PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 3 -- The Alliance for Innovation issued the following news release: Each year during the annual Transforming Local Government (TLG) conference, the Alliance for Innovation honors innovation in local government, whether big, small, incremental or disruptive. AFI is excited to announce the 2020 Innovation Award winners who are demonstrating positive community and organizational impact, quantum leaps in creativity, and tangible results toward building antifragile communities  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release: The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Arizona Medical Association are launching Be Safe, Be Open AZ!, a partnership between the business community and Arizona's physician community to promote the critical safety measures needed to slow the spread of the coronavirus and protect the state's residents, employees, and healthcare heroes on the front lines of fighting the pandemic.  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 7 -- 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 Aug. 1, 2020 edition: * ALMA Survey of Orion Planck Galactic Cold Clumps (ALMASOP). I. Detection of New Hot Corinos with the ACA * An Evolutionary Study of Volatile Chemistry in Protoplanetary Disks * Cosmological  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 4 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Conservationists have brokered an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) to go back and reconsider its 2015 decision not to protect the Sonoran Desert tortoise under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agreement - approved by a federal court today in Tucson, Arizona - was reached after WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project challenged the Service's   more

TEMPE, Arizona, Aug. 5 -- The Salt River Project issued the following news release on Aug. 4: Salt River Project today announced 21 commercial, municipal and school district customers across the Valley have signed agreements to get a portion of their energy from the sun, and a total of 100 megawatts (MW) of solar energy will soon be helping to power operations at these organizations. This is the second phase of the Sustainable Energy Offering, which is part of the utility's ongoing commitment   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Yesterday, Dr. Hiral Tipirneni won the Democratic primary in Arizona's 6th Congressional District and will now face off against anti-choice, anti-freedom Republican incumbent David Schweikert. In response to Dr. Tipirneni's primary victory, NARAL Pro-Choice America Southwest Regional Director Caroline Mello Roberson released the following statement: "NARAL and our 45,000 members in Arizona congratulate  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Following yesterday's primary, Mark Kelly has officially secured the Democratic nomination for the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Arizona. Kelly will now face off against anti-choice, anti-freedom Republican incumbent Senator Martha McSally, who was appointed to the seat last year after her failed Senate bid in 2018. Yesterday's primary comes on the heels of new polling that shows McSally trailing   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release on Aug. 7: Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), along with co-counsel King & Spalding LLP and Perkins Coie LLP, filed a class-action lawsuit challenging Arizona Medicaid's categorical exclusion for surgical treatment for gender dysphoria. The named plaintiffs, D.H. and John Doe, are transgender teenagers who require male chest reconstr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news release on Aug. 6: Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), along with co-counsel King & Spalding LLP and Perkins Coie LLP, filed a class-action lawsuit challenging Arizona Medicaid's categorical exclusion for surgical treatment for gender dysphoria. The named plaintiffs, D.H. and John Doe, are transgender teenagers who require male chest reconstruction surge  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 7 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: The adjunctive use of cannabis is associated with a reduction in opioid use and emergency room visits among patients with non-cancer pain, according to the findings of a literature review published in the journal Systemic Reviews. A team of investigators affiliated with the University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman School of Public Health, analyzed data from nine studies  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, an organization that works to uphold fair housing, fair lending and consumer protection laws, issued the following news release: Nonprofit housing counseling organizations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in 15 states will receive unrestricted grants and resources from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), thanks to funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The grants will provide financial support for techn  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- ProEnglish, an advocate of English language, issued the following news: Arizona Congressional District 2 candidate Brandon Martin posted his support for official English on his campaign website and won his Republican primary. Martin will face Ann Kirkpatrick on November 3. On Martin's campaign website, in the section entitled "My Contract With Arizona Congressional District 2" he listed "10 current [congressional] bills I would support when elected" and Martin included H  more

PAGE, Arizona, Aug. 5 -- The Salt River Project issued the following news release: After a nearly four-month suspension, the Navajo Generating Station decommissioning project resumed in mid-July with the demolition of the Unit 3 Absorber Pumphouse and the 10-story-high Limestone Prep Conveyor. Independence Excavating of Independence, Ohio, the contractor in charge of the huge NGS demolition job, calculated how to bring the conveyor down through an engineering analysis. That told the work crew   more

TEMPE, Arizona, Aug. 6 -- The Salt River Project issued the following news release on Aug. 5: "Dollars for Doers is a great program and a way to assist organizations with grants for simply donating time. What keeps me coming back is knowing that most people find themselves in need at some point in their lives. Today I am able to help by volunteering, but tomorrow I may be the recipient of someone else's volunteer efforts. I feel I am making a small impact in the lives of those families that are  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 4 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Conservationists have brokered an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) to go back and reconsider its 2015 decision not to protect the Sonoran Desert tortoise under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agreement--approved by a federal court today in Tucson, Arizona--was reached after WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project challenged the Service's 2015 decision not   more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Aug. 4 -- WorldatWork issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Recent events and ongoing marketplace uncertainties require sales compensation and operations professionals remain flexible and responsive. Over four days and in 28 interactive sessions in August, WorldatWork 2020 Spotlight on Sales Compensation Virtual Conference & Exhibition will address the challenges and provide solutions. The conference takes place 11:00a.m. - 2:00pm ET on August 13, 14, 20 & 21. Atten  more