PHOENIX, Arizona, June 9 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: In an effort to provide all eligible Arizonans the opportunity to register to vote, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) has begun mailing voter registration forms and explanation letters in English and Spanish to all Medicaid and KidsCare applicants. All participants who apply for new benefits or have their existing benefits renewed will receive this voter registrati  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The American Public Power Association issued the following news release: Nineteen individuals and ten utilities were recognized for service to the American Public Power Association and the public power industry during the American Public Power Association's Public Power Connect: Virtual Summit & Business Meeting. The individuals and utilities recognized at the ceremony were: Alex Radin Distinguished Service Award This award is the highest award granted by the American P  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 9 -- Archeology Southwest issued the following news release: On Friday, June 5, Archaeology Southwest submitted formal comments to the Lower Sonoran Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding the agency's draft resource management plan to open more than 255,000 acres in the north unit of the Sonoran Desert Monument (SDNM) to livestock grazing. The comments were prepared by William H. Doelle, President and CEO; John R. Welch, Landscape and Site Preservati  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 9 -- The Astrophysical Journal, a research journal from the American Astronomical Society that says it is devoted to recent developments, discoveries and theories in astronomy and astrophysics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2020 edition: * Intermittency and Ion Temperature-Anisotropy Instabilities: Simulation and Magnetosheath Observation * Ions in the Thermosphere of Exoplanets: Observable Constraints Revealed by Innovative Labo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 9 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Greater Phoenix Chamber Political Action Committee (Chamber PAC) has endorsed 59 candidates for the Arizona Legislature prior to the August 4 Primary Election. The Chamber PAC has supported business-friendly candidates in local and state races for more than three decades. "For nearly 40 years, the Greater Phoenix Chamber Political Action Committee has supported pro-business candidates for  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 12 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation The Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation (Foundation) leads the charitable and education objectives of the Greater Phoenix Chamber and promotes economic prosperity and quality of life for the Greater Phoenix region. The Foundation's charitable activities focus on community and workforce development and improving health and prosperity for the region. Greater   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 12 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation The Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation (Foundation) leads the charitable and education objectives of the Greater Phoenix Chamber and promotes economic prosperity and quality of life for the Greater Phoenix region. The Foundation's charitable activities focus on community and workforce development and improving health and prosperity for the region. Greater   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 12 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation The Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation (Foundation) leads the charitable and education objectives of the Greater Phoenix Chamber and promotes economic prosperity and quality of life for the Greater Phoenix region. The Foundation's charitable activities focus on community and workforce development and improving health and prosperity for the region. Greater   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Microbiology Resource Announcements, a online journal from the American Society for Microbiology that says it publishes articles announcing the availability of sequenced genomes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in public databases, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 11, 2020 edition: * Coding-Complete Genome Sequence of a Human Respirovirus 1 Strain from a Clinical Sample in Arizona * Full-Genome Sequences of Two Ne  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 9 -- The Native American Journalists Association issued the following news release on June 5: The Native American Journalists Association will host the 2021 National Native Media Conference Sept. 15-19, 2021 in Phoenix. In partnership with the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, NAJA will co-host the 2021 Native American Journalism Fellowship student newsroom, programming and events. Breakout sessions, meals and  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 12 -- The State Bar of Arizona issued the following statement: The leadership of the State Bar of Arizona is deeply troubled by the violent killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. The events of that day--that turning point--led us to recommit to our mission of supporting the equal administration of justice for all. Like all people of good will, including many in the law enforcement community, we pledge to continue our work with fellow Arizonan  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 12 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release: Ashion Analytics (http://ashion.com/), a clinical laboratory of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, is now part of the National Cancer Institute's MATCH program, which provides patients who have rare or difficult-to-treat cancers with access to unique clinical trials nationwide that might give them the best therapeutic treatments and outco  more