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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Sunday February 25, 2024 ( 6 items )  

4 Senior Scientists Receive RCSA's 2024 Holland Awards
TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 24 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Four senior scientists, mentors, and leaders will join the Cottrell Scholar community as recipients of Research Corporation for Science Advancement's Robert Holland Jr. Award for Research Excellence and Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The awards, which come with a $5,000 cash prize, honor the late Robert Holland Jr., an engineer and corporate executive who served on RCSA's Boar  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: WI Mother Asks Court to Protect Parents' Right to Know How Schools Treat Their Kids
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Feb. 23 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Vincent Wagner regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Wednesday on behalf of a Wisconsin mother with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Doe v. Bethel Local School District Board of Education, a case in which a school district adopted a policy that allows students to access private spa  more

Boston Scientific Announces Positive Noridian Local Coverage Determination for the Intracept(tm) Procedure
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, Feb. 22 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley issued the following news release: Policy expands physician and patient access for vertebrogenic low back pain treatment MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 22, 2024 - Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has announced that Noridian Healthcare Solutions, a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), published a positive coverage determination for the Intracept(tm) Procedure. The new policy went into effect on Sunday, January 28, 2  more

INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION NAMES 2023 FRANCHISEE OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS
PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 20 -- The International Franchise Association issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2024: The International Franchise Association (IFA) today recognized 109 individuals with its 2023 Franchisee of the Year awards, representing IFA member brands across all industries from communities around the country and across the world. The annual Franchisee of the Year award recognizes outstanding franchise establishment owner-operators, honored at the 64th IFA Annual Conventi  more

Sierra Club: Commission Approves APS Rate Hike Spelling Higher Bills for Ratepayers
PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 24 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted to allow Arizona Public Service (APS) to raise its rates and burden ratepayers with higher electricity bills, enabling APS to double down on coal and gas. The rate increase will bolster APS shareholder profits while prolonging operation of the utility's outdated Four Corners Generating Station despite cheaper clean energy alternatives. A substan  more

United We Dream: Immigrant Youth Demand Their Right to Live Free From State Violence, Urge a No Vote on Arizona's Extreme Anti-Immigrant Bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- United We Dream issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: The SB1070 2.0 bill package, spearheaded by Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma and considered one of the most extreme anti-immigrant bills in Arizona's history, is expected to reach a final vote on the House floor today. This legislative effort aims to revive the dangerous elements of the original SB1070 law, which fueled police racial profiling of residents, expanded the use of detention, and tore immigrant   more