SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 25 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Jan. 24, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Travis Barham regarding a friend-of-the-court brief filed Tuesday in Speech First v. McCall with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit challenging an illegal speech policy at Texas State University that penalizes constitutionally protected speech on and off campus: "College students have  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 25 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Jan. 24, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Hawley, vice president of the Center for Life and Regulatory Practice, regarding the opening briefs the U.S. Department of Justice and Danco Laboratories filed Tuesday with the U.S. Supreme Court in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine: "Women and girls sho  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 24 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statements: * * * Enacts Protections for Kids, Women's Sports * * * 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 Senate's override Wednesday of Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of H.B. 68, the Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation Act, legislation designed to protect children from the admini  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 25 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Jan. 24, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Lincoln Wilson regarding a notice of appeal ADF attorneys filed last Tuesday in First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit after a lower court dismissed the case. In December, Christian, pro-life, medical nonprofit First Choice Women's Resour  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 24 -- The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release: The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry is pleased to welcome to its team Tim Franquist to serve in a new role as Director of Regulatory Affairs. The hiring of Franquist comes as the EPA continues to ramp up job-killing federal air quality regulations on Arizona. The Chamber is excited to have on board a dedicated professional to help businesses navigate the onslaught of regulations   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: The emergency may be over, but are you still suffering in the aftermath? As the graph shows, the proportion of Americans over age 16 with a disability has increased sharply since 2021: from about 115 in 100,000 (projected, shown by blue line) to nearly 125 in 100,000 (black line). During the height of COVID, the proportion was lower. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 24 -- EcoWatch posted the following news on Jan. 23, 2024: By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes In order to help the United States transition to renewable energy, the Department of the Interior has announced a new solar energy "roadmap," including 22 million acres of public lands to expand solar energy development in the West, a press release from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said. The BLM also announced plans for the next steps on green energy projects in California, Neva  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Today LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ+ leaders to public office, endorsed 57 more out candidates for state and local office around the country. LGBTQ+ Victory Fund has endorsed 139 candidates for the 2024 election cycle. LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorses the following candidates: ARIZONA Oscar De Los Santos (he/him) State House of Representatives, Dis  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 22 -- The International Dairy Foods Association issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2024: The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today recognized the remarkable leadership of Ricky Dickson, former CEO and president of Blue Bell Creameries, with the IDFA Laureate Award during the association's annual Dairy Forum. Now in its fifth year, the IDFA Laureate Award is given to a leader in the dairy industry who has made significant, prolonged contributions to  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 25 -- The International Dairy Foods Association issued the following news release: Schreiber Foods Inc. was recognized today with the first annual IDFA Workplace of the Year Award at IDFA's Dairy Forum in Phoenix, Ariz. The award, co-sponsored by IDFA and Dairy Processing magazine, is given each year to an outstanding IDFA member company that has created policies to promote a positive workplace experience for employees. Award recipients demonstrate efforts to support wome  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 24 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: In a disheartening verdict, today the Maricopa County Superior Court ruled to uphold the Arizona Corporation Commission's (ACC) decision to approve Salt River Project's (SRP) revised proposal to expand the gas-fired Coolidge Generating Station in Pinal County, Arizona. The ruling comes after oral arguments concluded on Friday, January 12, 2024 regarding the lawsuit Sierra Club filed in September cha  more

PHEONIX, Arizona, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, issued the following news: Susan G. Komen, the world's leading breast cancer organization commends Representative David Cook (R-Globe) for working with Komen to eliminate financial barriers to earlier breast cancer detection by ensuring that everyone has equitable access to diagnostic and supplemen  more