PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 5, 2024: * * * Today, Arizona Democratic Party Chair Yolanda Bejarano responded to confirmation that U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema is not running for reelection: "The most disastrous thing for hardworking Arizonans would be a Senator Kari Lake. Kari Lake has time and time again demonstrated she will say or do anything to advance her own political ambitions at Arizonans' expense - including standing  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes is kicking off Consumer Protection Week by releasing a list of the 2023 Top Consumer Fraud Complaint trends and providing tips to avoid falling victim to scams. National Consumer Protection Week is an annual opportunity for government agencies, consumer protection groups, and the public to work together to help everyone understand their consumer rights and help prevent  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today released a consumer alert regarding in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Arizona. Despite recent court decisions in other parts of the country, IVF treatment currently remains legal and accessible in Arizona. "Despite the outrageous ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court last month that put the future of IVF treatment in doubt in that state, it remains   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes this week joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the rightful   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 8 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced the Arizona Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against defunct quinceanera dress store, Oh La La by Posh, LLC ("Oh La La") and its owner, Renee Cuellar. The lawsuit alleges that Oh La La and Cuellar accepted thousands of dollars' worth of deposits before abruptly shuttering the store and leaving customers without dresses or r  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 8 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: In a letter sent today to Arizona's Congressional delegation, Attorney General Kris Mayes urged Congress to provide funding to install scanners that work to detect fentanyl at the border and prevent it from entering the country. This non-intrusive technology is now sitting unused in warehouses instead of being used to detect and intercept the deadly drug. "The failure of Congres  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 8 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs joined the Arizona State Land Department to announce that because of the decisive action she took in terminating and declining to renew their leases, Fondomonte is officially no longer pumping Arizona water in the Butler Valley groundwater basin. After a recent inspection, the State Land Department has confirmed that as of February 15, 2024, Fondomonte is no   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs spoke with leadership of the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) and University of Arizona regarding the ongoing challenges that have resulted from the financial mismanagement of the university. Governor Hobbs has been clear in her expectations that ABOR and the University of Arizona take the necessary and appropriate steps to resolve these issues. "From day on  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced that she is partnering with non-profit RIP Medical Debt to launch Affordable Arizona: Tackling Medical Debt for Working Families. The program will forgive medical debt for up to one million working class Arizonans. "Like many Arizona families, I have experienced the stress and burden of financial ups and downs. As Governor, I take seriously my duty  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on March 5, 2024: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs issued the following statement on Senator Kyrsten Sinema's announcement that she will not seek re-election: "Senator Sinema is a friend, and I thank her for her years of service to the State of Arizona. "She has been an important partner in Washington, D.C. who has fought to bring critical advanced manufacturing investments to Arizona, secure our border, and i  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes attributed a major triumph in the security of Arizona's electoral system due to a partnership with the Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS) and the Arizona Information Sharing and Analysis Center (AZ-ISAC). Two Arizona counties caught early attacks, patched their software vulnerabilities, and returned to normal operating conditions due to robust in  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: The Arizona Secretary of State's Office will hold a mock election to provide media an opportunity to test our election result reporting systems on Monday, March 11, 2024. What: Mock Election Results Reporting Test When: Monday, March 11, 2024 at 12 p.m. Mock election results will be available until 4 p.m. Where: press.azsos.gov "Zero File" test results data for the 2024 President  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne reports that 322 of the approximately 750 Arizona districts and charter schools - about 43 percent - have affirmed that they are teaching about the Holocaust and other genocides as required by state law. He is advocating for the passage of legislation that would bolster that requirement. Horne said, "Current state law requir  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * Today, Arizona Democratic Party Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano reacted to Nikki Haley's exit from the 2024 Republican Primary, further solidifying Donald Trump's position as the presumptive Republican nominee: "Donald Trump's MAGA agenda is disastrous for the nation, and Nikki Haley's defeat further reinforces the Republican Party's embrace of extremism which directly conflicts with o  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Arizona Republic Columnist Ej Motion pushed back on Rep. Schweikert's attempt at moderating on abortion, highlighting "Schweikert is an anti-abortion zealot who is trying to pretend that he's not. But, there are receipts." Following the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos can be granted legal personhood, jeopardizing IVF and access to contraception, Rep.Schweikert tweeted out support of IV  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, a new report from the Arizona Republic, exposed that Kari Lake gave a paid speech in 2023 to a group labeled an "extremist, anti-government group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.". Lake was paid $15,000 for her speech to the group, whose "executives drew national scrutiny for social media remarks after a 2019 massacre of Latinos that blamed the bloodshed on mass immigration, n  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 8 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake has used campaign donations to pay thousands of dollars to a business owned by Lake and her husband, according to a new report by the Copper Courier. Lake's financial disclosures have revealed "Lake spoke to 'extremist' Texas group and then misidentified them in a Senate filing" and "made $75,000 in speaking fees her campaign claimed she doesn't charge." And her recent Texas and Arizona fundr  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: As Kari Lake fundraises with national Republicans today, her campaign remains their worst nightmare as she is "still an extremist" and "far-right conspiracy theorist" who "just can't help herself." Lake will say or do anything to advance her own political career, but she still faces questions in Arizona about her ability to unite the party and "win over those all-important moderate Repu  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: In this episode of The Lake Tapes, Kari Lake is facing scrutiny over her lies about her position on abortion. Lake has a long record of backing a ban on abortion without exceptions for rape and incest, celebrating the fall of Roe, describing abortion as an "execution," and supporting a ban on medication abortion. Roll the tape for Kari Lake's real record on abortion... Michael Steele: "Republican Kar  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: On the heels of Arizona Republicans refusing to hear "The Right To Contraception Act," Sen. Sonny Borelli reaffirmed Republicans' commitment to stalling any legislation to protect contraception by remarking that women should not need contraception, saying "Like I said, Bayer Company invented aspirin. Put it between your knees." ADP Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano: "This is how little MAGA-Republicans care   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: Representative Alexander Kolodin, Vice Chair of the House Elections Committee, and Senator Wendy Rogers, Chairman of the Senate Elections Committee, proudly announced a significant agreement that will advance and strengthen election integrity. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been agreed to with Runbeck Election Services, marking the culmination of an extensive examination of the company's elect  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: The American dream of homeownership can soon be a reality for many hardworking Arizona families and young adults who are currently priced out of the market, thanks to the Legislature's passage today of the "Arizona Starter Homes Act." Since January of 2020, the median Arizona home sale price has increased by more than 50% and currently sits at a whopping $430,000. The driving force behind  more

PHOENIX, March 5 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Senate Republicans are condemning Governor Katie Hobbs after she irresponsibly vetoed critical legislation today that would have provided law enforcement the ability to protect Arizonans from heinous crimes associated with Joe Biden's border invasion. As a direct result of the federal government's failure to enforce existing immigration laws, tens of thousands of people illegally   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 (TNSres) -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: Students at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication showcased their research on artificial intelligence, cancel culture and other media-related topics during the 2024 Cronkite Research Symposium. The symposium provided an opportunity for Cronkite students to present their research papers and abstra  more

PINETOP, Arizona, March 7 -- The Arizona Department of Game and Fish issued the following news: The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has announced waters in the Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside areas will be stocked with catchable-size trout from March to July, a change from the traditional stocking schedule of April to September. Those waters include Fool Hollow, Rainbow, Show Low, and Woodland lakes, as well as Scott Reservoir. AZGFD is expected to maintain the schedule change until at   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 7 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Tonight, Bernalillo County commissioners voted to accept $974,000 in planning funds on behalf of the I-40 TradePort Corridor from the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program awarded by the U.S Department of Transportation. The I-40 TradePort Corridor is a coalition of Bernalillo County, Sandoval County and the Village of Los Lunas, together with tri-state partners including the   more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 6 -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Bracewell LLP partner Phillip L. Sampson Jr. has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only fellowship of exceptional trial lawyers chosen through a confidential nomination and investigation process. Sampson was inducted during the College's recent spring meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Sampson is based in Houston and represents clients in a diverse range of complex business liti  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 7 -- Caesars Entertainment Corp. issued the following news release: HCW, a prominent national real estate development and property management company, is excited to announce the opening of Caesars Republic Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona. The highly anticipated Caesars Rewards hotel is a modern 11-story, 265-room luxury hotel. Caesars Republic Scottsdale promises a truly unparalleled experience in the Valley of the Sun, marking the first non-gaming Caesars hotel in  more

NORTHRIDGE, California, March 5 -- California State University's Northridge Campus issued the following news release: As political rhetoric that attempts to dehumanize the LGBTQIA+ community continues to rise, California State University, Northridge's 11th Annual Maurice Amado Foundation Lecture in Jewish Ethics later this month will explore what lessons for contemporary queer politics can be found in ancient Jewish texts. Max Strassfeld, an associate professor of religious studies at the Univ  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 5 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: What if, instead of fighting the environment around us, we harnessed it to create a low-cost, accessible tool that made our living spaces more comfortable? A team of computer science students from NAU is working on a project that will do exactly that. Project SmartFan is one of five finalists in the 10X Clean Cooling Student Competition, which offers a $100,000 prize to one winning team for proto  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: According to a new report, Steil is using his role as Chair of the "historically bipartisan" House Administration Committee to attack voting access and peddle dangerous election conspiracies. This hardly comes as a surprise after Steil hired a committee staffer who was involved in the fake elector scheme in Arizona. When asked about why he hired someone to aid in election oversight who was  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * Ahead of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) fundraiser for Kari Lake today, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Maeve Coyle issued the following statement: "Kari Lake is the poster child for Senate Republicans' abysmal recruits: a deeply flawed candidate with massive personal baggage, Lake is an election loser despised by Republicans in   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Kari Lake was called out for "lying" about her stance on abortion on MSNBC this weekend. Lake is already on the record celebrating the overturning of Roe v. Wade and supporting Arizona's territorial era law that would outlaw abortion without exceptions for rape or incest and criminalize doctors who perform the procedure. Lake has previously called abortion "sacrifice" an  more

THATCHER, Arizona, March 9 -- Eastern Arizona College issued the following news release: Eastern Arizona College's Art Department invites the public to view its annual Graphic Design Portfolio Show featuring the work of its talented students. The show is scheduled to open in the Academic Programs Building Lobby (617 N. Stadium Ave.), with a 6-8 p.m. reception on Monday, March 25, and will remain on display through Wednesday, April 17. "This collection represents portfolio-level designs comple  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 9 -- The Florida Department of Health issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, Florida is providing an update on the measles outbreak in southeast Florida. Since January 2024, sixteen states have reported measles cases including: California, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Washington, Indiana, and Arizona. Unfortunately, the measles cases in Florida have received disproportionate attention for political reasons. The national medical health establis  more

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, March 5 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University issued the following news: By Ginger Pinholster Two Embry Riddle Aeronautical University academicians are being honored as part of the 2024 U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program. Dr. Kelsi Matwick, assistant professor of technical and professional writing in the Department of Humanities and Communication at Embry Riddle's Prescott, Arizona, campus is bound for Japan after being named a Fulbright Scholar. From Embry Riddle's Wor  more

MESA, Arizona, March 5 -- Mesa Community College issued the following news release: As program enrollment begins, Mesa College Promise is expanding to cover two years of tuition and fees at Mesa Community College (MCC) for eligible Mesa residents who are 24 years or older. The successful program Mesa Mayor John Giles launched in 2021 as a public and private partnership with MCC and the corporate sector will eliminate one of the top attainment barriers for adult learners, allowing many in our co  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 6 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: Northern Arizona University is now accepting applications for a new, fully online program that offers a pathway to secure the Standard Arizona Physical Education teaching credential for those who already hold a bachelor's degree in another field. The program was approved in December by the Arizona Department of Education and is the only alternative pathway to a physical education certification available in the  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 5 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: The way muscles work changes when a person goes from slow, even movements to rapid, unsteady movements. Anyone who's pulled a muscle after a sudden motion knows that. What we don't know is exactly how muscle function changes when dynamic movement is introduced. A new NSF-funded project co-led by an NAU biologist will examine dynamic muscle function of humans and animals with the goal of creating imp  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Post and Schell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Post & Schell, P.C. is pleased to announce that Casualty Litigation Principal and Chair of the firm's Products Liability Litigation Practice Group, Richard B. ("Bruce") Wickersham, Jr. has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. The induction ceremony took place on March 2, 2024, during the 2024 Spring Meeting   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news on March 4, 2024: Today, the SRP Board of Directors approved revisions to SRP's 2035 Sustainability Goals that establish more ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions, increase energy efficiency and electrification, conserve water and improve forest health. The newly revised goals include: * Reduce the amount of CO2 emitted by generation (per megawatt hour, or MW  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: The SRP Board of Directors has approved revisions to the SRP 2035 Sustainability Goals that set more ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions, increase energy efficiency and electrification, conserve water and improve forest health. The new revised objectives include: * Reduce the amount of CO 2 emitted by generation (per megawatt hour, or MWh) by 82% from 2005 le  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: On Election Day, April 2, 2024, SRP will hold its 2024 elections to fill 22 seats on the board and council of the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (District) and 20 seats on the board and council of the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association (Association). Qualified voters may vote in person or drop off their early voting ballot star  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following statement on March 6, 2024, by Chair Elect Cecilia Mata: * * * Below is a statement from Arizona Board of Regents Chair Elect Cecilia Mata. "I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Governor Hobbs today and value our conversation. "Our shared goals are what unite us: a bright and strong future for Arizona students and our state's public universities and improving the financial health of the University of Arizona  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: "Senator Sinema has blazed a trail of accomplishments in the Senate. Her work on legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, Respect for Marriage Act, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act have improved the lives of Arizonans and all Americans. I look forward to continuing our work together during this time and am sure she will continue to bring her tenacity and energy to her work i  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: A Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation grant will fund clinical trials for an implantable device that could eliminate the need for glucose testing and insulin injections in the management of Type 1 diabetes. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation awarded researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, part of UArizona Health Sciences, a $2.7 million gra  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * How much time do planets have to form from a swirling disk of gas and dust around a star? A new University of Arizona-led study gives scientists a better idea of how our own solar system came to be. * * * Scientists believe that planetary systems like our solar system contain more rocky objects than gas-rich ones. Around our sun, these include the inner planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth and   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix and The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) are accepting applications for the 2024 Future Phoenix scholarship program. Three full-tuition scholarships will be awarded to prospective students to pursue a bachelor's or master's degree at the University of Phoenix. Military members and families often encounter challenges of time, commitments, and ci  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies invites submissions for a special issue on the burgeoning realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its planned spring edition of 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. As AI continu  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix is pleased to share that Nathan Jones, vice president of Product for Workforce Solutions, joined the proceedings of SXSW EDU, March 4 - 7, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Jones participated in a panel discussion on March 6 with other education leaders Yichen Feng of Lumos Capital Group, Andrew Frishman, Ed.L.D., of Big Picture Learning, and Eva Meija, Ed.L.D., of IDEO, discussing learning pov  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 8 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix is proud to announce that Marc Booker, Ph.D., vice provost of strategy for the University is the recipient of the UPCEA(R) Business & Operations Award for Operational Excellence for 2024. UPCEA is the association for college and university leaders in online and professional continuing education, and 2024 Association Awards program includes recognition of both individual and institutio  more