ATLANTA, Georgia, July 15 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona's Summerhill Highlights Seven Big 12 Selections on Day One of MLB Draft Arizona's Brendan Summerhill highlighted seven Big 12 baseball players selected on the first day of the 2025 MLB Draft. Summerhill was selected with the 42nd pick by the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite battling injuries, Summerhill posted a career-best .343 batting average in 44 games in 2025. He finished w more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 14 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Brittany Thompson Appointed Leisure Sales Manager at Four Seasons Resorts Lanai * Four Seasons Resorts Lanai announced Brittany Thompson has been appointed West Coast Leisure Sales Manager for Four Seasons Resort Lanai and Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort. In her role, she will work with key travel agency partners, overseeing territories including California, Arizona more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Calls on Federal Reserve Chairman Powell to Resign * WASHINGTON D.C. - On Monday, Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (AZ-08) urged Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to step down in light of his "gross mismanagement" of the Federal Reserve's headquarters renovation project, apparent lack of candor, failure to accurately assess the effects of tariffs, and refusal to lower interest more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 11 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary: * * * Regional Transit in Tucson: Bigger Tax Bill, Worse Results? By William Beard In 2006, voters in Pima County made a deal: an increase in the sales tax for better roads and infrastructure. But now, after nearly two decades of taxpayers holding up their end of the bargain, the results are underwhelming. Of the 35 projects originally promised, only 18 have been completed--and much of the unfinished work l more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Statement on VA Workforce Reductions * Today, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly released the following statement after President Trump's Department of Veterans Affairs announced it would move forward with plans to reduce their workforce by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of September: "These cuts will mean longer wait times for veterans in crisis, fewer health care provider more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Talks Ukraine, Iran, National Security on "Eyes on Geopolitics" Podcast * This weekend, twenty-five-year Navy combat veteran and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined Team House's "Eyes on Geopolitics" podcast to talk about top national security and foreign policy issues. He spoke with the hosts about lessons learned from Russia's war in Ukraine, the administration's national security policy and s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * McCain Institute Commemorates 30 Years of Normalized Relations Between U.S. and Vietnam WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 11, 2025) - The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) today commemorates 30 years of normalized relations between the United States and Vietnam, a policy position championed by Senator John McCain following his five and a half years as a prisoner of war (POW) in Hanoi, Vietn more PR