SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 11 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Jan. 10, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, commending U.S. Sens. Tim Scott, James Lankford, and Rep. Virginia Foxx for introducing the Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act, a bill that protects parents' right to guide the upbringing, education, and health care of their   more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Bowman, director of regulatory practice, regarding a rule the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published Tuesday, Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes: "Americans shouldn't be forced to violate their ethical and religious beliefs. Yet, every year  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 12 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Kate Anderson, director of the ADF Center for Parental Rights, regarding a second letter ADF sent to Jefferson County Public Schools Thursday asking it to allow parents to opt their children out of any policy, prior to an overnight trip, that rooms children by gender identity rather than sex. An   more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 13 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Hawley, vice president of the ADF Center for Life and Center for Regulatory Practice, regarding the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granting a motion to intervene that Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho filed last November in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 11 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding the Ohio House of Representative's override Wednesday of Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of H.B. 68, the Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation Act, legislation designed to protect parents and children from the administration of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- American Oversight issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2024: On Wednesday, American Oversight filed a lawsuit in Cochise County, Ariz., seeking the release of public records regarding the county's recent election administration decisions, including officials' refusal to meet Arizona's deadline for certifying the 2022 midterm results. Statement from American Oversight Executive Director Heather Sawyer: "The recent indictment of two members of Cochise County's Board of  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 9 -- The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following statement on Jan. 8, 2024: * * * Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO Danny Seiden released the following statement: "Arizona job creators agree with Gov. Hobbs that the strong working relationship between the public and private sectors has produced a robust, resilient economy that is attracting new investment from across the country and around the world. We look forward to workin  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 12 -- The Security Industry Association issued the following news release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. & SILVER SPRING, Md. - ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA) - the leading membership associations for the security industry - have announced details for the 2024 Security LeadHER conference, a special event dedicated to advancing, connecting and empowering women in the security profession. The second annual Security LeadHER conference will be held Monda  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 12 -- ASIS International, a global community of security practitioners, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: * * * Alexandria, VA / Silver Spring, MD -- ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA) - the leading membership associations for the security industry - have announced details for the 2024 Security LeadHER conference, a special event dedicated to advancing, connecting and empowering women in the security profession. The secon  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release: * * * Animal welfare groups condemn uptick in slaughter, call for action on Farm bill * * * USDA export data reveals that kill buyers shipped 17,997 horses from Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas to slaughter plants in Mexico in 2023. This was the most significant annual percentage increase of live exports since 2012. Final numbers are not yet available for live exports to Canada. The jump in expor  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 9 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber issued the following news release: The Greater Phoenix Chamber (the Chamber) announces its legislative priorities for the Second Regular Session of Arizona's 56th Legislature. This session, the Chamber is continuing to protect businesses against harmful mandates, ensuring that Arizona has the economic development tools to continue to succeed, and a structurally balanced budget. "The Chamber's utmost goal is to advocate and prioritize poli  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Interviews in Four States Suggest Strategies to Improve Enrollee Communication and Boost Number of Medicaid Enrollees Moving to Marketplace Coverage * * * At the beginning of 2024, nine months into states' efforts to unwind the Medicaid continuous enrollment provision and reverify enrollees' eligibility, states have completed renewals for less th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following news release: The American Energy Alliance and the Committee to Unleash Prosperity recently sponsored a survey of 1600 likely voters equally divided among eight States (Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio) conducted by MWR Strategies in December 2023. The total sample margin of error is 2.45 percent. The survey results confirm that there has been little change in sentim  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2024: On January 9th, 2023, DarkSky International officially launched the highly anticipated DarkSky Approved Lodging Program. This new program offers lodging facilities with naturally dark skies and responsible outdoor lighting at night the opportunity to join the acclaimed and growing list of places officially certified by DarkSky International. The DarkSky Approved Lodging Program sets a new stand  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 12 -- The Pool and Hot Tub Alliance (formerly the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals) issued the following news release: GENESIS, a company of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), is pleased to announce its new Design Faculty Advisor, Kirk Bianchi. Bianchi has been a GENESIS instructor for five years and currently teaches the Master Designer Methods course. Bianchi has had a lifelong passion for art, photography, and architecture. He honed his skills during hig  more