SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 1 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Lincoln Wilson regarding a petition (https://adflegal-live-drupal-files-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/2024-02/First-Choice-Womens-Resource-Centers-v-Platkin-2024-02-26-Mandamus-Petition-and-Appendix.pdf) ADF attorneys filed Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to swiftly act by r  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- The Alport Syndrome Foundation issued the following newsletter on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * ASF Welcomes New Scientific Research Advisor ASF is excited to welcome Mary-Beth Roberts, MS, CGC, to our Scientific Advisory Research Network (SARN). Ms. Roberts is a general/pediatric genetic counselor specializing in kidney (renal) genetics at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Over the years, she has provided her invaluable guidance in the creation of ASF reso  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: On Friday, America First Legal (AFL) re-filed a landmark Arizona election integrity case on behalf of its clients in Yavapai County Superior Court. It replaces the initial case, which had been filed in Maricopa County and was voluntarily dismissed in response to Maricopa County's schemes to sabotage the case. Additionally, it adds Yavapai County as a defendant. On Februa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The American Economic Liberties Project issued the following news release: In response to news that the Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed an antitrust suit against RealPage and 9 residential landlords for colluding to raise prices through the anticompetitive sharing of rent data, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. "We're thrilled to see Attorney General Mayes crack down on RealPage, which sits at the center of a housing   more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 1 (TNSres) -- Archeology Southwest issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, Archaeology Southwest released a new report titled Orphaned and Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells in the Southwest: Implications for Protecting Sacred and Cultural Sites and Surrounding Landscapes. The report focuses on the impact of such wells to sacred and cultural sites in sensitive areas such as the Greater Chaco Landscape and Bears Ears National Monument as well as the impact to t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Earlier this month, the Arizona House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee voted to pass H.B. 2149: watercraft operation; minors; safety education, in a 9-2 vote. This marks the first step toward adopting boater education in the Grand Canyon State. As of today, Arizona is one of only five states without mandatory boater education. In 2022, boating accidents k  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 2 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: The federal district court in Phoenix handed down a decision last night that will allow the Arizona Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander for Equity ("AZ AANHPI for Equity") -- represented by Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian American Justice Center (Advancing Justice - AAJC), Latham & Watkins, and Spencer Fane --to better help protect and advance the rights of eligible AA  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 2 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) announced today that Avondale Elementary School District, Arizona, won the District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness. The award celebrates Avondale's focus on educator excellence and student success and includes a $50,000 prize. NIET Founder and Chairman Lowell Milken and Chief Executive Officer Dr.  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, Arizona's Superior Court dismissed (https://campaignlegal.org/document/under-advisement-ruling-applied-challenge) a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 211 (Prop 211) for the second time. This ballot measure, supported by 72 percent of Arizona voters in 2022, implements a robust traceback disclosure system to track the original sources of money spent in elections. It   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 28 -- The Flinn Foundation issued the following news release: Heather Carter and Jennifer Barton, accomplished Arizona leaders in the biosciences, higher education, and public policy, have been named chair and vice chair of the Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee. The committee, administered by the Flinn Foundation, is the statewide leadership group responsible for overseeing Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap, the long-term strategic plan to guide the growth and d  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: During today's Senate Agriculture Committee hearing with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the debunked claims of pork lobbyists that Prop 12 will negatively impact the economy were on full display. "The pork lobby wants to frame this as California vs. the rest of the country, but there are 15 states including Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Ohio and Utah that have ban  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 1 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: A Latino civil rights organization filed a federal class-action lawsuit Wednesday against a Texas auto-loan aggregator for unlawfully denying service to a recipient of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) based on immigration status. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and Arizona attorney Daniel Ortega of Ortega Law Firm filed the suit on beha  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and ITS Arizona are inviting college students to participate in the Future Leaders Program at this year's ITS America Conference & Expo, April 22-25, at the Phoenix Convention Center. The Future Leaders Program allows the next generation of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) leaders to attend education sessions and meet with exhibitors, sponsors and technolog  more