PHOENIX, Arizona, March 1 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Arizona Board of Regent Chair Elect Cecilia Mata announced today transitions in board leadership, with Chair Fred DuVal stepping down from his leadership position effective immediately while remaining as a valued member of the board. As the chair-elect of the board, Chair Elect Mata will now assume the responsibilities of the chair role. In reflecting on his decision, Regent DuVal emph  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that the State Grand Jury has indicted multiple individuals for allegedly engaging in fraud, conspiracy, computer tampering, illegally conducting an enterprise, money laundering and forgery related to the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program. Dolores Lashay Sweet, Dorrian Lamarr Jones, Jennifer Lopez, Jadakah Celeste Johnson,   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and a bipartisan coalition of states, today announced the filing of a lawsuit that challenges the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons. These companies are the country's two largest national supermarket chains, and this merger presents a significant risk of reduced competition and higher food prices nationwide.   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 28 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced a settlement in the case against the Senita Ridge assisted living facility that will end all secrecy clauses in the facility's arbitration agreements. The Attorney General intervened in a case filed by a former resident where the judge ordered the parties to participate in a secret arbitration proceeding. Senita Ridge agreed to remove t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced a lawsuit against RealPage, Inc. and nine major residential apartment landlords operating in Arizona for conspiring to illegally raise rents for hundreds of thousands of Arizona renters in the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas. RealPage is a software company that offers what it calls "revenue management" to its clients, including those nam  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on Feb. 26, 2024: * * * After another series of conflicting accounts and an Arizona Board of Regents meeting filled with personal attacks and threats of lawsuits, Governor Katie Hobbs issued the following statement: "It is crystal clear that the handling of the University of Arizona crisis is heading in the wrong direction. New facts have come to light that once again show the Arizona Board of Regents fai  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on Feb. 26, 2024: * * * This week, legislators are pushing anti-business and anti-immigrant measures including HCR2060 which is a desperate, partisan attempt to circumvent the legislative process. After business and community leaders have spoken out against the job killing bills being considered, Governor Katie Hobbs released the following statement: "Every Arizonan is frustrated by the federal government  more

PHOENIX, Feb. 27 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following news release: The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has appointed Dr. Elda Luna-Najera to fill the vacant seat in Legislative District 22, which will bring the House Democratic Caucus back to its full strength at 29 members. Luna-Najera is a licensed master social worker and is the current President of the Tolleson Union High School District Governing Board. She has spent most of her professional career working with non-pro  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 1 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Contrary to an assertion made today by Attorney General Kris Mayes, State schools chief Tom Horne says the Department of Education alerted the Attorney General's office to potentially fraudulent activity on the part of two of the three former Arizona Department of Education employees named in indictments handed up by the state grand jury. Horne stated, "The At  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 1 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has released figures showing that more than 900 Arizona schools have declined to answer five academic focus questions related to matters such as ensuring schools do not inappropriately expose students to explicit content and avoiding instruction that promotes racial division such as Critical Race Theory. Of   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 29 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be granted legal personhood, jeopardizing IVF and access to contraception. Despite tweeting "IVF is a valuable and important tool for many Arizona families," Rep. Schweikert has been working for years to destroy access to essential reproductive services including IVF. A reminder on David Schwikert's long anti-abortion r  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 28 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: The Arizona House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed the "Dan Ari Act," legislation that mandates the governor to order the lowering of displayed flags to half-staff upon the death of a service member who was from or stationed in the State of Arizona. HB 2818, sponsored by State Representative Quang Nguyen, applies to all state agencies. "This legislation is dedicated to   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 1 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: Arizona State Representative Matt Gress commends Maricopa County Supervisor Tom Galvin following the Board's withdrawal of the Paiute Neighborhood Center project from the Supervisors' formal meeting agenda after cost concerns were raised. The county had been requested to allocate $6,570,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds for the project, initially planned for expanding affordable housing and  more

BISBEE, Arizona, Feb. 29 -- Cochise County Board of Supervisors issued the following news: In a significant step towards enhancing the integrity and transparency of the election process, the State of Arizona has implemented BallotTrax, a secure software application designed to track ballot envelopes. This innovative system, in collaboration with election officials and the postal service, ensures voters receive timely updates about the status of their mail-in ballots, providing peace of mind and  more

PHOENIX, March 1 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Another radical left nominee from Governor Katie Hobbs resigned today, just hours before his scheduled confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Hobbs appointed Jacob D. Raiford to the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments. This important position is part of a team of individuals who are responsible for reviewing and recommending judge candidates to the Governor  more

PHOENIX, Feb. 29 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Senate Republicans are celebrating the Legislature's passage today of a bill to protect Arizona citizens and communities from the crime and security threats associated with the current border invasion caused by the Biden Administration's refusal to enforce immigration laws. SB 1231, known as the Arizona Border Invasion Act, establishes in Arizona law three border-related crimes wi  more

PHOENIX, March 1 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: A measure to legalize the controlled use of psilocybin mushrooms as a treatment option for certain mental health conditions passed out of the Senate today with strong bipartisan support. SB 1570, sponsored by Senator T.J. Shope, would require the Department of Health Services (DHS) to begin the licensing of psychedelic-assisted therapy centers and prescribes licensure requirements  more

PHOENIX, March 1 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: After months of collaboration and compromise among lawmakers, farmers, ranchers, miners, power producers, landowners, municipalities, commercial entities, and industrial stakeholders, Senate Republicans are proud to announce an innovative plan to manage rural groundwater passed the Senate today. Championed by Senate Majority Whip Sine Kerr, SB 1221 represents a responsible groundw  more

PHOENIX, March 1 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Legislation to ensure transparency and free speech protections within Arizona's public universities passed out of the Senate today with full Republican support. Senator Anthony Kern championed several bills to address troubling circumstances brought to light during hearings of the Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Freedom of Expression at Arizona's Public Universities. The pri  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: By Jennifer Micale A technique originally devised to extract DNA from woolly mammoths and other ancient archaeological specimens can be used to potentially identify badly burned human remains, according to research from Binghamton University Research Assistant Professor of Anthropology Matthew Emery. "Targeted Enrichment of Whole-Genome SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphism) from Highly Burned Skeletal R  more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Clark Hill's John Lemaster and Maram Salaheldin successfully represented a group of four Arizona municipalities in a federal lawsuit challenging the decision reached by the Bureau of Reclamation ("Reclamation") in its required National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") review of a proposed water transfer off the Colorado River. On Feb. 21, 2024, the Court granted summary judgment to the Plaintiffs, making a rare  more

BISBEE, Arizona, March 1 -- Cochise County Board of Supervisors issued the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: Cochise County Health and Social Services (CCHSS) is delighted to announce a new collaboration and co-location with HOPE Incorporated, offering a comprehensive range of peer-driven behavioral health recovery support services every Monday (1:00pm - 4:00pm) and Wednesday (9:00am - 12:00pm) at the CCHSS public health clinic in Sierra Vista, located at 4115 E. Foothills Drive. This collabora  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: "THE IVF RECEIPTS" -> In the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, new reporting points out that "the list of GOP Senate candidates who have taken the position that life begins at conception is long--and Democrats plan to remind voters frequently about the similarities between that position and the language used in the Alabama IVF opinion." And reporting across Senate battlegrounds detaile  more

MESA, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- Mesa Community College issued the following news release: Four academically exceptional Mesa Community College students, Charlotte Fornasiero, Matthew Skabelund, Jakobe Stevens and Isabel Rei Zann Wee, will be recognized for their outstanding accomplishments and brilliant leadership at the 2024 All-Arizona Academic Team Recognition Ceremony from noon-1:45 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Doubletree Hilton in Tempe. "MCC is extremely proud to honor these four remarkably talented st  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 1 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: Lumina Foundation has named Northern Arizona University one of seven winners of The Great Admissions Redesign, a competition to revolutionize the admissions process and increase accessibility to higher education for all students. "Lumina is thrilled by the number of outstanding applicants committed to revisioning the college admission process," said Melanie Heath, strategy director for Lumina. "As a winner o  more

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, March 1 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: On Monday, during a public hearing held at Whitehorse High School, the Law and Order Committee (LOC) convened to hear reports by stakeholders, including the San Juan School District and Facilitators of Innovative Education, Leadership, Development, and Sustainability (FIELDS ) representatives, regarding efforts to combat the escalating trend of violence within the community, particu  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Two federal grants will help the university's Southwest Institute for Research on Women expand mental health services and sex education designed to serve LGBTQ+ youth. * * * A pair of federal grants totaling nearly $4 million will help a longstanding University of Arizona research institute expand programs that support LGBTQ+ youth in Southern Arizona. The university's Southwest Institute  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: On the heels of a coast redwood study published in Nature: Plants by researchers in NAU's Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, another group of researchers--this one from NAU's School of Forestry and the USDA Forest Service--has received a grant of nearly $500,000 to study how management practices in coast redwood forests affect the resilience of these trees when faced with disturbances like drou  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: An estimated 4.4 million parents in the United States have disabilities. A new project from NAU's Institute for Human Development is working to provide some of those parents with better access to the support they need. With funding provided by the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, a project called Providing Accessible Training and Home Support--or PATHS--is developing resources for home vi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 1 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority posted the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: MESA, AZ - Pentagon Technologies Group, Inc. ("Pentagon," a wholly owned subsidiary of Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.), a critical materials supplier of advanced chamber cleaning equipment consumables to leading-edge semiconductor foundries, today announced that it is building a new cleaning facility in Mesa, Arizona. The facility is expected to be operational in Q4 2024. Pentagon's project i  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 1 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: As a key finding from its Integrated System Plan, SRP recently announced it will need to double or triple power resource capacity from a wide range of technologies to meet projected energy demand and achieve its 2035 sustainability goals. In support of adding adequate power supply in this timeframe, SRP today issued a 2024 All-Source Request for Prop  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 28 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: Salt River Project (SRP), Arizona Public Service (APS), Southwest Gas (SW Gas), and Tucson Electric Power (TEP) successfully hosted the "Better Together" Business Summit & Expo. The event provided Arizona's small, local, and diverse suppliers with the resources and information to conduct business with utilities and other large corporations. More than 350 attendees we  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, Feb. 27 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: Florida Tech is pleased to announce the addition of three members to the university's Board of Trustees. They are: * Rita Cheng, Ph.D., president emerita at Northern Arizona University and former chancellor at Southern Illinois University; * Jill A. Eanes, '91 BS, '93 MBA a captain with United Airlines; * William J. Guyan, senior vice president and general manager at Leonardo DRS. In addition to app  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 28 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies has released the Winter 2023-2024 edition of its Phoenix Scholar(TM) academic research periodical. The periodical, launched in 2017, highlights the commitment of University of Phoenix faculty, students and alumni to leading research through evidence-based practice. Established as a recurring Special Proceedings edition, the issue assembles the peer reviewed  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 29 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix Vice Provost of Colleges, Assessment and Curriculum Doris Savron shared insights and guidance on the shift to skills-based hiring in the labor market during a media tour on February 27, 2024. More employers are beginning to move away from the emphasis on four-year degree requirements to greater recognition of valuable skills. Savron discussed the transition to skills-based hiring in t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 1 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix is proud to share it is a recipient of the EC-Council 2023 Academia Circle of Excellence Award for the fifth consecutive year. The EC-Council Academia division awards formally highlight academic institutions and faculty within North America and across the world that excel each year with lasting impacts on their students' cybersecurity education and local communities. As cybercrime c  more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, March 1 -- Yavapai College issued the following news: Community colleges are experts at "growing talent for local and global impact," and the Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA) celebrated this theme during its 2024 national conference in Savannah, GA, on February 14-16, 2024. During the event, the nation's brightest community college administrators, educators, and researchers convened to explore the value of accessible, affordable community college bachelor'  more