TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 3 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: A Federal District Court Judge has issued a ruling approving a final class settlement in the case Toomey v. State of Arizona. Filed in 2019, the ACLU of Arizona, the ACLU's LGBT Project, and law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP brought forward a class action lawsuit against the State of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents for denying medically necessary, gender-confirming healthcare  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 4 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2023: As Manufacturing Month 2023 kicks off, Arizona continues to attract industry leaders in high-growth industries. With the state's premier business environment, growing talent pipeline and nation-leading investments, Arizona's economic momentum shows no signs of slowing down. Within the past year, Arizona has won expansion and attraction manufacturing projects statewide, representing combined bi  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Oct. 3 -- Arizona State University issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2023: Marisa Domino, professor at Arizona State University's College of Health Solutions, has been selected to serve on the Congressional Budget Office's panel of health advisors. The panel consists of experts in health policy and the health care sector tasked with helping the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) fulfill its mission of producing independent, nonpartisan analysis of economic and budgetary issue  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2023: The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Oman of TOW 2B Radio Frequency Missiles (BGM-71F-7-RF) and Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 3, 2023, entitled "Proposed Waiver and Extension of the Project Period with Funding for Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Grants." The notice was issued by Glenna Wright-Gallo, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. COMMENT DEADLINE: November 2, 2023 * * * SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in the Education Department Ge  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 4 -- Tucson Electric Power issued the following news release: Tucson Electric Power (TEP) will build a large battery energy storage system in southeast Tucson to help satisfy customers' everyday energy needs with abundant, low-cost solar energy. TEP's Roadrunner Reserve system will serve as the largest energy storage system in our portfolio and among the largest in Arizona. The 200-megawatt (MW) system can store 800 megawatt hours of energy, enough to serve approximately   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Armin Sorooshian, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, was recognized for his work connecting airborne particulates to climate. * * * Armin Sorooshian, a University of Arizona professor of chemical and environmental engineering and University Distinguished Scholar in the College of Engineering, has been awarded the American Geophysical Union's Joanne Simp  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * The startup Ancerix is working to commercialize much-needed instruments for surgical hardware removal. The team worked with Tech Launch Arizona to file patents and license its intellectual property. * * * A startup in the field of orthopedic surgery has emerged as a result of research and innovation at the University of Arizona, addressing specific challenges faced by surgeons in extracting  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * The startup Ancerix is working to commercialize much-needed instruments for surgical hardware removal. The team worked with Tech Launch Arizona to file patents and license its intellectual property. * * * A startup in the field of orthopedic surgery has emerged as a result of research and innovation at the University of Arizona, addressing specific challenges faced by surg  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * More than 80% of the people who were eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster last fall did not. New research is identifying the reasons why. * * * In September 2022, new bivalent COVID-19 boosters became available in the United States, but less than 20% of the eligible population ultimately received one. A new study led by researchers in the University of Arizona Mel and En  more