly to advance DevSPM forward we’re not just creating a platform—we’re redefining how software is secured from the start.” Carolyn AdamsLiftoff Communicationscarolyn@liftoffcommunications.com The Senate Committee on Health Policy unanimously advanced a tax credits bill that is geared towards providing family housing while a child who is critically ill is receiving treatment and care Miami Republican Sen. Alexis Calatayud introduced the measure (SB 182) It would create the Home Away From Home Tax Credit to provide tax credits capped at $2.5 million in each fiscal year Eligible businesses would need contribute to charitable organizations that provide housing for families of children who are ill for little or no cost to the family while their child receives care “When a family is dealing with a diagnosis that requires travel and treatment away from home The last thing we want is for families to endure prolonged separations or incur additional debts to facilitate housing near a treatment facility,” Calatayud said “This bill is about keeping families together comforting and supporting a child who is fighting for his or her life Through this legislation we are offering businesses the chance to partner with charitable organizations to build or expand housing for families in these difficult circumstances.” Wauchula Republican and Senate President Ben Albritton supports the bill and noted that families are often forced to make hard choices about how they’re going to pay for the many expenses that can add up while their child gets treatment “Watching your child suffer is just about the hardest thing I can imagine It’s heartbreaking to hear from families who have to make difficult choices about housing travel and other ancillary costs associated with prolonged medical treatment for a sick child We want to stand with these families as they guide their children through difficult circumstances,” Albritton said the bill specifies that the entity is required to be Florida-based with its primary office located in Florida It must also be a 501 (c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code and provide housing for families of critically ill children for either no cost or a small cost while a child is getting treatment The organization would further be required to expend 100% of all contributions to expand current structures or the construction of new facilities and ease or remove the burden of accommodation costs for those experiencing significant medical costs The bill further specifies the procedures and requirements for eligible charitable organizations to apply with the Department of Health (DOH) which would require organizations to conduct criminal background checks on all volunteer staff and those working directly with children in programs funded with contributions The organization would also be responsible for submitting annual reports for the DOH The bill will now make its way to the Senate Committee on Finance and Tax This platform and all of its content are owned by Extensive Enterprises Media Publisher: Peter Schorsch @PeterSchorschFL © Copyright by Extensive-Enterprises 2025. 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STAFF LOGIN Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks Cherry producers and marketers from the Calatayud and Aranda regions are making progress in creating an association to obtain a Protected Geographical Identification (PGI) backed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Aragon At a recent meeting at the Comarca Comunidad de Calatayud producers and marketers took the first steps to formalize the association The group currently brings together about 120 people who manage more than 1,600 hectares of cherry crops the group agreed to extend the deadline for registering members to April 15 new members may continue to join the group but under other conditions They also established that the partners would contribute 20 euros per hectare to finance the group's actions The inclusion of producers with land outside the comarcas of Calatayud and Aranda but in neighboring areas such as Atea and Acered was also considered The group also chose a company to manage the necessary procedures The process to obtain PGI recognition will begin by compiling the paperwork required to apply to the Government of Aragon Cherry cultivation in Aragon accounts for 24% of the region's sweet fruit production The harvest season begins in spring and runs through summer The earliest cherries come from the Bajo Aragón-Caspe region followed by the season in Fraga and other regions The Association for the Promotion of Cherries from the Calatayud and Aranda Regions is leading the initiative to obtain PGI certification This label could facilitate access to national and international markets benefiting a crop with more than 3,000 hectares in the region Source: calatayudnoticias.com Frontpage photo: © Photork | Dreamstime FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com « Back a knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre since 2007 explains in this article his impressions and memories of this Order of chivalry Knights and Dames of the Holy Sepulchre in front of the Basilica of Calatayud I was born and raised in the illustrious city of Calatayud We Bilbilitanos were very proud to have no less than two collegiate churches each with its own choir of canons: that of Santa María (formerly called Mediavilla because it was in the middle of the city) dependent on the diocesan bishop; and that of the Holy Sepulchre which historically had depended on the patriarch of Jerusalem and whose canons preserve the insignia that accredit them as such: the most visible which evokes the connection with the Holy Land and its patriarch to confession with Father Enrique Carnicer The chapel of the Holy Sepulchre was on my way to the Institute and there we students had some spiritual exercises in open regime In the chapel of Carmen I was given the scapular of the Virgin Mary two characters that influenced a good part of that youth covered with their broad cloaks; Don Enrique used to wear it with his cloak on his head He was also (as they used to say) a "home visitor" Of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher I had fewer references I had never seen any of them or any of their ceremonies that the father of her friend Clarisa had been a great gentleman and a good Christian so much so that he was a Knight of the Holy Sepulcher Clarisa Millán García de Cáceres lived and worked in Madrid and on the occasions when she came to see her widowed mother as a guest of King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola whose coin and medal collection she had gone to catalog Since there was no longer an obligation for the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre to cross in Jerusalem had been the first to be invested in the collegiate church of Calatayud on October 31 In this way the appointment that had been conferred on him by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1895 was carried out when I read the splendid work of Quintanilla y RincónThe Royal Collegiate Church of the Holy Sepulchre of CalatayudZaragoza Just as her father did not have to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to be invested as a knight Clarisa would travel there years later and would have the opportunity to pray (and have her portrait taken) before the Holy Sepulchre in one of the stops of the famous University Cruise around the Mediterranean in 1933 and in which some two hundred people participated researchers and students from various faculties Of the Collegiate Church of Calatayud we have historical evidence of its origins and history up to the present day After conquering Jerusalem at the end of the First Crusade in 1099 Godfrey of Bouillon left a chapter of regular canons in charge of the liturgy of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and a corps of knights for its custody there in the Holy Land a temple of the same name was to be erected in Spain endowed with a chapter of canons and real estate with which to sustain itself The situation arose on the death of the King of Aragon who left the three Jerusalemite orders of the Holy Sepulchre John of the Hospital and the Temple as heirs to his patrimony after renouncing this complicated inheritance (as did the representatives of the other orders) sent in 1141 a canon of the Holy Sepulchre named Giraldo certain territories and vassals that were ceded to them in compensation for the renunciation of the inheritance the order of canons received land and goods to build and maintain the collegiate church that would bear the same name as its parent church the collegiate church has lived until today and is governed by a parish priest whom the bishop also appoints as prior Due to the importance that the collegiate church had achieved in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre since it is considered the mother house of the Order of Chivalry and coinciding with the 900th anniversary of the reconquest of Calatayud by Alfonso the Battler requested the Holy See to grant it the dignity of Basilica the Holy See communicated to the bishop the concession of this title which had never before been granted to a temple of the diocese Because of the health crisis that the whole world was suffering at that time This was celebrated with a solemn ceremony in which the prior of the Basilica was invested as an ecclesiastical knight The liturgy was presided over by Cardinal Martínez Sistach Grand Prior; concelebrated by several bishops and priests; attended by the civil and military authorities and about 120 knights and dames of the two Spanish circumscriptions of the Holy Sepulchre led by their respective lieutenants Don Juan Carlos de Balle and Don José Carlos Sanjuán composed for the occasion by the maestro Josep-Enric Peris When in 2007 I was proposed to join the Order of Chivalry I considered that I was being offered an honor that as the writer Châteaubriand said of himself With the same ritual with which he was knighted in 1810 with all stealth for fear of the Turks who might burst in; we (me and my classmates) with all the splendor of the organ and the singers by the hand of the guardian (superior) of the Franciscans of the Custody in the Franciscan church next to that of the Holy Sepulchre; we in the church of the Spanish city of Barcelona receiving the three touches of the sword on the shoulder (he which would disappear a little later in a fire); we receiving the golden spurs on his boots; we placing our hand on them as a sign of possession he and we received the habit and the other insignia: he Châteaubriand returned to Paris with a diploma signed by the guardian and with the seal of the convent; we received the diploma signed and sealed in Rome by the Grand Master we still had a very pleasant surprise in store for us To the dinner with which we celebrated the crossing of the new knights and investiture of ladies Queen Fabiola of the Belgians accompanied us who was in our city those days and had the kindness to converse with all the diners Her knowledge and appreciation of the Order came from long ago; not in vain her brother Don Gonzalo de Mora had held While some of us were running around her and talking about the late King Baldwin the first gentleman from Bilbilitano who came across the basilica today and his daughter who one day went to work in the numismatic cabinet of the royal palace of Baldwin and Fabiola and also enjoyed their conversation I had the joy of being in Jerusalem for three weeks in a row during the summer of 2010 I was able to visit the Holy Places and meet the most knowledgeable people: the highly esteemed Franciscan Father Artemio Vitores who was vice-custos and had been living there since 1970; and Patriarch Fouad Twal with whom I was able to converse at length on two occasions and with whom I was given the pilgrim's badge and the corresponding diploma the hospitality of the jovial Brother Ovidio with whom he arrived from Spain forty years earlier and who went every year to collect water from the Jordan River and bottle it to make it available to anyone who asked for it I have a vivid memory of those processions that have been celebrated every evening for centuries by the Franciscan friars inside the church of the Holy Sepulcher all carrying lighted candles and chanting in Latin the texts that are written on the paper they distribute A very singular emotion is felt every time that in front of a place that recalls a passage of the Lord the word that anchors in the most palpable reality is pronounced: hic And the faces of those faithful of the place with the Arab features and the look always grateful for the presence the company of the pilgrims who do not leave them alone in their sad situation of outcast minority And the joy of the small artisans of Bethlehem who sell their manufactured articles It is also for this reason that the Order of the Holy Sepulchre encourages and organizes pilgrimages every year from the various countries in which it is established When someone asks me what those of us who belong to the Order of the Holy Sepulchre do for a living I usually answer with the words of a very esteemed lieutenant: "here we come to do two things: to pray and to pay" apart from prayers and other religious practices that each one lives according to his own spirituality with which to stimulate personal piety and petition for the Christians of the Holy Land in addition to the ordinary and extraordinary contributions of each gentleman and lady we try to promote activities to awaken the generosity of other people who contribute to the support of Christian life in the Land of Jesus the Order of Chivalry supports more than 90% of the budget of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem (Palestine Jordan and Cyprus): seat of the Patriarchate catechetical work and publishing of books and catechisms... The Order has responded to the needs created by the recent coronavirus pandemic with extraordinary assistance The distribution and control of all these aids is carried out by the Grand Magisterium in his fourth year at the head of the Patriarchate thanked the Order of the Holy Sepulchre with these words: "During these four years of service to the Latin Diocese of Jerusalem I have been able to see for myself the role of the Knights and Dames of the Holy Sepulchre for this Church not only in the context of educational and pastoral activities but in general for the life of the entire diocese Both with pilgrims and through initiatives in their respective territories the various Lieutenancies have always kept alive not only in word but also in deed and with their own concrete character the link with the various realities of the Latin Patriarchate All this has also been confirmed this past year when during the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic the Patriarchate has found itself facing a new emergency ...a large part of our population has been confronted with a drastic reduction in salaries and a general economic situation even more fragile than usual our appeal to the Knights and Dames received a response that far exceeded our expectations and gave us the necessary impetus to face this emergency with greater serenity We were all amazed and surprised by this immediate response and its magnitude .. the concrete and tangible sign of Divine Providence!" I would encourage readers who identify with this work of aid to the Holy Land to pray and help financially: you will know how to find the best way to do it the Order of the Holy Sepulchre is made up of about 30,000 Knights and Dames from about forty nations organized in about 60 Lieutenancies and - in those places where it is in its founding phase - in about ten Magistral Delegations there is the Grand Master - a cardinal appointed by the Pope - surrounded by a governing council whose seat is in Rome The executive of the Grand Magisterium is constituted by the Governor General four Vice Governors and the Chancellor of the Order The Governor General follows the structural and material organizational matters especially the social and charitable activities in the Holy Land The Master of Ceremonies guides and assists the Grand Master in the spiritual expansion of the Order Also part of the Grand Magisterium are the Advisor and the Lieutenant General.  Subscribe to Omnes magazine and enjoy exclusive content for subscribers The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. Higher education bills keep moving in the Legislature The Senate is advancing its own higher education bill (SB 1726) One of them removes the requirement for an office of public policy at universities The other removes the requirement for the Institute for Freedom in the Americas to partner with the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom Presidential searches were a topic of discussion, with Republican Sen. Blaise Ingoglia noting a key difference from the House bill just passed, which Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to veto last week The House resoundingly approved HB 1321 which would publicize all presidential candidates’ identities stop the Governor from discussing openings and lobbying for connected candidates with leadership of state colleges and universities and let university Boards pick their Presidents rather than the Board Of Governors (BOG) Calatayud confirmed that the process on the Senate bill is “in the shade,” though the final three presidential candidates “are recommended for the public to see” in a manner consistent with current law The House product offers full visibility on the field of candidates overall Ingoglia said the provision was unconstitutional Calatayud held to her belief the move is legal The legislation raises other constitutional questions particularly with its proposed term limits for members of the BOG and university Boards of Trustees and Florida residency requirements to be on the BOG Tracie Davis wondered why debates and speeches were to only be retained on video for one year Calatayud said the universities wanted that and other proposed revisions to public policy programming Davis also wondered why the bill restricts university polling operations from looking at candidates and races Calatayud expressed fear that polls involving candidates and campaigns somehow “influence the public.” The House version of the bill imposes no new restrictions on polling A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski House lawmakers just amended and approved an update to the 2023 Live Local Act with even more allowances for developers to expand Florida’s affordable housing inventory The altered bill (SB 1730) which does not contain protections for locally designated historic structures will go back to the Senate for further review called it “one of the most important bills” lawmakers are hearing this year Rising unaffordability is pushing residents old and new out of their neighborhoods and it’s leading to a “brain trust gap” as young professionals depart for cheaper options in other states “Bringing this bill forward brings a lot of clarity,” she said Opponents say the changes expose localities to overdevelopment incongruous with their growth plans and give developers too much power while requiring comparatively little of them in return SB 1730 includes additional preemptions on how counties and cities can block developers from buildings with residential components if the projects include portions priced at affordable rates The bill would change zoning and development rules and would require counties and municipalities to allow multifamily and mixed-use residential developments in certain flexibly zoned areas At least 40% of multifamily rental units must meet affordability standards while 65% of mixed-use developments must be for residential use Counties and municipalities would further be required to reduce parking requirements for developments near transit hubs while the measure would allow certain regulations to be placed on density Developers would be able to include adjacent parcels of land to be included in proposed multifamily developments While counties and municipalities could face court if they violate the provisions of the bill said that while the Live Local Act laid a solid foundation Lopez amended the measure to reflect what she called a “very productive agreement” she had with Calatayud religious institutions would be able to approve affordable housing developments on their lands and local governments would have to begin submitting annual reports to the state next year detailing various project information The bill would also provide for public sector and hospital employer-sponsored housing and exempt the Wekiva Study and Everglades Protection areas from Live Local requirements Anna Eskamani of Orlando and Rita Harris of Orlando for helping her to fine-tune the bill helped the legislation strike a “delicate balance between local control of housing and a statewide housing crisis.” One maintained a local requirement for public hearings over developments that involve the demolitions and replacement of structures classified as “contributing” to locally designated historic structures The provision, Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez said, provided “critical protections” for historic buildings in the Architectural District which contains the city’s famous art deco architecture A city press note said it safeguarded more than 2,600 historic buildings in Miami Beach including around 1,800 classified as art deco postwar Miami modern and Mediterranean revival which Miami Beach officials argue “would allow developers to demolish and redevelop properties in commercially zoned districts — many of which consist of two- and three-story multifamily residential buildings — without requiring local approval.” any structure replacing them could be as tall as the tallest building (nearly 50 stories high) within a 1-mile radius considering that Miami Beach is about a mile wide this bill would open the door to the wholesale bulldozing of historic neighborhoods and accelerate gentrification by replacing naturally affordable housing with 50-story skyscrapers,” Fernandez said and workers — and turn South Beach into Manhattan.” Basabe said in a statement that the true reason city officials like Fernandez Commissioner Laura Dominguez and Mayor Steven Meiner oppose SB 1730 is that it will cost them “control and profit.” “There has never been a serious fast-track permitting process for those restoring our historic identity No meaningful public-private partnerships to safeguard the history that made Miami Beach a global destination,” Basabe said the city embraced a destructive high-impact tourism model that ravaged our beaches They allowed businesses to adapt to chaotic conditions only to turn around and punish them with curfews one-way traffic experiments and inconsistent public safety policies failed to renourish our beaches properly and abandoned any serious effort to control crime and chaos for decades.” SB 1730 now awaits further Senate consideration Andrew Powell of Florida Politics contributed to this report Jesse Scheckner has covered South Florida with a focus on Miami-Dade County since 2012. His work has been recognized by the Hearst Foundation, Society of Professional Journalists, Florida Society of News Editors, Florida MMA Awards and Miami New Times. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JesseScheckner and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" “Brooke’s Law” keeps moving in the Legislature with the Senate Rules Committee advancing it SB 1400 is designed to require internet platforms to remove altered sexual depictions and copies of such depictions from their platform upon request of the victim “This legislation addresses the reality there’s no avenue by which an altered sexual depiction posted on an internet platform can be removed by the individual whose image was used We’re specifically talking about deep fake images of which 99% are women and 98% are pornographic,” Calatayud said The bill was inspired by what Jacksonville’s Brooke Curry went through in 2023 when a deepfake nude of her was posted to social media The legislation would require internet platforms to develop and prominently promote a policy by the end of 2025 for removing deepfake images and videos of this type after someone is victimized in this way “This bill prescribes a timeline for platforms to create a process for the removal of altered sexual depictions that were created without the consent of the identifiable person and outlined specific requirements for the process including a clear and conspicuous notice of the process of platform to remove it They must remove the image within 48 hours after receiving a valid request and make a reasonable effort to remove other copies of the images,” Calatayud added Calatayud noted that the legislation is particularly important given “underaged women” are targeted by the technological depravity The House version cleared its final committee on Monday and it too is ready for floor consideration A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski I just received $6618 working off my Iaptop this month my divorced friend has twin toddlers and made 0ver $­15781 her first m0nth It feels so good making so much money when other people have to work for so much less A bill seeking to update and refine regulations related to pre-K-12 education in Florida is on its way to the Senate floor The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee passed the measure (SB 1618) by a vote of 18-1 Republican Sen. Alexis Calatayud presented the bill by spotlighting several provisions including language prohibiting the use of state and federal funds for social or political activism requiring parental consent for corporal punishment in public schools and focusing programs toward underrepresented or economically disadvantaged students Tuesday’s hearing began with a delete-all amendment, adding in language from a separate measure. “The delete all amendment also incorporates all of the provisions of Senate Bill 1624 which we heard in this committee last week,” Calatayud said Shevrin Jones sparked some debate over the bill asking Calatayud to clarify the section of the bill that prohibits funds being used for political or social activism “I’m looking at lines 261 and to 267 in the bill it says that you would prohibit charter schools public schools and school districts from using state or federal funds on programs or activities that can advocate promote or engage in political or social activism,” Jones said “My first question is if you can provide an example of such programs or activities that would be defunded so we can understand what constitutes political or social activism.” Calatayud said the measure follows previous legislation that prohibited the use of state or federal funds for political or social activism on college and university campuses the Legislature made the decision that we would not allow state or public funding within the higher education system in Florida in which to engage in social and political activism,” Calatayud said Calatayud said she didn’t have specific examples to share but added she would be happy to follow up “This is a value statement that within our public education system state and federal funding will not be an allowable use for political activism “What I think is important is we’re not talking about a specific side of the aisles of political and social activism should not be a battleground for political ideology.” Calatayud noted that political or social activism can still happen we should be very thoughtful of not having either conservative or progressive causes that are funded by the state or the federal government’s money,” Calatayud said Jones asked if the bill would prohibit school clubs from getting funding let’s say a school that has an environmental activism club that wants funding to run a beach cleanup Calatayud reiterated it would not apply to activities outside of the classroom that align with school curricula “In my district we have a coastal academy in Cutler Bay and they do beach cleanups all the time,” Calatayud said “They do environmental policy discussions I think what is important is the division between what is curriculum … Our intent is specifically for social and political activism not the extracurricular or out-of-the-classroom experiential learning opportunities that we are in every other sense Jones asked if a school would be banned from providing funds to a political group like Turning Point USA for a high school chapter Calatayud reiterated that it would only apply to state and federal funding state or federal funds that are associated with that school district could not be utilized for a political or social activism group,” Calatayud said “That would squarely fall under that definition state and federal funds would not be usable that are associated with the school district could potentially be used.” Jon Harris Mauer, public policy director at Equality Florida opposed this section of the bill “This is a provision that prevents public schools and school districts from spending any state or federal funds on programs or activities that advocate or engage in social activism “It’s not clear what current problem this is solving; the funding is similar to a provision already in place for the Florida College system that has contributed to universities shutting down critical activities and programs that help a diverse range of students learn and thrive.” The measure would also repeal the Council for Early Grade Success in the Florida School for Competitive Academics expand agriculture education to include history and societal economic impact of agriculture and focus state academic standard documents on standards and benchmarks The Miami Republican noted that public schools charter schools and related organizations would further be prohibited from spending funds on any entity that discriminates The cost of post-secondary education and funding sources would be required to be a component of a required financial literacy course while also requiring that intensive reading interventions be delivered by instructional personnel who possess a micro credential or certified endorsement in reading Calatayud said school districts would be required to provide a description about how they prioritize highly effective teachers up to second grade and schools would be able to purchase and administer emergency opioid treatment Naloxone Other provisions would expand access to the GATE Program by authorizing partnerships with online providers remove age limits for participation and expand the use of funds for marketing and outreach in rural areas of opportunities Smaller Florida College System institutions that primarily serve rural communities would be authorized to establish state college regional consortium service organizations Calatayud said the measure would implement additional guardrails for the operations of private religious post-secondary institutions who are not licensed by the commission for independent education and school districts would be authorized to use a discretionary millage levy to pay for liability and casualty insurance Background rescreening deadlines for public and private school employees This would change the compliance date from June 30 to Dec 1 and would happen over the next three years Calatayud said her intent is to make Florida’s education system stronger and added that children should have education that drives them to advance when they’re adults “My intent is … one to ensure that it provides a stronger education system there’s so many elements now that this legislation is now a K through 20 package,” Calatayud said The other responsibility that I think we all have is to make sure that our children have a learning environment that is focused on what’s going to advance them as members of our community and as professionals.” Controlling dissent is indoctrination dear GOP Prohibiting taxpayers’ money being used for political or social activism is not controlling dissent it’s simply protecting taxpayers from allowing their money to be used for political or social activism An example of controlling dissent would be if the government passed laws prohibiting your private funds or money for political or social activism of your choice You may give to any collectivist or leftist cause of your chosing with your own money and the Constitution to follow 1938 Germany like firing National Defense personnel for not being loyal You spit on history and the graves of Martin Luther King the women who fought for the right to vote GOP does NOT want the Constitution as no one reads their rights to free speech Allow all of us to opt out of the portion of all of our insurance premiums grocery costs that are used for political purposes that put you in office to oppose the Constitution The Senate unanimously passed a measure Wednesday that seeks to promote the development of affordable housing in Florida the Senate and President Passidomo took a bold step forward in addressing one of our state’s most pressing challenges — attainable housing,” Calatayud said a landmark piece of legislation that sought to increase housing opportunities especially in urban areas close to workplaces “It is a historic effort to ensure that our communities thrive and that families have access to housing that is not only affordable but conveniently located,” Calatayud said we’ve seen remarkable success as a result of the Live local Act with record funding and innovative land use provisions.” Calatayud said that while the Live Local Act laid a solid foundation “The act laid the foundation for a future where more people can live and raise families in the communities that they love without the burden of commutes and skyrocketing housing costs But as with any great piece of legislation we continue to refine and improve,” Calatayud said Calatayud said the measure would help to strengthen the implementation of the Live Local Act and limits would further be placed on moratoriums that delay the development of multifamily residential or mixed-use residential units “The bill before us today makes a few minor adjustments to the original legislation particularly regarding the land use provisions,” Calatayud said “These adjustments are not about changing the vision but on strengthening the implementation and ensuring that the intent of the Live Local Act is fully realized.” What do the legislators mean when they call for affordability standards And yet you still didn’t answer the question Damn Shitts you suck – is that why you keep relaxing your sphincter If you want to understand where Florida is headed search the web under the phrase “15 Minute City.” It is a bureaucrat’s daydream Here’s a quote from one page: “Cleveland is pursuing the most integrated government-led effort in the United States to use 15-minute-city principles to create a more vibrant and equitable city.” See the keywords: “integrated equitable.” I don’t see “diverse” but that is taken for granted Just at the time when America chose a government to do away with DEI local governments are doing their best to go in the other direction Neighborhoods like this have existed for over a century and it’s how most classic American cities grew “15-minute city” doesn’t mean a government cage; it means people can live and shop without wasting half their life commuting The real agenda here is fixing broken housing policies but still a long way from fixing the problem and potentially can create nightmares with very incompatible uses When you try to make one rule for every situation There’s actually good evidence that this approach works if done right Many of the most beloved neighborhoods in older cities like Chicago and other Midwest areas started exactly this way: smaller homes If Florida is serious about affordable housing we need to go all the way: remove excessive setbacks and make it possible to live without owning two cars This is about affordable homeownership as much as affordable rentals Giving more people access to homes is the opposite of a government “takeover.” The “15-minute city” panic is pure propaganda It is not about losing freedom; it is about having more choices groceries without being chained to endless car commutes Not everybody wants (or can afford) a giant lot with a two-car garage And pretending it is a DEI conspiracy is just lazy culture war nonsense New language in a Senate higher education bill could remove the most interesting questions from public polls from educational institutions in Florida “The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations prohibiting universities that conduct public opinion survey research from polling activities related to candidates for any federal or local office,” the amendment reads Jennifer Bradley sought clarification on the language wondering if “issue” polling would be barred from using “candidate” names The sponsor was unclear about what the language she added on the bill meant I would interpret that to be their public opinion polling for that candidate for a specific office but I can provide you that clarity and follow-up if it is more expansive than that particular purpose,” she promised Bradley wasn’t the only Republican questioning the polling provision Tom Leek said he “really (doesn’t) understand the polling part” and hoped for more “clarity” as the bill “moves through the process.” Carlos Guillermo Smith praised much of the bill but said he was “not sure about the polling language.” “Honestly a lot of the best polling that we see on a lot of different races for public office here in Florida comes from our higher education institutions If they are not allowed to engage in this type of polling which is done in a non-biased and nonpartisan way by design I feel like we may have a lack of information on polling that’s needed,” Smith said She vowed to “make sure to the best of our ability we are able to have further conversations on how we move forward with that element.” The Calatayud proposal doesn’t completely shut down polling operations It says university pollsters may “conduct survey research to measure opinions and inform the public about social and economic issues unrelated to candidate preference.” Nonetheless, the potential restrictions could dramatically impact operations from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab (UNF PORL) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) “It’s got my attention,” said UNF PORL’s Michael Binder of the “out of the blue” proposal that “wasn’t on people’s radar” but is poised to be attached to a bill “midway through the Session.” Binder believes the timing of the amendment is no accident Binder said “candidate stuff” is what drives response to polls “from media and consumers of media” and that “candidates matter.” He’s not just a basket of policies,” Binder said Another university pollster had less to say “We don’t comment on proposed legislation as it would be too speculative to do so before the process is complete,” said FAU’s Joshua Glanzer Polls from UNF and FAU drew a lot of national attention in recent cycles paralleling Florida’s increased prominence in the political world Surveys without candidates included likely wouldn’t have that kind of juice A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski Another bold MAGA attempt to hermetically seal themselves from The Public How the f@ck is this not a violation of freedom of speech Pretty soon you’ll have to query MAGA lawmakers like the ancient Chinese by entering the room backwards and slowly move backwards on your belly towards the Boss A new bill would establish a Parkinson’s Disease Research Program to support innovative research and assistance to caregivers of individuals living with Parkinson’s disease The APDA has estimated that there are 1 million individuals in the U.S who are living with Parkinson’s disease which most commonly presents itself in individuals over the age of 50 it can occur in younger people and is referred to as Young Onset or Early Onset Parkinson’s disease The bill notes that approximately 90,000 new diagnoses are made every year in the U.S. and there is currently no cure Parkinson’s disease Calatayud points out that innovative research is essential to advance therapies improve patient outcomes and alleviate the burden of the disease Titled the “Parkinson’s Disease Research Fund Act,” the bill would establish the research program within the Department of Health (DOH) with the aim to support research and provide caregiver assistance DOH would be responsible for creating a registry of people served by the program DOH would further establish a Parkinson’s Disease Research Advisory Board which would oversee the administration of the program adopt guidelines for grant applications and implement selection criteria and reporting requirements The Board would consist of representatives from research institutions and the medical community specializing in neurological disease Funds for the program would be appropriated from the General Revenue Fund for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Approximately $20 million would be awarded through competitive grants to state universities research institutions and medical centers who are actively engaged in Parkinson’s disease research — priority would be given to innovative therapies and projects that are geared towards finding a cure Another $5 million would be used to establish and expand programs that support caregivers of those living with Parkinson’s disease Grant recipients would be required to submit an annual report to DOH detailing the progress of funded research outcomes and measurable impacts of caregiver support programs and any other recommendations that would further improve the effectiveness of the program The Senate Education Postsecondary Committee unanimously advanced legislation changing rules regarding members of the State University System Board of Governors Miami Republican Sen. Alexis Calatayud presented the bill (SB 1726) saying it would streamline appointments for college or university leadership ensure compliance with financial disclosure rules and provide students with low- or no-cost learning materials “Senate Bill 1726 is designed to strengthen government transparency and empowers students within Florida’s higher education system,” Calatayud said “The bill directly addresses key areas identified as needing reform ensuring greater transparency in university leadership selection increase financial disclosures for board members and improve access to vital course and textbook information for students.” The bill would require members of the Board of Governors to comply with the financial disclosure requirements of Section 8, Article 2, of the state constitution beginning Jan It would also establish term limits for members of the State Board of Education Members would only be able to serve only two four-year terms The Florida College System Board of Trustee members would be authorized to be reappointed by the Governor for one additional four-year term not to exceed eight consecutive years of service The bill also authorizes the Board of Trustee Chair to serve a single two-year term “This bill also specifies that appointed members of the Board of Governors may serve only a single seven-year term and that each member appointed by the Governor must be a resident of the state,” Calatayud said “Current law already requires State Board of Education members to be state residents.” Calatayud noted that the state constitution requires Florida College System Board of Trustee members to be residents of the area that they serve regionally She further pointed out that the bill specifies that appointed members of a state university Board of Trustees may be reappointed for one additional five-year term not to exceed 10 consecutive years of service “We have focused on the regionality of Board of Trustee members as essential to representing the local community,” Calatayud said “In appointing an interim or permanent President the Chair of the institution’s Board of Trustees shall appoint a Presidential Search Committee.” The committee would be required to consist of at least two members of the Board of Trustees and may include persons from the institution’s faculty and the institution’s financing cooperation board donors and members from the community the institution serves The legislation would prohibit persons appointed in the committee from holding positions that report directly to the President and the Commissioner of Education or a member of the State Board of Education would be restricted from serving on the committee The interim or permanent President appointed by the Board of Trustees would be required to be recommended by the committee “The bill also eliminates the public records exemption for applicants seeking a presidency at a state university or Florida College System institution thereby making application information subject to public disclosure under Florida’s Open Records laws,” Calatayud said “This measure ensures that the search and selection process will be subject to the full scrutiny of Florida’s Sunshine laws.” the measure would also allow students to gain access to free or low-cost textbooks and instructional materials to reduce the financial strain of studying “This bill also empowers students through informed choices by requiring the Florida College System and state university institutions to post information on supplemental textbooks including those that are open access or free of cost for at least 95% of all courses and course sections offered during the upcoming term,” Calatayud said The syllabi would be required to include specific learning goals student expectations including grading scale methodology and the actual syllabus for the course being taught It would also mandate that students be provided with a detailed itemization of the cost of each textbook and instructional materials including those bundles in bulk pricing packages and the lowest cost option available for each This includes readily available no-cost learning materials The bill will now move to the Senate Higher Education Appropriations Committee It wasn’t so much a round of two halves as a round of three thirds for Sara Byrne at the LET Access Series’ Iberdola Calatayud Ladies Open in Spain but the Dromoland Castle pro is still on course for a wire-to-wire victory Starting the day tied for the lead at -5 along with fellow Irish woman Annabel Wilson Byrne came out hot and made birdies on three of her opening five holes with a bogey at two the lone dropped shot in the opening third It was in the middle third where she pressed her foot firmly to the floor 11 and 12 to reach -7 on the day and -12 overall she’d birdied eight of the 12 holes she’d faced and carded just three pars and lead by six shots courtesy of her early tee time was a stark contrast as the birdies dried up and dropped shots at 13 17 and 18 dropped her back to -9 and she signed for a four-under 68 that would eventually see her take a one-shot lead into the third and final round “I played solid again,” she said afterwards “The putts were dropping on the front nine watch some Netflix and maybe have a wander in the city “I’m in energy preservation mode as I’m tired after a long couple of weeks.” Those couple of weeks have seen her make a stellar contribution to Great Britain and Ireland’s Curtis Cup winning efforts play in the Rose Ladies Open on the LET Access then play back-to-back events on the main LET circuit but it means she’s battle hardened and confident heading into the final round with a first professional victory in sight “I don’t mind being in the front,” she explained “I just want to keep that mentality and go as low as possible and I want to just keep the same mentality I had from today It would be a great start to my professional career.” Byrne comes into this event having made two consecutive cuts on the LET at the La Sella Golf Open and the Lacoste Ladies Open de France where she placed 41stand 28th respectively “I’m taking it all in my stride and I just want to lean into it as much as possible “We’ve come off such a good couple of weeks together with the Curtis Cup and LPGA Q school so it would be nice if we could make it two out of two.” Tina Mazarino or Norway and France’s Marine Griffaut are in hot pursuit after rounds of 67 and 68 respectively with England’s Billie-Jo Smith one further back in solo fourth Wilson’s chances of victory have come to an end as she struggled to a five-over 77 – 10 strokes higher than her opening round – and slips back to level-par but still makes the cut and heads into the final round in a tie for 29th FULL SCORING Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest Irish Golfer news straight to your inbox document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id" "a0ad22049128d58ed64f22dbb3ec4996" );document.getElementById("a75f86a167").setAttribute( "id" 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No information on this website may be reproduced without written permission from Match Play Media. | Privacy Policy | Website by FlyingFish.ie A second Senate panel has approved a measure that would preserve sperm and eggs of state employees undergoing cancer and radiation treatment is sponsoring the bill in the Senate and spoke to the committee Monday would focus on a small minority of state employees asked Calatayud if such a provision could become costly for the state Calatayud said there are about 350,000 people covered by (state employee) insurance and that probably less than 2% of all those workers would even qualify for the fertility storage provision that requires a person to be undergoing cancer treatment “Estimated cost for egg and sperm storage is about $1,000 per year,” she said The go-ahead from the Senate panel comes nearly two weeks after a companion bill from Fort Pierce Republican Rep. Dana Trabulsy (HB 677) received tentative approval from its second panel The measure would be for state employees only. But the bill is aimed at those employees who have exceptional challenges and would include storage of sperm and eggs “It will provide state-covered insurance for employees who are undergoing medical treatment for cancer specifically undergoing chemotherapy and radiation to have egg and sperm preservation for up to three years,” Trabulsy said earlier this month The House bill still has to go before the Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee The Senate measure is heading to the Appropriations Committee “I think our Legislature for quite a period of time has been a champion of families and if we can create a pathway for more and more people who might otherwise have that door closed it is something beautiful,” Calatayud said Drew Dixon is a journalist of 40 years who has reported in print and broadcast throughout Florida, starting in Ohio in the 1980s. He is also an adjunct professor of philosophy and ethics at three colleges, Jacksonville University, University of North Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville. You can reach him at [email protected] is that while pr purports to provide coverage worth $1,000/year per covered employee it will likely cost $1,000/year per employee and be charged to all 350,000 of them and the desire to preserve the germ line of individual who have demonstrated a propensity for cancer is only preserving that cancer propensity in the next generation This is not one that should be remedied at some unpredictably increased cost to society A bill that would clarify and expand the 2023 Live Local Act has cleared its final Senate committee The Senate Rules Committee approved a measure (SB 1730) from Sen Alexis Calatayud that would mandate that counties and municipalities approve certain multifamily and mixed-use residential developments in certain areas without modifications or special exceptions to existing zoning regulations The bill seeks to make it easier to build housing by allowing multifamily unit developments to be constructed without land use changes if at least 40% of the units are affordable for a period of no less than 30 years It would also create a non-residential use restriction within mixed-use projects to occupy no more than 10% of the total project square footage ensuring more of the development is dedicated to housing the bill would restrict local governments from imposing height density or floor area ratios in new developments below the highest currently allowed but not to exceed 10 stories in developments next to single-family residential units The bill also addresses parking requirements an up to 20% reduction in required parking for a development That provision drew some pushback after Sen Ed Hooper noted that it could lead to some developments having fewer than one parking space per residential unit Other concerns arose during the committee meeting about access to disabled parking spaces an issue Calatayud acknowledged she did not contemplate in the original bill or amendments to it She vowed to work to address concerns and the issue did not lead to opposition to moving the bill forward Another provision that could come up for debate should the measure hit the Senate floor involves civil action It would give local governments sued over a violation priority over other pending cases and require a court decision to be rendered expeditiously It would further require courts to award reasonable attorneys fees of up to $200,000 for the prevailing party cautioned that limiting attorneys fees could mean those seeking redress would have limited access to competent counsel His concern had already been partially addressed with the committee substitute to the original bill already increasing the limit on attorneys fees to $200,000 The Live Local Act was a top priority in the 2023 Legislative Session for then-Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, who continues to serve in the Senate and is the Rules Committee Chair this Session. It was a sweeping piece of legislation aimed at encouraging developers to build more affordable housing units particularly in a way that provides housing where people work it passed unanimously in the Senate and only received six “no” votes in the House While it received broad bipartisan support Democrats did offer some pause over a provision that preempted cities and counties from enacting rent control ordinances the Live Local Act provided that developments over the past five years (from the time of enactment) with 70 units or more at rent at least 10% below the local market rate be eligible for property tax exemptions it allowed cities and counties to offer property tax exemptions to developments with at least 50 units if they set aside at least 20% of the units for affordable housing Calatayud sponsored the original legislation It was also amended in the 2024 Legislative Session with additional local government preemptions and refined details The legislation includes a repeal of the 2014 law that provides in-state tuition guarantees to Florida residents who live in the nation illegally — one of the few provisions that the governor has backed Immigration advocates criticized the proposal and had urged lawmakers to remove it DeSantis has hinted that he might veto the measure in no small part because it takes oversight of immigration enforcement from his office and hands it to the state’s agriculture commissioner That office currently is held by Wilton Simpson who’s seen as a political rival to DeSantis both chambers would require a two-thirds majority vote That outcome raises questions of whether the upper chamber can muster the tally it would need to reaffirm its initial support of the bill. Read more here Snow days: Bay County students won’t need to make up the three days of classes they missed during their recent snowstorm School leadership: Hillsborough County’s Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary has a new principal Campus closures: Marion County residents hope to fend off the possible closure of a historic elementary school Budget cuts: Duval County superintendent Christopher Bernier offered new details about how he intends to overcome a $100 million budget shortfall in the fifth of seven town hall meetings Attendance zones: The St. Lucie County school board is updating its attendance zone policies to allow high school students to attend campuses closer to their homes From the court docket ... The founder of a Palm Beach County charter school is suing to reclaim control of the school Don’t miss a story. Here’s a link to yesterday’s roundup. Before you go ... Hard to believe this was 45 years ago. Jeffrey S. Solochek is an education reporter covering K-12 education policy and schools. Reach him at jsolochek@tampabay.com. It’s an all-Irish affair at the top of the leaderboard on day one of the LET Access Series’ Iberdola Calatayud Ladies Open as Dromoland Castle’s Sara Byrne and Castlerock’s Annabel Wilson share the lead on -5 The final event of the LET Access season offers one last opportunity for players to push their way up the rankings and gain one of seven LET cards on offer or to tune up for upcoming LPGA and LET Q-School events and Byrne and Wilson both displayed that their games are in fine shape Byrne is coming off back-to-back weeks playing as a tournament invitee on the premier European circuit and came roaring from the traps with five birdies in her opening seven holes but recovered a dropped shot on 12 with a sixth birdie on 14 and parred her way home to set the clubhouse target Playing just behind her fellow countrywoman Wilson put together an even more impressive opening nine and crowning it with an eagle-three at the fourth but responded with a final bogey on 17 to join Byrne at -5 and the duo look down on the rest in a two-way tie for the lead with Holland’s Marit Harryvan and Frenchwoman Marine Griffaut trailing by a single stroke on four-under “I got off to such a good start being five-under through nine my foot came off the gas a little bit unfortunately on the back nine but still happy to play solid golf all around,” Byrne said afterwards “The golf course is beautiful; the weather is gorgeous and it’s a really good experience so far.” Byrne comes into this event having made two consecutive cuts on the LET at the La Sella Golf Open and the Lacoste Ladies Open de France where she placed 41st and 28th respectively “There is not a big difference in the standard between the LET and LETAS showing that the tour is getting stronger and stronger but obviously making those cuts gives me a lot of confidence and I’m playing well,” she added Byrne has her father on the bag once again and credits him with having fun out on the golf course so it is getting to the point where we do want a bit of a break but it’s great fun with him I’m being aggressive with the targets out there and I think that is important It’s about giving myself opportunity for some birdies.” Wilson was delighted to join Byrne at the top of the leaderboard and is hoping for an all-Irish duel over the final two rounds I hit a lot of putts and the back nine I thought I felt I hit the ball better “It’s amazing to see women’s golf in Ireland getting stronger and stronger When I was growing up there was maybe three or four but now We are all rooting for each other out here.” It’s just over a year and a month since Wilson underwent ACL surgery but she’s made an impressive return to the course this season including turning professional at her home LET tournament “I needed the time to do a bit of work on my short game and the injury forced me to do that.” I’m enjoying meeting lots of new people and the girls on tour FULL SCORING "a5decca2eada239bc82fc66b51fe4ff3" );document.getElementById("a75f86a167").setAttribute( "id" The Senate Higher Education Appropriations Committee on Monday approved a bill (SB 1624) that would make a change to a 2021 law that allows certain out-of-state students to pay cheaper in-state tuition rates if their grandparents live in Florida. The bill would require grandparents to have had primary homes in the state for at least five years for their grandchildren to qualify. Bill sponsor Alexis Calatayud, R-Miami, initially proposed eliminating the tuition break, which applies to students who meet criteria such as scoring in the 89th percentile or higher on the ACT or SAT exams. After Monday’s committee meeting, Calatayud said the change in the bill was tied to negotiations with the House. The proposed change is part of a wide-ranging bill that also would need approval from the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee before it could go to the full Senate. The bill, for example, would change the name of Hillsborough Community College to Hillsborough College. The bill initially called for the school to be renamed Hillsborough State College. Volume 10 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.919505 This article is part of the Research TopicOrganic Theranostic Agents: Design, Development, and Biomedical ApplicationsView all 7 articles A Corrigendum on Nano-Theranostics for the Sensing, Imaging and Therapy of Prostate Cancers by Calatayud DG, Neophytou S, Nicodemou E, Giuffrida SG, Ge H and Pascu SI (2022). Front. Chem. 10:830133. doi:10.3389/fchem.2022.830133 the authors regretably omitted to include the funder “Cancer Research at Bath (CR@B) and membership of the Centre of Therapeutic Innovation at University of Bath for author SIP.” The correct Funding statement is as follows: “SIP acknowledges funding from ERC Consolidator Grant O2Sense 617107 (2014–2020) and ERC Proof of Concept Grant Tools-To-Sense 963937 (2020–2022) EPSRC (EP/K017160/1 “New manufacturable approaches to the deposition and patterning of graphene materials”) Innovate United Kingdom (previously Technology Strategy Board-CR&D EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (EP/G03768X/1) Cancer Research at Bath (CR@B) and membership of the Centre of Therapeutic Innovation at University of Bath DGC also thanks Fundación General CSIC (COMFUTURO Program) for funding.” In the original article, there was a minor error in the caption for Figure 1 The captions for parts (A) and (B) were incorrect FIGURE 1. (A,B) TRUS images of a prostate affected by cancer (figure adapted from (Theodorescu and Ehdaie, 2009)); and MRI images of the prostate gland showing cancerous regions (arrows): (C) Axial T2-weighted fast spin-echo image and (D) axial gradient-echo T1-weighted colour map image (figure adapted from (Maurer et al. In the original article, there was a minor error in the caption for Figure 12 The captions for parts (B) and (C) were incorrect FIGURE 12. (A) Example of a fluorescent dye (denoted RBITC) used in the synthesis of the fluorescence-activated probe Ab2-RBITC-AuNP, (B) procedure as demonstrated by D. Liu et al. for the synthesis of the AuNP activated probe for early PSA detection (figure adapted from Ref (Liu et al., 2013)) (C) an overview of the procedure in described for the formation of MIP/AuNPs/SPCE (figure adapted from (Nguy et al., 2017)) there was an error regarding the affiliation for author “Sofia I the author is also affiliated with the following institution: “Centre of Therapeutic Innovations and the corrected sentence reads as follows: “On average, the 5-years survival rate of patients with localized PCa exceeds 90%. However, patients with distant metastases have significantly lower 5-years survival rates, averaging approximately 31% for prostate cancers (Siegel et al., 2021).” The additional references are listed below The authors apologize for these errors and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher Gold Nanoparticle-Based Activatable Probe for Sensing Ultralow Levels of Prostate-Specific Antigen PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Development of an Impedimetric Sensor for the Label-Free Detection of the Amino Acid Sarcosine With Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Receptors CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Google Scholar Ge H and Pascu SI (2022) Corrigendum: Nano-Theranostics for the Sensing Received: 13 April 2022; Accepted: 14 April 2022;Published: 11 May 2022 Copyright © 2022 Calatayud, Neophytou, Nicodemou, Giuffrida, Ge and Pascu. 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You can change this and find out more by following: Cookie Policy or Close the Town of Cutler Bay had the honor of hosting "Breakfast with Senator Alexis Calatayud," an exclusive event aimed at fostering dialogue and engagement between the community and Florida State Senator of District 38 Organized in partnership with Miami Community Newspapers and sponsored by the Cutler Bay Business Association the breakfast event took place at the Cutler Bay Town Hall Attendees were treated to a morning of coffee and enriching conversation with Senator Calatayud in an informal and welcoming setting The event provided a valuable opportunity for residents and local businesses to connect directly with their senator to discuss various topics of interest and concern Senator Calatayud engaged participants on a range of important issues affecting the local community and the state at large She highlighted major legislative bills that have been approved and those pending approval by the Governor the Senator focused on crucial funding for education "We were delighted to host Senator Alex Calatayud for this engaging breakfast event," said Tim Meerbott "It was an invaluable opportunity for our residents and businesses to connect with their representative and discuss critical issues facing our community We extend our sincere gratitude to Senator Calatayud and the Cutler Bay Business Association for their collaboration in making this event a success." The Town of Cutler Bay looks forward to continuing to provide platforms for community engagement and dialogue fostering partnerships that contribute to the well-being and prosperity of all residents For more information about upcoming events and initiatives in Cutler Bay, please sign up to receive our eNewsletter Learn more about the Miami Community Newspapers and the Cutler Bay Business Association Click any thumbnail image to view a slideshow Contact Us This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Join us for a morning of coffee, pastelitos, and conversation with Alexis Calatayud, Florida State Senator of District 38. Hosted by Miami's Community News and the Town of Cutler Bay this exclusive event offers an opportunity to connect directly with Senator Calatayud in an informal setting so be sure to RSVP by March 22nd to secure your spot for you and one guest Click here to RSVP or email rsvp@cnews.net This event is proudly sponsored by the Cutler Bay Business Association Volume 7 - 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00485 This article is part of the Research TopicParasitoids’ Ecology and Evolution View all 10 articles Editorial on the Research Topic Parasitoids' Ecology and Evolution The articles in this Research Topic on “parasitoids' ecology and evolution” address fundamental topics in ecology and evolution of parasitoids and their hosts in a context of global changes the purpose of this Research Topic is to showcase current research and unravel new opportunities for future investigations with respect to management of pests by parasitoids Why wide-ranging studies on parasitoid's ecology and evolution there has been valid concerns for non-target impacts and the environment in the utilization of biocontrol agents as part of an integrated management strategy the agents are now only released into agricultural systems for regulation of pests following a thorough and extensive host-testing aimed at delimiting the range of candidate biocontrol agents This approach has undoubtedly made biological control safer and more predictive ecologically Research focused on host range exclusively lacks a measure of genetic variation in host use and the responses of the respective hosts under different climate scenarios there remains uncertainties on the co-evolutionary interactions between hosts a strategy that would allow the parasitoid to avoid seasonal population collapses These authors highlighted here an unexplored study area in biocontrol programs that comprises parasitoid population structure among different host-associated populations their maternal factors and host plant sources at the landscape level Articles published in this Research Topic “parasitoids' ecology and evolution” explore the evolutionary aspects of biological control and opens new areas for future research For classical biological control that involves importation and introduction of agents from their native range the choice of biocontrol agents could be based on established relationships with the host in the native range or interactive models that predict the effectiveness of the agents in “new associations” accounting for multiple hosts and scenarios of hosts unavailability we aimed to provide a platform for scientists to share their understanding of mechanisms that drive the ecological and evolutionary interactions between parasitoids and their hosts The excellent contributions are a demonstration of a still active research community in this and provided an up-to-date understanding of the intrinsic capacity of parasitoids to adapt in rapidly changing agricultural landscapes and CN contributed to its description and to the overall organization of the special Research Topic All editors contributed to the overseeing of reviews for this special issue CC wrote the first version of the cover editorial and all editors contributed to its final version The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest We wish to thank all authors of this Research Topic for their contributions “The theoretical foundations of biological control,” in Theoretical Approaches to Biological Control Cornell (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) Google Scholar Bichang'a α-Amylase mediates host accptenace in the braconid parasitoid Cotesia flavipes Spatial analysis of large-scale patterns of forest tent caterpillar outbreaks CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Google Scholar Habitat management to suppress pest populations: progress and prospects Biological Control: Ecology and Application Google Scholar Effects of climate warming on host-parasitoid interactions CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Host switching in a generalist parasitoid: contrasting transient and transgenerational costs associated with novel and original host species The plant as a habitat for entomophagous insects Geographic patterns in the evolution of resistance and virulence in Drosophila and its parasitoids CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Google Scholar Ndemah RN and Nyamukondiwa C (2019) Editorial: Parasitoids' Ecology and Evolution Received: 17 September 2019; Accepted: 28 November 2019; Published: 10 December 2019 Copyright © 2019 Clarke, Calatayud, Sforza, Ndemah and Nyamukondiwa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) *Correspondence: Paul-André Calatayud, cGF1bC1hbmRyZS5jYWxhdGF5dWRAZWdjZS5jbnJzLWdpZi5mcg== which spans a swath of southeast Miami-Dade County chose Republican first-time candidate Alexis Calatayud on Tuesday to represent their interests in Tallahassee a full count of in-person votes and all mail-in ballots tallied Calatayud had 54.4% of 172,321 votes cast compared to 45.6% for Democratic candidate Janelle Perez Florida Politics reached out to Calatayud for comment and will update this story upon receipt of one Several noteworthy Florida leaders congratulated Calatayud on her win “Congratulations to (Alexis Calatayud),” Senate President-designate Kathleen Passidomo wrote on Twitter “You’ve made history as one of the youngest females elected to the Florida Senate!” “Welcome to the Florida Senate!” said the school “looks forward to working together to expand education opportunities.” who at 21 became the youngest person elected to the Legislature in 2016 called Calatayud’s victory a “Huge win for Florida.” SD 38 covers several coastal Miami-Dade municipalities and the unincorporated neighborhoods of Goulds She also spent time working for former Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. Prior to running for office this year, she worked as director of public policy and programs for the Florida Department of Education Calatayud earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University, where she doubled majored in political science and international relations, served two terms as student body president and was a university trustee. Her LinkedIn page shows she is currently enrolled in a public leadership credential course at Harvard University Perez, 35, holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from FIU and a master’s degree in government from Johns Hopkins University, according to her LinkedIn Page. She works in private life as co-owner of her family’s managed health care business She began her political career working under former U.S a moderate Republican who served for 30 uninterrupted years as the first Cuban American to serve in Congress The daughter of Cuban exiles, Perez grew up in a conservative Miami family but left the Republican Party about seven years ago after beating stage 4 follicular lymphoma She’s an active member of the LGBTQ community having served on two local advisory boards including as the inaugural chair of the Miami LGBTQ+ Advisory Board and she has a young daughter with her wife Perez and Calatayud shared several policy priorities Both said they want to protect the environment and help small businesses thrive Calatayud vowed to work toward reducing homeowner insurance premiums and permanently cutting gas and holiday taxes throughout the state Perez prioritized expanding access to “affordable Perez also promised to improve access to education, including broadening options to early and post-high-school educational options. Calatayud backed school choice — which means providing further support to privately run but publicly funded charter schools — boosting teacher salaries investing in vocational programs to upskill Florida’s workforce and improving safety on school campuses Perez was alone in voicing support for women’s reproductive rights She also backed increased background checks on gun sales a ban on “military-style assault rifles” and requiring licenses for gun ownership Former state Rep. Javier Fernández, who is running for South Miami Mayor Meanwhile, Calatayud ran with endorsements from Senate President Wilton Simpson, Senate President-designate Kathleen Passidomo, Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez and Sen who is in line to become President of the chamber for the 2024-26 term She enjoyed organizational support from the Florida Chamber of Commerce South Florida Police Benevolent Association and the Florida East Coast chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors The candidates’ campaigns maintained a mutual respect until recently, when the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee ran ads, sent text messages and launched a website painting Perez as a “trust fund millionaire,” “out-of-touch opportunist” and “wannabe political insider.” complained the FRSCC ads and texts exploited images of her taken immediately after she’d overcome cancer and shared her personal — but publicly available — phone number Perez said she received hundreds of threats as a result of her number being publicized Calatayud’s campaign said parties working on Perez’s behalf are guilty of doing the same thing citing texts purportedly sent sharing Calatyud’s personal — and also publicly available — phone number with recipients The Florida Democratic Party added to that sum with nearly $163,000 worth of in-kind assistance She also received more than $317,000 worth of in-kind aid from the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee for polling Jesse Scheckner has covered South Florida with a focus on Miami-Dade County since 2012. His work has been recognized by the Hearst Foundation, Society of Professional Journalists, Florida Society of News Editors, Florida MMA Awards and Miami New Times. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JesseScheckner We spoke early on Sunday morning as I entered the voting precinct I know you will have no recollection of me you were the reason I spent another 20 minutes researching before making my choice I expect a lot…and sometimes it will require you fighting back against your party on education decisions I met your Mom as I was going in to cast my vote and again on my way out I had my mind made up as to who I was going to vote for and why in my brief conversation with your Mom I almost changed my mind I believe you will represent fully all people of Florida Calatyaud for the simple reason that she’s clearly the better of the two candidates I wish her well and will be praying for her success as she represents her constituents Days after Alexis Calatayud switched her House race to one for the Senate the Republican received her fourth endorsement from a Republican Senator — and this one would be a fellow delegate from the Miami-Dade area Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez who first won elected office on the Doral City Council in 2010 added her endorsement Thursday to three leading Senate Republicans who endorsed Calatayud within an hour after she filed Monday to represent Senate District 38 Senate President-Designate Kathleen Passidomo who is in line to become Senate President for the 2024-26 term “South Florida families deserve elected leaders like Alexis who have dedicated their career to fighting for the American Dream,” Rodriguez said in a statement “Alexis is the type of proven leader we need now — one who will fight for a safer Calatayud, who had been a campaign manager and aide to Rep. Vance Aloupis faces an uphill fight to win this Senate race that also involves a Primary fight The newly mapped district encompasses coastal Miami-Dade In the Primary, she will be up against Vicki Lopez for the right to face Democrat Janelle Perez The district elected President Joe Biden by seven percentage points, according to Matt Isbell’s analysis for MCI Maps Calatayud, currently working as director of policy and programs at the Florida Department of Education said she was humbled to receive Rodriguez’s endorsement “Her leadership in the Florida Senate on behalf of Miami-Dade County serves as the model of what it is to be an impactful public servant,” Calatayud said “I am thankful to run this race with her continued support Calatayud had originally filed to succeed her former boss in House District 115 in March Republican Alexis Calatayud continued closing in on Democrat Janelle Perez in the race for the open seat representing Senate District 38 in June when she amassed double her opponent’s gains and outpaced her in spending too Calatayud hauled in more than $111,000 last month thanks to ample support from her party That sum doesn’t include roughly $5,000 worth of in-kind aid the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee sent her way for consulting Calatayud initially filed in April to run to succeed her former boss, Miami Rep. Vance Aloupis, who announced in March that he would not seek a third term representing House District 115 reshuffling of races within the Republican Party reset her sights on SD 38 Calatayud’s second month of campaigning for SD 38 marked the first in which she funded campaign communications and voter outreach. Of the $39,000 she spent in June, more than $5,700 covered “campaign materials,” $5,000 went to advertising and $1,800 paid for website design That money went to Miranda Advocacy a Miami-Dade County-based firm that took an additional $7,500 in consulting fees Calatayud paid $7,400 to Tallahassee-headquartered Taylor Strategies The rest of her spending covered accounting bank and merchant fees and a qualifying payment for the SD 38 race the political committee of Senator-elect Bryan Ávila a former House Speaker Pro Tempore from Miami who won his Senate District 39 after no one ran against him Education for All and Equality Champions a pair of political committees chaired by Leon County Republican State Committeeman David Ramba More than 30 people donated to Calatayud’s campaign in June Other $1,000 donations came through the political committees of House Speaker-designate Paul Renner who now works as Florida’s Chief Information Officer for-profit hospital operator HCA Healthcare Inc. Walt Disney World and health insurer Florida Blue That includes more than $51,000 Perez gained in June through a blend of political She also spent $22,000 and enjoyed nearly $34,000 worth of in-kind aid from the Democratic Party the most given to her in any month since she filed to run for state office in September Perez also spent $10,000 on additional consulting services from Plantation-based MDW Communications and Edge Communications a Miami-based firm run by veteran Democratic strategist Christian Ulvert Other expenditures included a $3,000 self-reimbursement for catering at a fundraising event and a $500 sponsorship payment to LezPLay Bae LLC a Riviera Beach-headquartered LGBTQ organization Gays & Theys Prom” at the Adriene Arsht Center in Miami The event’s website prominently displays a logo for Perez’s campaign A co-owner of her family’s Coral Gables-based managed care company, Doctors HealthCare Plans Inc. Perez is a member of the LGBTQ community and has served on at least two LGBTQ governmental advisory boards in Miami-Dade Close to 120 people donated to her campaign last month through checks ranging from $1 to $1,000 Noteworthy contributors included former U.S a business consultant who last year mounted a since-canceled bid for the Miami-Dade Commission Her most sizable donations in June were a pair of $10,000 checks from the firm of lobbyist Ron Book and West Flagler Associates, which operates Magic City Casino in Miami A pair of progressive political committees run by law firm Haber Blank donated $7,500 Outfront Media Perez also accepted $1,000 checks from Latino Victory Fund and the political committees of Miami Sen who is running to unseat the Congresswoman whom Perez initially filed to run against and Broward County Commissioner Jared Moskowitz who is running for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District SD 38 covers several coastal Miami-Dade municipalities Candidates faced a Friday deadline to report all campaign finance activity through July 1 Jesse Scheckner has covered South Florida with a focus on Miami-Dade County since 2012. His work has been recognized by the Hearst Foundation, Society of Professional Journalists, Florida Society of News Editors, Florida MMA Awards and Miami New Times. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JesseScheckner Localities that want to impose red light cameras on citizens will need to be more transparent about the process, after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Friday establishing parameters HB 1363 which passed the Senate and the House without a single no vote earlier this year puts new stipulations on these controversial devices Localities are compelled to make annual reports of activity regarding traffic infraction detectors at public meetings local legislative bodies are compelled to approve the contract for these devices during a publicly-noticed meeting Failure to comply with these requirements means the local jurisdiction is suspended from using these devices the legislation puts stopgaps on localities that might want to contract with Chinese companies or those from other so-called “foreign countries of concern” (the Russian Federation or the Syrian Arab Republic) including any agency of or any other entity of significant control of such foreign country of concern.” that are involved in the red light camera business The legislation was championed by Republican Sen. Alexis Calatayud and Rep. Demi Busatta Cabrera. “The bill ensures we have proper transparency and reporting requirements as usage of red light cameras increases across the state,” Busatta Cabrera texted Florida Politics in response to questions about the bill earlier this year “We must ensure these programs are in place for the purpose of promoting public safety and not to profit off hardworking Floridians.” Even if you’ve never set foot in China, a Chinese company’s cameras have likely captured you. Hikivision, which began as a Chinese state entity and maintains close ties with China’s leaders, has captured 12% of the North American street surveillance market, The Atlantic reported A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski A Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black US air force airman in the military member’s own home has been fired from his job The Okaloosa county sheriff’s office said it dismissed the deputy after investigators found that his “use of deadly force was not objectively reasonable and therefore violated agency policy” in the killing of senior airman Roger Fortson on 3 May 2024 And this has WHAT to do with red light cameras ????? The question ⁉️ why is international non citizens using your id Civil litigator Megan Pearl is out of the race for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections (SOE) giving an unobstructed path to the GOP nomination to Miami Rep Pearl cited an endorsement ex-President Donald Trump gave García as her reason “Running for Supervisor of Elections … gave me the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about the political process and meet many wonderful people I want to thank those in the community who believed in my campaign and my vision for the office,” Pearl said in a statement I have decided to suspend my campaign and join President Trump in supporting Alina García for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections I remain committed to working to serve my community and look forward to new opportunities to do so.” Pearl collected $9,100 in less than two months of running. García dwarfed that sum stacking $165,000 in less than a month and a half thanks to ample GOP support including $13,000 from political committees controlled by incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez and $6,000 from Miami Sen But the death knell for Pearl’s candidacy came April 30, when Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social and threw his sizable political influence behind García’s campaign “Alina Garcia has done an incredible job in the Florida State House delivering lasting results for Florida families,” he wrote Alina is running to be Miami Dade’s Supervisor of Elections and will fight hard to secure our Elections and protect Voters’ Rights Alina Garcia has my Complete and Total Endorsement — SHE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!” García, a longtime political operative, is running for SOE after just one term as a state lawmaker. Just before filing for the race, she told the Miami Herald that she decided to forgo seeking another two years in the House at the urging of Florida GOP leaders Marco Rubio and state party Chair Evan Powers Miami-Dade voters abolished several constitutional officers — including SOE, Tax Collector and Property Appraiser — through the 1957 adoption of the county’s Home Rule Charter which delegated their power to the Miami-Dade’s top executive official who now appoints people to those positions Planas raised more than $77,000 between when he filed in July and March 31 the last date for which campaign finance reports were due An unaffiliated political committee called Friends of JC Planas still holds $500,000 that mortgage loan originator Eduardo Fernandez gave to it in September a well-established political player in Miami-Dade who worked as the strategic consultant for Andrew Gillum’s gubernatorial campaign in 2018 collected $44,000 between April 2023 and April 2024 Jesse Scheckner has covered South Florida with a focus on Miami-Dade County since 2012. His work has been recognized by the Hearst Foundation, Society of Professional Journalists, Florida Society of News Editors, Florida MMA Awards and Miami New Times. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JesseScheckner A Republican activist with links to Florida’s Republican senator has been indicted on charges relating to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol in an attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s presidential election victory has been charged with five counts of being involved in the riot including obstructing an official proceeding knowingly entering and remaining in a restricted building and engaging in disorderly conduct with intent to impede a session of Congress a former director-at-large of the Miami Young Republicans follows her arrest on the same charges last December after an FBI investigation alleged she had been communicating with members of the far-right Proud Boys organisation It should be noted that if just Miami-Dade votes counted for the constitutional amendment it would not have gone into effect since the 60% threshold was not reached In challenging conditions and after an intense battle Unai Calatayud secured his first-ever victory in the World Supersport 300 Championship on Saturday The pole position belonged to Aldi Satya Mahendra (Team BrCorse/Yamaha) who lost the lead to Jeffrey Buis (Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing) on the first lap but remained a constant contender for the podium spots only to recover in the final laps and regain the lead a mistake on the last lap prevented him from securing a podium finish The final battle for the win came down to Calatayud (Arco Sash MotoR University Team/Yamaha) and Mahendra with the Spanish rider edging out Mahendra by just 0.770s The second-place finish marked a historic achievement for the Indonesian rider Galang Hendra Pratama (ProGP NitiRacing/Yamaha) outpaced Buis to claim third place Humberto Maier (MS Racing/Yamaha) completed the top five who entered the race as the championship leader Álvaro Bautista registered a positive balance at the WSBK in Cremona despite a complicated start to the weekend due to technical problems The Italian WorldSSP round at Cremona concluded in style as Stefano Manzi sealed his second win of the weekend and set a new benchmark with his 17th consecutive.. The Italian Ducati rider completely dominated the Italian round of the World Superbike Championship winning both main races and the Superpole Race showed resilience after the fourth event of the FIM Superbike World Championship in Cremona Nicolò Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) delivered a flawless home weekend by winning Race 2 at Cremona completing a stunning clean sweep with three wins in three races,.. © 2025 M Sports - Premium news & magazine M Sports Please enter your username or email address to reset your password © 2025 M Sports - Premium news & magazine M Sports Mere hours after Florida Politics broke news that incumbent Miami Republican Rep. Vance Aloupis will not seek a third term representing House District 115 a potential successor has arisen — and she’s a former high-ranking staffer of his Her name is Alexis Calatayud. She’s a 28-year-old Cuban American and a lifelong member of the GOP. She’s also the current director of policy and programs at the Florida Department of Education meaning she carries expertise likely to resonate with voters who previously backed Aloupis for his support of early education initiatives educational opportunity means we ensure every child can achieve the American Dream through high-quality and workforce training that align with the jobs of the future,” a press note announcing Calatayud’s candidacy said Alexis worked in lockstep with the Legislature to enhance Florida’s VPK-20 Education System — successfully advocating for historic increases in public education and developing education laws signed by the Governor into a multi-tiered implementation plan.” For some, Calatayud’s name is familiar. Before working in legislative affairs at the FLDOE, she ran both of Aloupis’ campaigns for HD 115 during the 2018 and 2020 election cycles. While he narrowly won the first race, securing just 579 more votes than his opponent, he won re-election by about 15 percentage points two years later Calatayud served as Aloupis’ legislative aide a nonprofit focused on boosting the voices of young people in politics Her other experience includes working as a campaign manager for Republican Andrew Vargas’ House District 114 bid in early 2018, a year-long internship under U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and serving as President of the FIU Student Government Association for two terms According to her LinkedIn page she is now working to attain a credential in public leadership from Harvard University HD 115 covers a section of Miami-Dade including Cutler Bay Pinecrest and the unincorporated neighborhoods of Kendall Prior to its expansion by the Legislature during redistricting It has remained in GOP hands for close to two decades Aloupis had been running unopposed before dropping out of the race meaning HD 115 — for now — is wide open for the taking Jesse Scheckner has covered South Florida with a focus on Miami-Dade County since 2012. His work has been recognized by the Hearst Foundation, Society of Professional Journalists, Florida Society of News Editors, Florida MMA Awards and Miami New Times. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JesseScheckner By on October 31, 20226 Comments The heated race for an open Florida State senate seat in District 38 has gone from warm to nuclear as both candidates take turns stinging each other and pointing fingers at each other like mosquitas muertas campaign manager and onetime legislative aide to former State Rep stressed her experience with the Florida Department of Education for the last two years who once interned for Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen cancer survivor and business owner (her family owns Doctors HealthCare Plans) with an intense interest in healthcare access well-spoken Cuban-American trigueñas with deep roots in the community and political aspirations There’s a million Carolinas like them The only differences are their positions on red meat party issues such as abortion So maybe it was inevitable that the campaigns went negative. The escalating attack ads have even led to at least one police investigation before the two finally went at each other live on WPLG Local 10’s This Week in South Florida In an era when many candidates refuse to face each other Michale Putney immediately brought up the negative tone hit on Perez that says her company profits from denying the medical claims of seniors Both Calatayud and the Florida Republican Party which has been paying for the negative attack ads “know those allegations are completely false Actually fraudulent with the intent to mislead the community.” She explained that the figure in the attack piece is for approved claims that have not been paid out yet Putney said he thought the hits on Perez were homophobic because she is pictured with her wife all “lovey dovey,” in a baseball cap and smoking a cigar A cigar symbolizes extravagant wealth and hedonism more than machismo these days Perez said she was celebrating the end of her chemotherapy but that doesn’t mean he didn’t do it (This post was edited after first saying erroneously that Calatayud was convicted Read related: Alexis Calatayud comes out with ‘sick’ hit ad vs Janelle Perez in FL senate race “The reality is my opponent is irresponsible and reckless attacking an 83 year old man… because she cannot attack the history and sterling record of the 29-year-old woman running against her,” Calatayud said who was endorsed by Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the old case was fair game because Calatayud says in an ad that she learned everything she knows about the American Dream from her family “Voters should know about how they attained it,” Perez said “I am the only homeowner in this race I’m going to have real world experience to tackle the issues going on right now.” She also reported death threats against her and her family to the Pinecrest Police department after Calatayud’s camp sent text messages with her phone number and pictures of her house It’s only gotten worse as new mailers arrived daily last week from each candidate one voter’s home got three different negative attack mailers about Perez from the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign which is also funding a flurry of TV commercials Would they be spending so much money if they didn’t think Perez was doing well Both candidates had their best fundraising period in the last campaign finance report which documents contributions and expenses from Oct Calatayud collected $75,782 in those two weeks the same campaign manager who is running Kevin Marino Cabrera‘s campaign for Miami-Dade commissioner But she has the Republican Party of Florida helping out with $232,597 spent so far Comes in clutch because it’s about what she has left That last push brought her total to $314,779 Much of that has gone to advertising through Michael Worley who has billed $121,636 and Christian Ulvert The Florida Democratic Party has contributed $138,781   , , Heated Senate race goes nuclear as cubanitas clash, attack each other added by on October 31, 2022View all posts by Ladra → PEMBROKE PARK five topics and one more special session in Tallahassee this week with much of the focus on the Florida front of Israel’s war on Hamas They include money for security and sanctions against Iran based companies bills funding home hurricane hardening and school vouchers and some of those session bills are being carried by South Florida senators and representatives a Republican representing southeast Miami-Dade County a Democrat representing central Broward County joined This Week in South Florida host Glenna Milberg to discuss Their conversation can be seen at the top of this page Copyright 2023 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved Glenna Milberg joined Local 10 News in September 1999 to report on South Florida's top stories and community issues She also serves as host on Local 10's public affairs broadcast TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Closed Captioning / Audio Description Contact Us Careers at WPLG Terms of Use Privacy Policy Public File FCC Applications EEO Report Do Not Sell My Info 1.0 Host Exhibit Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC. Florida State Senator Alexis Calatayud with Key Biscayne firefighters and Chief Eric Lang in front of a Fire Rescue truck on July 4th FL State Senator Alexis Calatayud at Key Biscayne's July 4th parade She was proud of the focus placed on teachers with a $1.1 billion push to increase teacher salaries and even provide free master's degree programs Also expanded was the eligibility for children's insurance She noted that all future construction in the state will now require a sea-level vulnerability study She also played a key role with State Rep. Vicki Lopez in assisting Key Biscayne to receive special funds such as $450,000 to replace beach sand lost in the hurricanes last year and $100,000 for the first special needs program in the Village Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: By on October 3, 202210 Comments the two relatively unknown candidates in the state Senate District 38 race have been playing footsies with each other A barrage of mail pieces from both camps focus on their promises — accessible health care voters in the district started seeing another side of Republican Alexis Calatayud who came out with a negative hit piece against Democrat Janelle Perez Text messages were linked to a video that has also been aired on local TV all paid for by the Florida Republican Senatorial Committee “There’s an important fact Janelle Perez does not share. Her healthcare insurance business profits more by rejecting claims for seniors’ medical care. The elderly get less. Perez gets more,” says the voiceover on the 30-second spot, which is also produced in Spanish and found on YouTube mansion,” the angry woman’s voice says as a photoshopped image of Perez and her wife stand before luxury cars and mansions “Now Perez wants more — a seat in the Florida Senate Read related: Janelle Perez moves from Congressional bid to Florida senate District 38 race “Janelle Perez denying payments to seniors for needed care “It is misleading and completely false,” Perez told Ladra late Thursday “My opponent has no solutions and so she needs to make up lies “She can’t read a financial statement,” Perez said explaining the the $13 million in “claims unpaid” reflects medical claims for which the company has approved the medical services but has not yet received the medical invoice from the provider member is admitted into the hospital on December 10 and leaves on December 25 The hospital won’t send the invoice until sometime in January or even February the company estimates the cost of this claim and calls it claims unpaid “As such the statement is completely false almost fraudulent with intent to mislead the community,” Perez said “They are either purposely lying or are completely ignorant.” Maybe this is why they don’t want to do any candidate forums the Perez camp can come back and hit Calatayud Calatayud is the daughter of Antonio “Tony” Calatayud, a well known Cuban exile activist and Miami Cuban radio guy who was arrested in 2014 on charges of fraud and racketeering. He was arrested in relation to a ring of fraudsters that aimed to buy distressed real estate that allegedly bilked the buyers of at least $1 million The state attorney abandoned the case in 2018 like daughter” mail pieces any day now attacks all around will increase as absentee or mail-in ballots go out next week In this race, Calatayud — who served as chief of staff to Republican State Rep. Vance Aloupis — has raised a little over $261,000 in her campaign account, according to the most recent financial reports After spending more than $156,000 — including $84,000 from Sept 10 to the 23rd — she has almost $105,000 in hand But she is collecting contributions faster than ever the Republican Party’s paying for a lot of her ads Read related: FIU student prez, county mayor keep pushing to evict Fair Sidebar: Calatayud has been in Political Cortadito before as president of the student government association at Florida International University trying to get the university’s expansion plans approved Perez is keeping pace with almost $240,000 raised for her campaign account and has $127,000 in hand after spending just over $112K The Florida Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is paying for some of her mail pieces and the Florida Democratic Party provides her with staff and consulting She also has Christian Ulvert as her consultant Alexis Calatayud comes out with ‘sick’ hit ad vs Janelle Perez in FL senate race added by on October 3, 2022View all posts by Ladra →