WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release: Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed five public records requests about Arizona government agencies' social media communications and takedown requests. The requests were filed with the Center for Internet Security, Coconino County, Maricopa County, Pima County, and the Arizona Secretary of State's Office. In recent elections, various arms of the federal and State governments-includi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Yesterday evening, on behalf of the Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona and Eric Lovelis, America First Legal (AFL) filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County, Arizona officials for violating State election administration laws. The suit alleges: * Maricopa County refuses to maintain the mandatory chain of custody for ballots. In 2022, these failures resulted in a dis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Agricultural Retailers Association issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * ARA President & CEO Daren Coppock released a statement expressing disagreement with the ruling out of a federal district court in Arizona that vacated the registration for over-the-top (OTT) applications of dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton: "ARA disagrees with this decision. It removes a determination that should be made by a science-based regulatory agency to a federal court  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 8 -- The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO Danny Seiden released the following statement regarding the EPA's finalization of a standard on fine particulate matter--or PM 2.5--that will push Maricopa County into a non-attainment designation: "The entire premise of the Clean Air Act is one of cooperative federalism, where the federal government and state g  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 9 (TNScapv) -- The American Soybean Association issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024, by President Josh Gackle: * * * The American Soybean Association--the national advocacy organization for the industry--and 26 soy state affiliates have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency asking the administration for help following a dicamba ruling in a federal district court in Arizona. The court ruled EPA made a procedural error in issuing 2020 dicamba r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2024: * * * Today, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bipartisan bill into law that helps ensure Arizona's election deadlines comply with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 - a move that helps secure Arizona's elections and enables Arizona's presidential election results to be properly transmitted to Congress, reflecting the will of Arizona's voters. * * * Catherine Hinckley Kelley, senior d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Common Cause issued the following news release: Arizona lawmakers have just reached a resolution on a clean fix to the ballot recount issue after months of tense negotiations. The fix, HB2785, corrects a massive problem caused by prior legislation by allowing adequate time for election officials to tally votes after elections conclude. The ballot recount issue initially caused conflict as the Ducey administration's move to lower the threshold to trigger automatic recount  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 6 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is lambasting the top Arizona education official's recent decision to partner state schools with a constitutionally suspect and academically dubious outfit. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has made an irresponsible decision to team up with PragerU Kids -- meaning that its materials will now be allowed in Arizona's public schools. It is   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 7 -- Make-A-Wish issued the following news release: Make-A-Wish has announced the 2023 winners of the Chris Greicius Celebrity Award, given each year to some of the celebrities, entertainers, athletes, influencers, and industry partners who have played a significant and impactful role in furthering the Make-A-Wish mission. Each winner is honored for their ongoing commitment to delivering hope to children with critical illnesses and their families when they need it most. T  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Feb. 2 -- The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors issued the following news release with Stonewood Financial: NAIFA and Stonewood Financial have completed a partnership agreement whereby Stonewood Financial will become part of NAIFA's Business Performance Center that provides education and legislative debriefs to members on issues concerning practice management. Additionally, the two organizations will have a presence at organizational meetings and c  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 9 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame highlighted today that five NFF High School Showcases in Houston, Arizona, Southern California, South Florida, and an inaugural event in Nevada will take place between Feb. 10 and March 9. The five events will provide hundreds of high school seniors from across the nation a chance to earn grants-in-aid  more