PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: House Democratic leaders today said the Arizona Supreme Court chose chaos over common sense when justices chose to impose the draconian 1864 total ban on abortion that criminalizes reproductive care with no exceptions for survivors of rape and incest. "The Arizona Supreme Court chose chaos over reason and common sense today," said House Democratic Whip Nancy Gutierrez. "This is outrage more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 9 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Twenty-three attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Phoenix office have been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine. The publication names 15 attorneys to the 2024 Southwest Super Lawyers list and eight to the Southwest Rising Stars list. * * * The 15 attorneys selected for the Southwest Super Lawyers list include: * Katherine H. Beck * Brian H. Blaney * John E. Cummerford * Linds more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that California resident Donald Franklin Huegel was convicted and sentenced for his part in a romance scam that defrauded two elderly Arizonans. Huegel participated in the criminal enterprise for two years by funneling money from victims to his co-conspirators in Africa. The victims were each contacted by someone posing as a romantic  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on the Arizona Supreme Court's decision in Planned Parenthood of Arizona v. Mayes. The decision made by the Arizona Supreme Court today is unconscionable and an affront to freedom. Make no mistake, by effectively striking down a law passed this century and replacing it with one from 160 years ago, the Court has ris more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Governor Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) today announced the rollout of a new housing program to increase homeownership across the state called 'Arizona is Home.' The $13 million program consists of enhanced down payment assistance and mortgage interest rate relief to qualifying low-to-moderate income first-time homebuyers and will assist approximately 500 hom more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 12 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced the appointments of Liz Archuleta and Jadyn Fisher (Student Regent) to the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). With the appointments, Hobbs is bringing increased transparency and accountability to ABOR and the state university system. Governor Hobbs continues to work to ensure the Arizona Board of Regents and its members fulfill their responsibilitie more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 9 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs took the following legislative action: * * * Signed SB1025, DUI threshold; drivers SB1034, money transmission; notice SB1042, title companies; recorded documents; DIFI SB1048, child fatality review teams; duties SB1049, reviser's technical corrections; 2024 SB1163, homeopathic medicine; integrated medicine; qualifications SB1190, collegiate plates; c more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 12 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs took the following legislative action: * * * Signed HB2033, ambulance attendants; services HB2040, event online ticket sales HB2116, fatality review; information; access HB2119, homeowner's associations; fees HB2137, developmental delays; infants; toddlers HB2140, funeral services; alkaline hydrolysis HB2173, county aid; school districts; revisions more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, amid chaos and confusion following the Arizona Supreme Court upholding the draconian 1864 total abortion ban, Governor Hobbs made clear her Executive Order preventing extremist county attorneys from prosecuting Arizonans for abortion-related crimes applies to women, doctors, and any member of the public who helps a woman obtain an abortion. The statement comes after healthcare more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 12 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on April 10, 2024: * * * Today, after the Republican House legislative majority blocked the repeal of the 1864 total abortion ban, Governor Katie Hobbs released the following statement: "Today's legislative action was unconscionable. The extremist Republican majority had the chance to do the right thing for their constituents, and they failed. As they have time and again, radical legislators protected a  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- The Arizona Department of Education issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * State schools chief Tom Horne is responding to state legislators who made inaccurate assertions in a letter about the Department of Education's disbursement of federal education dollars. * * * Here is his statement: "We received a letter from six Democrat legislators, including the minority whip, stating the following: 'In light of recent information about the Arizona Dep more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release: State schools chief Tom Horne criticized Governor Katie Hobbs' veto of a bill he supported that would allow local districts and charters to set a policy restricting the use of mobile devices while students are in class. He pointed out that under the bill, local school authorities would set policies to accomplish that goal. Horne stated, "Anyone with a minimum of empathy would more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: State and local governments, universities, college access organizations and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs are spearheading a concerted effort to tackle a decline in FAFSA submissions in Arizona. To kick off these efforts, Governor Hobbs has declared April as the Finish Line to the FAFSA month and has sent a letter (https://collegereadyaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Governors-FAFSA-L more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Following the horrific Arizona Supreme Court ruling reinstating the 1864 territorial abortion ban, which allows for no exceptions in instances of rape, incest or health, Arizona's MAGA Republicans are lying about their long and detailed history of following Trump's lead in taking away reproductive rights: * Kari Lake has made her opposition to reproductive rights clear, including supporting the 1864 t more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake has been called out for her support of Arizona's territorial abortion ban after the Supreme Court issued a ruling that upheld the 1864 law as Arizona's current abortion law. As Arizona Republic Opinion's EJ Montini writes, "This is a woman who previously praised the 19th century abortion ban that the Arizona Supreme Court just upheld, saying, 'I'm incredibly thrilled that we are going to hav more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld Arizona's draconian 1864 ban on abortion without exceptions for rape or incest as Arizona's current abortion law. Lake has repeatedly praised the dangerous 1864 abortion ban, saying she was "thrilled" about the ban and calling it a "great law." The ban has no exceptions for rape or incest and would put doctors in jail for providing care. See bel more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 12 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Kari Lake will do or say anything to gain power, including trying to hide her support for banning abortion. Lake has repeatedly expressed support for the 1864 territorial ban upheld by the Arizona Supreme Court and advocated for bans on abortion without exceptions for rape or incest. Even today, Lake again celebrated the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which paved the way for the 1864 ba more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: For the second time today, House Republicans upheld 1864 abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest. This is happening at the same time that MAGA Republicans are lying to Arizonans about their long and detailed record of undermining abortion rights. "These MAGA Republicans are blindly committed to fulfilling Donald Trump's call to ban abortion and it's exactly why they are go more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Yesterday, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld Arizona's draconian 1864 ban on abortion without exceptions for rape or incest as Arizona's current abortion law. Today's episode of the Lake Tapes shows Kari's "clear record on" abortion - endorsing the "draconian" 1864 abortion ban. Lake has repeatedly praised the dangerous 1864 abortion ban, saying she was "thrilled" about the ban and ca more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 12 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake can't outrun her dangerous anti-abortion record that includes the 1864 ban on abortion without exceptions for rape or incest. Kari Lake has a "clear record on" abortion - endorsing the "draconian" 1864 abortion ban on multiple occasions. Her campaign is even lying about her support for the ban on abortion to try to cover it up. Arizonans won't "buy Kari Lake's fake concern over an Arizona S more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake will say or do anything to gain power and advance her own political agenda, and as she takes the stage on Sunday she will not be able to hide her record of supporting the 1864 abortion ban. Kari Lake spent the week lying about her record supporting the 1864 territorial ban on abortion without exceptions for rape or incest, but Lake "can't run from Arizona's draconian abortion ban" and Arizon more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Arizona Democratic Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano held a press conference with Arizona's top officials committed to protecting reproductive rights including Attorney General Kris Mayes, Biden-Harris 2024 National Advisory Board member and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, State Senator and Democratic Minority Whip Eva Burch, Representative Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton and Abortion Provider  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature are celebrating the recent passage and signing of House Bill 2173, a bipartisan bill sponsored by House Education Committee Chairwoman Beverly Pingerelli to correct school district property taxes in rural Arizona. The measure was introduced after mistakes identified in the current fiscal year caused dramatic tax increases in several rural school districts,  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Arizona State Representative Quang Nguyen announced today the signing of HB 2818, the "Dan Ari Act," by the Governor. This legislation, which Representative Nguyen sponsored, requires the governor to direct state agencies to lower their flags to half-staff in honor of servicemembers from or stationed in Arizona who have died in action. "The Dan Ari Act's signing into law marks a sol more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: State Representative David Cook, Chairman of the Arizona House Committee on International Trade, issued a statement today strongly condemning the recent raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican Embassy in Quito, Ecuador: "I vehemently condemn the violent incursion into the Mexican Embassy by Ecuadorian authorities last week. This action flagrantly disregards the principles of d more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 12 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: Arizona's Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed HB 2393, simple commonsense legislation sponsored by State Representative Alex Kolodin aimed to safeguard the voting rights of disabled individuals and members of the uniformed services or citizens residing overseas during Arizona's Presidential Preference Election (PPE) when administered by a state political party. Political parties may choose to op more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Arizona House Education Chairwoman Beverly Pingerelli responded today to Governor Hobbs' decision to veto House Bill 2793, a measure which would have directed public schools to adopt policies and enforce procedures to limit access to cell phones during the entire school day, except for emergencies or as directed by a staff member. The bill would also have directed schools to limit ac more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 12 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Arizona State Representative Alexander Kolodin announced that the Governor has today signed HB 2178 into law. This bipartisan legislation grants public university students the authority to direct their tuition and fees away from student organizations and clubs that call for their genocide. "With the enactment of HB 2178, we're upholding the cherished American values of freedom and p more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: State Representative Jacqueline Parker, Chairwoman of the House Ad Hoc Committee on Executive Oversight (CEO), and Vice Chairman Austin Smith today sent a letter to Attorney General Kris Mayes seeking answers concerning her refusal to defend state laws. Since assuming the office over a year ago, Attorney General Mayes has refused to defend Arizona laws and disqualified her office fro more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: Arizona State Representative Barbara R. Parker is pleased that legislation to improve the safety of group homes was signed into law. HB 2480 is a bipartisan bill that mandates that the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) develop and implement a program for random quarterly drug screenings for employees in group foster homes. The new law aims to ensure the safety and welfare of children in group  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following statement on April 10, 2024: * * * House Speaker Ben Toma addressed the disorderly and chaotic disruption of House proceedings by Democrats today. "One thing is clear: Democrats are so eager to enshrine in our state constitution a right to kill unborn children up until birth with virtually no restrictions. Under the Democrats' view, partial birth abortions would be allowed, and minors could get abortions on deman more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today, following MAGA Arizona Republicans' move to uphold the extreme 1864 abortion ban that Donald Trump made possible, DNC spokesperson Cameron Niven released the following statement: "Trump and MAGA Republicans in Arizona have thrown the lives of hundreds of thousands of women into turmoil. There is no question that this is the cruel reality Trump and the GOP wanted when Trump killed Roe v. Wade, wh more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 10 -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, issued the following news on April 9, 2024: Nielsen will be one of 54 employers honored today with the prestigious Business Group on Health Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being Award for its outstanding commitment to advancing employee well-being through comprehensive and innovative benefits and initiatives. The award, now in its 19th year, will be announced today in Tucson at the Business Grou more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, April 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, together with local and federal law enforcement partners, received a briefing on fentanyl trafficking and toured the California-Mexico border. Over the last four years, seizures of fentanyl at the California's border with Mexico have skyrocketed, from 4,790 pounds in 2020 to 27,000 pounds in 2023. During this time frame, between 47 an more PR

BISBEE, Arizona, April 10 (TNSres) -- Cochise County Board of Supervisors issued the following news on April 9, 2024: On Tuesday, Cochise County Administrator Richard Karwaczka released to the public the findings of a month-long investigation into the events surrounding two ballots from a past election that were found in an Election Marshal ballot drop bag. In early March, in preparation for this year's March 19th Presidential Preference Election (PPE), Election Director Tim Mattix obtained fr more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 9 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Entrepreneur and alumnus R. Ken Coit has committed $5 million through his family foundation to bolster the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy as a trailblazer in pharmaceutical education, research and innovation. With the gift, the Coit College of Pharmacy will hire five junior faculty members and expand the work of the Coit Center for Longevity and Neurotherapeutics. Established in 2023 more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 9 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: Entrepreneur and alumnus R. Ken Coit has committed $5 million through his family foundation to bolster the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy as a trailblazer in pharmaceutical education, research and innovation. With the gift, the Coit College of Pharmacy will hire five junior faculty members and expand the work of the Coit Center for Longevity and Neurotherapeutics. E more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Today the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to reinstate its archaic 1864 abortion ban that not only bans almost all abortions, but has a mandatory prison sentence for doctors or nurses who aid women in receiving abortions. DCCC Spokesperson Lauryn Fanguen responded with the following statement: "Thanks to anti-choice extremists, women in Arizona are now living under a Ci more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Arizona Republicans are desperately trying to run away from the 1864 abortion ban despite their record of aggressively advocating for... abortion bans. As David Schweikert - a six-time co-sponsor of the Life at Conception Act, which would ban abortion nationwide and essentially outlaw IVF in Arizona and nationwide - is finding out, there's nowhere to run or hide. Today the Democratic Co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Yesterday's Arizona Supreme Court decision to reinstate its Civil War-era abortion ban in the state has left anti-abortion extremists across the country scrambling to distance themselves from the ruling. Unfortunately for Derek Merrin, his record of backing a similar abortion ban in the Ohio state legislature is clear. Merrin has been working tirelessly on his own initia more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Just one day after Donald Trump said states should be free to ban abortion, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to allow an 1864 abortion ban - with no exceptions for rape or incest and that criminalizes anyone who helps a patient get an abortion - to stand. Derrick Anderson proudly endorsed Trump and his anti-abortion record, claiming that Trump is the "leader" who will "mak more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Just one day after Donald Trump said states should be free to ban abortion, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to allow an 1864 abortion ban - with no exceptions for rape or incest and that criminalizes anyone who helps a patient get an abortion - to stand. Jen Kiggans proudly endorsed Trump and his anti-abortion record, claiming "the time has come for us to work as a team." more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Kirsten Engel is continuing to build momentum, hauling in $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2024 in her campaign to replace vulnerable Arizona Republican Juan Ciscomani in Congress. The seven-figure cash haul - higher than any Arizona congressional candidate has raised in the first quarter of an election year - once again demonstrates Engels' success in connecting with voters across Ar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Yesterday's Arizona Supreme Court decision to reinstate its Civil War-era abortion ban in the state has left anti-abortion extremists across the country scrambling to distance themselves from the ruling. Unfortunately for Rob Mercuri, his record of backing a similar abortion ban in the Pennsylvania state legislature is clear. Mercuri has been working tirelessly on his ow more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Yesterday's Arizona Supreme Court decision to reinstate its Civil War-era abortion ban in the state has left anti-abortion extremists across the country scrambling to distance themselves from the ruling. Unfortunately for Tom Barrett, his record proves this latest attack is the same kind of ban that Barrett supports. Barrett has been working tirelessly on his own initiat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani are attempting to scrub their extensive anti-abortion records - but Arizonans are reading all about their ongoing hypocrisy. Even in their desperate attempts to backtrack on their support for anti-abortion legislation, Schweikert "did not rescind his support for total bans on abortion," and Ciscomani said he still supports an abortion ban in Arizona. D more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: This week, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to allow an 1864 abortion ban - with no exceptions for rape or incest and that criminalizes anyone who helps a patient get an abortion - to stand. Yvette Herrell celebrated the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, paving the way for the archaic and cruel abortion ban. Herrell has also supported multiple anti-abortion bills in both the New Mexic more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss the Arizona Supreme Court ruling allowing an 1864 near-total abortion ban to go into effect, and what she is doing to fight for reproductive freedom, and fight back against GOP anti-choice extremism. WATCH HERE: https://democraticgovernors.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e0a77214c2a313d4071eedc22&id=b7def16c87&e=0dcac263c7  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Today, Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement on the Arizona Supreme Court's decision to allow an 1864 near-total abortion ban to be enforceable: "The ruling from Arizona's Supreme Court, made up entirely of judges appointed by Republican governors, further threatens the Arizona women who are already facing extre more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to the Arizona Supreme Court's ruling, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement: "Today, MAGA Republicans rolled the clock back 160 years on women's rights. The Arizona Supreme Court's decision to uphold an archaic and dangerous abortion ban from 1864 with no exceptions for health, rape, or incest rests squarely on Donald Trump's shoulders. Trump said so himself - he is pro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * In response to the Arizona Supreme Court upholding the state's territorial-era law that bans abortion without exceptions for rape or incest, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Maeve Coyle released the following statement: "This terrible ruling underscores the threat Kari Lake's power hungry politics pose to Arizona's women and families. She has been a  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: In the wake of Arizona's Supreme Court reinstating a near total abortion ban from 1864, a flood of news coverage has detailed "avowedly anti-abortion" Lake's extensive record of supporting dangerous abortion bans - including the now active 1864 ban with no exceptions for rape or incest. Here's what they're saying: MSNBC's Morning Joe April 10, 2024 Kari Lake: "I'm incredibly thrilled that more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 11 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on April 10, 2024: Yesterday, during an interview on Fox Business, Rick Scott celebrated Arizona's 1864 total abortion ban going into effect saying "this is exactly what ought to happen." WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ytgG2d5ls Larry Kudlow: The Arizona Supreme Court upholds a near-total abortion ban. Do you have a thought on that? Rick Scott: Well, look, this is what's going to happen as a re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Arizona State University's McCain Institute issued the following news on April 11, 2024: Today, four human rights groups -- Free Russia Foundation (FRF), Human Rights Foundation (HRF), McCain Institute, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) -- added pressure for the release of prominent Russian pro-democracy advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza. The groups filed a 26-page request (https://www.mccaininstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/VKM-Statement-of-Fac more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: KEY POINT: "'Abortion is banned in Arizona thanks to Donald Trump. He won't stop until it's banned nationwide,' five billboards will read, some in English and others in Spanish." Arizona Republic: National Democrats hit Trump and Schweikert for backtracking on reproductive rights[By Laura Gersony 4/11/24] National Democratic groups are seizing the opportunity to highlight Republicans' shifting rhetori more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 12 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: A zoologist is poring over a digital version of the skull of an Arctic wolf from her office in Arizona. Meanwhile, an artist notices the intricate details of a western diamondback on her screen in Vermont. While they're hypothetical, each scenario is now possible thanks to the work of researchers at the Idaho Museum of Natural History and more than a dozen other institutions. The project, called openVerteb more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In case you missed it, in the wake of the Arizona Supreme Court decision this week upholding an archaic 160-year-old abortion ban, the DNC placed billboards across Phoenix and Tempe pointing Arizonans to the truth - Donald Trump is responsible for this extreme abortion ban from 1864 with no exceptions for health, rape, or incest. News of the billboards rang out on local airwaves and papered both local a more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 12 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: A record 52 students from 13 teams across the U.S. competed in the fourth annual KU Professional Selling Program/King's Hawaiian Sales Competition on April 5-6 at Capitol Federal Hall. This year's competition featured teams from the University of Kansas School of Business, as well as the University of Arizona, University of Central Missouri, Indiana State University, University of Iowa, University of Georgia, Mar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Donald Trump and his MAGA allies' deeply unpopular policies are only rivaled by their deep dysfunction. Across the states, Trump's Republican party doubled down on their MAGA madness - from supporting extreme abortion bans with no exception for rape or incest to employing dangerous individuals who threaten to kill law enforcement. Take a look at the latest: Trump is responsible for the cruel abortion more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 10 -- Marian University issued the following news: The Marian University Speech & Debate Team is in the top ten in the nation again after placing ninth overall and fifth in individual events at the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament in March 2024. The team traveled to Glendale Community College in Phoenix, Arizona, and competed against 69 other schools. This is Marian's team's sixth consecutive year in the top 10 nationally. Marian has a National Champion, an All-A more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Arizona State University's McCain Institute issued the following news: The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) on Tuesday co-hosted "From Beyond the Bars: The Quest for Freedom and Democracy in Russia," an event observing the two-year anniversary of the Kremlin's unjust jailing of journalist, activist, friend, and pallbearer of the late Senator John McCain, Vladimir Kara-Murza. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Jean more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- George Washington University issued the following news: The ruling allows an 1864 law in Arizona to stand that made abortion a felony punishable by two to five years in prison for anyone who performs one or helps a woman obtain one. Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight, analysis and commentary regarding the latest update on this case. To schedule an interview with an expert, please contact GW Media Relations at [email protec more PR

MESA, Arizona, April 12 -- The Mesa Public Schools issued the following news on April 11, 2024: Mesa Public Schools will be conducting a pilot of SMART tag, a bus security system, at three schools this spring. Aimed at enhancing safety, security and efficiency for students and parents, SMART tag will be piloted at Guerrero Elementary, Smith Junior High and Westwood High School beginning on April 15. The new system will be expanded district-wide in the 2024-25 school year. The SMART tag system  more PR

CHANDLER, Arizona, April 12 -- Microchip Technology, a provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announces the completed acquisition of Seoul, Korea-based VSI Co. Ltd., an industry pioneer in providing high-speed, asymmetric, camera, sensor and display connectivity technologies and products based on the Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA) open standard for In-Vehicle Networ more PR

CHANDLER, Arizona, April 9 -- Microchip Technology, a provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions, issued the following news release: Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) announced it has expanded its partnership with TSMC, the world's leading semiconductor foundry, to enable a specialized 40nm manufacturing capacity at Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. (JASM), TSMC's majority-owned manufacturing subsidiary in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. This partnership is  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 10 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs today called for significant changes in national abandoned uranium mine cleanup policy in a letter to the federal government. In a letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Lujan Grisham and Hobbs request a renewed commitment from the federal government, including more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, April 11 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: Another year, another fundraising record broken on NAU Giving Day! The sixth annual event, held virtually and in person Wednesday, April 3, raised a whopping $791,688--a 28% increase over last year's Giving Day, itself a record-breaking event. The extended Lumberjack community of alumni, families, faculty, staff, students and community supporters banded together to support hundreds of individual funds, fueli more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 11 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Arizona Supreme Court ruling yesterday in favor of a near-total abortion ban underscores a simple fact: This is the world that extreme anti-abortion Republican politicians like Sam Brown have created. Overturning Roe v. Wade paved the way for states across the country to enact cruel and dangerous attacks on reproductive rights, including Alabama's effort to restrict IVF treatment more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, April 9 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: NAU conducted a record-breaking amount of research in fiscal year 2023, expending $77.5 million in research that ranged from looking for signs of life on other planets to investing in health equity among rural and underserved communities to testing creative ways to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Those expenditures, largely fueled by a 16% yearly increase in federal awards, come as NAU ha more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, April 10 -- Onsemi, a semiconductors supplier company, issued the following news on April 9, 2024: What's New: Today, onsemi announced the availability of the CEM102, a state-of-the-art miniaturized analog front-end (AFE) that enables electrochemical sensing with highest accuracy at very low currents. With its small form factor and the industry's lowest power consumption, it allows engineers to create versatile and compact solutions for industrial, environmental and healthc more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, April 12 (TNSres) -- Onsemi, a semiconductors supplier company, issued the following news on April 11, 2024: Onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) plans to announce its financial results for the first quarter, which ended March 29, 2024, before the market opens on Monday, April 29, 2024. The company will host a conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on April 29, 2024, following the release of its financial results. Investors and interested parties can access the conference ca more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 12 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * Below is a statement from Arizona Board of Regents Chair Cecilia Mata on Governor Katie Hobbs' appointment of two new regents. "On behalf of the Arizona Board of Regents, I extend our appreciation to Governor Hobbs for her discerning appointment of Ms. Liz Archuleta, a distinguished and esteemed leader, to serve on the board. Ms. Archuleta's extensive history of leadership both w more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Below is a statement from Arizona Board of Regents Chair Cecilia Mata on the retirement of Banner Health Chief Executive Officer Peter S. Fine and the appointment of it's new CEO, Amy Perry. "On behalf of the Arizona Board of Regents, we extend our sincere congratulations to Amy Perry who will become the chief executive officer and president of Banner Health, following the retirem more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 11 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following statement on April 10, 2024 : * * * Today's ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court, affirming the state's antiquated abortion ban, is an alarming and deeply concerning decision that undermines the fundamental rights of those accessing reproductive healthcare in our neighboring state. The ruling restricts access to safe and legal abortion and sets a very dangerous precedent for the continued erosion of  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, April 11 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 10, 2024: * * * Yesterday, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a total abortion ban with no exceptions - siding with a law that dates back to 1864. This decision comes months after the Texas Supreme Court ordered Kate Cox to risk her life by forcing her to carry an unviable pregnancy to term. Texans and now Arizonans are having their rights rolled back all because of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz - and the T more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 9 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The University of Arizona is part of an international collaboration that is exploring how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to improve space operations, safety and sustainability. Roberto Furfaro, professor of systems and industrial engineering and deputy director in the College of Engineering of the Space4 Center, is the UArizona co-principal investigator on the approximately $1.9 million initiati more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 12 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: Andrew Weil, MD, Deepak Chopra, MD, and Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, three of the world's leading integrative medicine experts, will discuss the potential for integrative medicine to reshape health care in the United States. * What: Panel Discussion: "Transforming Healthcare in the U.S.: Drawing on the Power of Integrative Medicine" * Who: Andrew Weil, MD, Deepak Chopra, MD, and Jon Kabat-Zinn, more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 13 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: Psychiatrists from the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson are launching the Arizona Pediatric Psychiatry Access Line, a consultation service for Arizona health care providers who care for children and adolescents experiencing mental illness. The Arizona Pediatric Psychiatry Access Line, or APAL, is funded through a $1.9 million grant from the Arizona Health Care Cost Con more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 10 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Alyssa Ryan, an assistant professor of civil and architectural engineering and mechanics, in the University of Arizona College of Engineering, is leading a national study to identify disparities in traffic safety for all transportation users, including drivers, bicyclists and walkers. "Transportation engineering is very focused on people and impacting society and how people interact with the world," said more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 12 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Pierre Deymier, a professor in the University of Arizona College of Engineering, is among eight of the world's top scientists to be named to France's National Centre for Scientific Research second class of fellow-ambassadors. France's national agency for scientific research, known as CNRS, began the fellow-ambassadors program in 2023 to enrich its country's research efforts and international profile. The  more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: About 4.5 billion years ago, a small planet smashed into the young Earth, flinging molten rock into space. Slowly, the debris coalesced, cooled and solidified, forming our moon. This scenario of how the Earth's moon came to be is the one largely agreed upon by most scientists. But the details of how exactly that happened are "more of a choose-your-own adventure novel," according to researchers in t more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * This Time, They'll Have UArizona Science in Tow * * * University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory researchers will have a hand in two of the three instruments NASA selected for deployment on the lunar surface by Artemis III astronauts. Once installed near the moon's South Pole, the instruments will collect valuable scientific data about the lunar environment, the lunar interior  more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's School of Architecture issued the following news: * * * A University of Miami report recommends that urban areas plagued by water shortages and drought need to adopt new measures, such as more water-efficient plumbing and appliances, to save the precious resource. * * * By Robert C. Jones The news hit developers like a sledgehammer: The state of Arizona, faced with a two-decades-long drought, would put the brakes on new ho more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix is pleased to share that Briana Houlihan, MBA, dean for the College of General Studies, has been selected to present at the 2024 American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment Conference. The poster presentation, titled, "General Education Assessment Strategies That Support Student Choice," will focus on the effective ma more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Research highlights findings including optimism gaps between HR leaders and knowledge workers as well as recommendations on how talent leaders can maximize positive impacts of GenAI * * * University of Phoenix and Executive Networks are pleased to share the findings of their latest research study 2024 Generative AI Report: L&D's Breakthrough Moment. Close to 1,000 human resource leaders  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix and ManpowerGroup (Manpower), the employment agency dedicated to enriching people's lives with meaningful employment and development opportunities for more than 60 years, have issued a case study highlighting their academic alliance as a successful collaboration on an upskilling program. The case study provides a closer look at University of Phoenix alliance with Manpower on the shar more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix is pleased to share that Office of Educational Equity Program Manager Jelisa Dallas, M.S. Ed., joins the onsite proceedings of the 2024 Online Learning Consortium Innovate Conference April 9-12, 2024, in Denver, CO, to present a session titled, "Bravely Belong: Creating a Virtual Safe Space for Students to Succeed from the Classroom to Careers." "An environment of belongin more PR