PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * ACLU Launches $500,000 Campaign to Educate Voters About Candidates' Positions in Arizona Secretary of State Race The national ACLU today announced a $500,000 campaign in the Arizona Secretary of State race. October 19, 2026 PHOENIX - The national ACLU today announced a $500,000 campaign in the Arizona secretary of state race. In partnership with the ACLU of Arizona, the organizations aim to inform voters that their civil righ more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 19 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser, FTC and states sue to stop playground equipment monopoly * Oct. 19, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser joined with the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to block the proposed merger between PlayPower and Burke, two of the largest manufacturers of outdoor playground equipment. The proposed transaction between the two private equity back more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 19 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release: * * * Banner Health named by Fortune as one of the Best Large Workplaces in Health Care for Second Consecutive Year * PHOENIX (Oct. 19, 2026) - Banner Health has been recognized by Fortune for a second consecutive year as one of the Best Large Workplaces in Health Care, a national ranking of health care organizations with 1,000 or more employees. As one of the country's largest nonprofit health systems and the largest private employer in Ar more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 20 -- BHP Group issued the following news: * * * San Manuel: creating new life for an Arizona copper icon 19 Oct 2026 Across North America, BHP's Legacy Assets team cares for more than two dozen former mine sites in Canada and the United States. These are the places where mining began generations ago and where our responsibility does not end at closure. Every day, our teams manage water and tailings, monitor the environment, and work alongside communities and Indigenous partners. Increasingly, this careful stew more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report: * * * Ballot Measures Restricting State Revenues and Citizen Initiatives Would Impede Needed Investments and Supports October 19, 2026 | Clara Wilson Voters across the country will decide state ballot measures in the November elections that would reduce state lawmakers' ability to raise revenue, restrict local governments' agency to set their own tax policies, and limit voters' ability to enact policies directly through citizen initiatives. Though more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 19 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * China's Biotech Rise vs. America's Medical Red Tape * China's rapid rise in biotechnology has prompted a familiar response in Washington: impose new restrictions on American companies doing business there. But blocking where American companies can invest will not remove the regulatory obstacles that slow medical research at home. A better response starts with giving American researchers more freedom to develop treatments while grantin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Andy Biggs Calls on Department of War to Unlock Arizona's Copper Resources to Strengthen National Security * GILBERT, ARIZONA -U.S. Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05), alongside Arizona Congressmen Paul Gosar (AZ-09) and Eli Crane (AZ-02), sent a letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth urging the Department of War to identify opportunities to expand domestic copper mining, processing, refining, and recycling on the approximately 3.12 million  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Sues to Block PlayPower's Acquisition of Rival Playground Manufacturer Burke * Today, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Platinum Equity and its portfolio company PlayPower's acquisition of BCI Burke, alleging the deal to combine two of the largest commercial outdoor playground equipment makers will drive up prices and decrease innovation and quality for equipment bought by schools, churches, parks and recreation departments and other or more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (TNSida) -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * October 19, 2026 Gallego, Bicameral Collation Press Trump Administration on Illegal Reallocation of Funding for Minority Serving Institutions WASHINGTON -- Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and a bicameral coalition of Democratic lawmakers in pressing U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon on the administration's illegal decision to redirect funding from Minority-Serving Inst more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Johns Hopkins Medicine Leads Up to $52 Million Federal Effort to Study Protein Shapes and Folding * Led by neurologist Xiaobo Mao, Ph.D., the Johns Hopkins Medicine team, supported by an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, will build an artificial intelligence model to identify how shape-shifting proteins misfold and use this knowledge to support earlier disease detection and treatment A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led resear more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Murphy, Schiff Demand Answers from Trump Administration Over Decision to Allow Handgun Sales to Teenagers * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) demanded answers to Attorney General Todd Blanche on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to stop enforcing a long-standing federal law prohibiting licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to individuals under the age of 21. In a letter, the senators raised  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * NAM Announces 100 New Members for 2026 * The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. "I am thrilled to welcome these outstanding health and  more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 19 -- The University of Oklahoma posted the following news: * * * OU researcher transforms scorpion venom peptides into nonaddictive solution for chronic pain relief * NORMAN, Okla. - As many people struggle with chronic pain and seek relief, opioid misuse has also risen as a serious pain-related issue. To address physical suffering while preventing addictive outcomes, University of Oklahoma researcher Ashlee Rowe is advancing biotherapeutics by studying how certain species of mice are able to resist pain from venomou more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * REPS. CLARKE, GRIJALVA LEAD 63 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN URGING USCIS TO ADDRESS PROCESSING BACKLOG COSTING LAWFULLY-PRESENT IMMIGRANTS THEIR HEALTHCARE * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswomen Yvette D. Clarke and Adelita S. Grijalva, alongside 61 Members of Congress, sent a letter urging U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediately expedite pending green card applications for immigrants who have lost or are at risk of losing Medicaid more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * SBA Awards $9.5 Million to Tribal Colleges and Training Hubs in Support of Small Manufacturers E2G Grants Support Tribal Colleges and Training Hubs to Strengthen Domestic Manufacturing and Critical Supply Chains October 19, 2026 WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced $9.5 million in awards to two tribal organizations that will provide hands-on, in-person manufacturing training and rapid reskilling for employ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * October 15, 2026 SENATOR MCCORMICK HOSTS PENNSYLVANIA RED TAPE DIALOGUES IN PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA, PA -- U.S. Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) today hosted the Pennsylvania Red Tape Dialogues at Temple University in Philadelphia, joined by former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and business leaders from across the Commonwealth. This first-of-its-kind event brought together C-suite executives, small and mid-sized business owners, federal and sta more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * STARS Align at Price Elementary: Smithsonian Gifts Computerized Telescope to Yuma Proving Ground School * Since the late 1950s, Pfc. James D. Price Elementary School has educated thousands of military students in grades kindergarten through fifth garde. Located on the Howard Cantonment Area of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), the school recently gained a new piece of educational equipment: a Schmidt-Cassegrain telesc more PR

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Oct. 19 -- Tarleton State University posted the following news: * * * Tarleton State Ranked No. 1 in Nation for First Time in Program History * Republished from Tarleton State Athletics. STEPHENVILLE, Texas -- Tarleton State Football is the No. 1 ranked team in the country. On Monday, the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll and Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll were released. The Texans surpassed South Dakota State in both rankings to the No. 1 position, the first time in program history that Tarleton State has held the No. 1 rank at a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 26-00041-05) entitled "Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Phoenix Health Care System in Arizona." Here are excerpts: * * * This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Phoenix Health Care System in Arizona. This evaluation focused on five key domains: * Culture * Environment of care * Patient safety * Integrated  more PR