PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: Today, the ACLU of Arizona released From Hope to Heartbreak, a report detailing how inhumane and ineffective policies are allowing widespread confiscation and trashing of migrants' personal belongings by the U.S. Border Patrol. The report was co-authored with The Kino Border Initiative, ProtectAZ Health, the Sikh Coalition, the ACLU, and the ACLUs of New Mexico  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, America First Legal (AFL) announced the filing of an amended complaint in Walden v. Mesa Unified School District to add a new plaintiff to the case-the mother of a daughter whose gender was clandestinely transitioned by school officials from Arizona's Mesa Unified School District, which is more commonly known as Mesa Public Schools (MPS). The mother, named Jan  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 17 -- Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news release: The Arizona chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statement in response to the Senate advancing SB 1198 and SB 1189. These reckless measures seek to force Arizona universities, colleges and community colleges to let anyone with a concealed carry permit carry a concealed gun on  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 15 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall today commented on the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to allow farmers to use existing stocks of dicamba for the upcoming planting season. AFBF sent a letter to EPA earlier this week following a recent federal court ruling in Arizona, which vacated the registration of three dicamba products, critically i  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 13 -- The Flinn Foundation issued the following news release: Arizona business leaders Chris Camacho and Adam Goodman--the heads of Greater Phoenix Economic Council and Goodmans, respectively--have been elected to the Flinn Foundation board of directors. Camacho, an advocate for the biosciences, other innovation industries, and the arts has served as president and CEO of the economic development organization for nearly a decade-an era of incredible economic growth throug  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The Alliance for American Manufacturing issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * The House Transportation & Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Highways and Transit will hear testimony from stakeholders on the implementation of Build America, Buy America today at 10 a.m. Eastern. Watch the hearing online here (https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407215&emci=27340a02-65cb-ee11-85f9-002248223794&emdi=10f5a8f5-13cc-ee11-85f9-002248  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The National Farmers Union issued the following news release: National Farmers Union (NFU) will host the organization's 122nd Anniversary Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona, from March 10 through March 12. The NFU Convention is the annual opportunity for Farmers Union members from across the country to set the organization's grassroots policy priorities for the coming year, informed by the elected officials and policy experts they hear from throughout the event. This year  more