SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, July 3 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement by Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeve's signing of the Life Equality Act, legislation that protects unborn children from being aborted because of their race, sex, disability, or genetic makeup: "Every innocent life is worthy of protection, and no one should be discriminated against because of his or her race, sex, disability, or genetic makeup. "This is especially true of  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 30 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement by General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding the Supreme Court's decision in June Medical Services vs. Russo to strike down Louisiana's law requiring abortionists, just like doctors at ambulatory surgical centers, to hold admitting privileges at hospitals: "Women can speak for themselves--they don't need abortion businesses to speak for them. Women seeking abortions have the same right to competent an  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, July 1 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement by John Bursch, senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy regarding the Supreme Court's decision Tuesday to uphold Montana's tuition tax credit program in Espinoza vs. Montana Department of Revenue: "The Supreme Court was right to rule that states can't oust parents and children from neutral benefit programs simply because they choose a religious private school. "This is consistent with t  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, July 1 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: As coronavirus cases surge across the United States, officials scramble to roll back reopening measures in a renewed effort to contain the spread of Covid-19. The reverse course comes as record-breaking case totals threaten to overwhelm hospital systems in several states, including Texas, Florida, Arizona, and California. While the United States managed to "flatten the curve" in May through nearly universal stay at   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 1 -- The Flinn Foundation issued the following news release: The Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation has selected 31 civic leaders for its Flinn-Brown Fellowship seminar series that will focus on public policy development within the national, state and local political landscape to address Arizona's pressing socio-economic issues. Four counties from across Arizona will be represented in the new cohort, with about a third of the Flinn-Brown Fellows   more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, June 29 -- Forensic Anthropology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features forensic anthropology and archaeology, published research articles on the following topics in its Winter 2020 edition: * Moisture Content in Decomposing, Desiccated, and Mummified Human Tissue * Examining Differences in Presumed Migrants from Texas and Arizona Using Cranial and Dental Data Technical Notes: * A Simplified Protocol for the Histological Preparation of Cortical Bone Samples for  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 1 -- The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release: Former Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Jaime A. Molera will serve as chairman of Arizonans for Great Schools and a Strong Economy, a committee established by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry to oppose an initiative that would impose a huge surcharge onto the state income tax. Molera, a school finance expert, helped author Proposition 301, the ballot initiative vote  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Migration Policy Institute issued the following news release: The Migration Policy Institute's newly constituted advisory board convened for the first time on June 29, assembling members with distinguished records in government, the corporate and philanthropic sectors, the legal and education fields, immigrant service and advocacy, research, diplomacy and academia in the United States, Europe and Latin America. The advisory board is co-chaired by former Homeland Secur  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 30 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Greater Phoenix Chamber announced new leaders of its board of directors that will lead the organization in its mission to promote regional prosperity and serve as a catalyst for economic vitality and strong communities in fiscal year 2020. John Wolfe, Senior Vice President, Southwest Region for Cox Communications will serve as the 2020-2021 board chair, succeeding Mike Hummel, General Ma  more

MISSOULA, Montana, July 3 -- The National Forest Foundation issued the following news: Situated adjacent to the City of Williams is a mountain of great importance to local citizens, private entities, municipalities, jurisdictions and tribes that help steward its well-being. It is known as Bill Williams Mountain, and it is an iconic feature of the northern Arizona landscape. The Kaibab National Forest, in partnership with Coconino County, the National Forest Foundation, and the Arizona Departme  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union launched a new five figure digital ad campaign on Facebook and Instagram in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, and North Carolina urging members of Congress to ensure access to COVID-19 testing and treatment for everyone i  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release: The New York Life Foundation in partnership with the Afterschool Alliance announced $1.35 million in new grants to support middle school youth during the out-of-school time (OST) hours to 26 youth development organizations in Alabama, Arizona, California (6), Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and  more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, July 3 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on July 2: The Prescott National Forest withdrew its decision to proceed with a controversial mine, the River Bend Placer Mine project, on the Hassayampa River. The withdrawal comes after the Center for Biological Diversity delivered a forceful objection to the project's impacts on the globally imperiled Phillip's agave (Agave phillipsiana), a rare plant domesticated by Native Americans centuries   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Priorities USA issued the following news release: Priorities USA Action is expanding its investment in Arizona as the state continues to move in Vice President Biden's direction and away from Trump. Priorities is extending its TV and digital buys in the state, and expanding its seven-figure digital program specifically targeted to Latino voters. In July alone, Priorities is set to spend over $1 million in Arizona. In recent tracking, Arizona has shown more movement than an  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, July 3 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release: In response to the continuing need for more COVID-19 diagnostic tests, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, is working with Poba Medical in northern Arizona to produce 10,000 coronavirus test kits per month, it was announced. Poba Medical is in the same industrial park near the Flagstaff airport as TGen's Pathogen and Microbiome Division,  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 30 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: The Trust for Public Land, in partnership with the National Park Service, announced the protection of an 84-acre scenic property in the foothills of the Tucson Mountains as an addition to Saguaro National Park, the third addition to the park completed by The Trust for Public Land and the National Park Service in the past four years. In addition to protecting important Sonoran Desert habitat threatened with  more