WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, March 26 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release: Today, the 25th Navajo Nation Council approved emergency Legislation No. 0020-24, which will appropriate $965,485 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance for expenses in preparation of the 2024 Navajo Nation Elections, if signed into law by the Navajo Nation President. Legislation sponsor Speaker Crystalyne Curley expressed concerns that the Navajo Election Administration (NEA) currently do  more

TSIDI TO'II, Arizona, March 30 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: On Wednesday, members of the 25th Navajo Nation Council joined the Birdsprings Chapter in celebrating the historic ribbon cutting for the Navajo Route 71 (N71) road improvement project. The project paved nearly seven miles of dirt road located south of Indian Route 15 and east of the Birdsprings Chapter and paved an access road to the Little Singer Community School, which serves   more

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, March 30 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: During a special session held on Tuesday, the 25th Navajo Nation Council passed Legislation No. 0067-24, which will amend and extend the obligation deadline for Navajo Nation's Fiscal Recovery Funding (NNFRF) for central support and regulatory services to December 31, 2024, if the resolution is signed into law by the Navajo Nation President. The legislation will amend Section Sev  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. As part of a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general, Attorney General Mayes filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. U.S. and Moyle v. U.S., urging the court to maintain a preliminary injunction that required Idaho hosp  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 26 -- The Arizona Department of Gaming issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) announced today $28,578,515 in tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund for the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. This amount represents an approximate 3.5 percent increase when compared to the same quarter of FY 2023. "In the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2024 Arizona's tribal gaming industry maintained its steady growt  more

PHOENIX, March 26 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Urging early detection and diagnoses, Representative Judy Schwiebert today passed a House proclamation honoring National Cerebral Palsy Day. She also announced that Governor Hobbs will light the Executive Tower green tonight in honor of National Cerebral Palsy Day and Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in children, impacting 17 million people   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following letter on March 21, 2024, by State Reps. Mariana Sandoval and Lorena Austin: * * * To: Mr. Charlie Baker, President of the NCAA, 700 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 On April 6-8, the Valley of the Sun will once again host the NCAA Men's Final Four, a point of pride for our state and a showcase to the world of the state we all love. When your organization selected Arizona as its 2024 location, you chose  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- The Arizona State Parks and Trails issued the following news release: Arizona State Parks and Trails has received the prestigious Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Award for its popular Arizona Family Campout Program. Three Arizona State Parks and Trails nominations made it to the finals, including the Kids on the Colorado program at Lake Havasu State Park and the viewing platform at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park in Payson. The Arizona Family Campout Prog  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 26 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona have submitted proposals to the Arizona Board of Regents for updates to their tuition and fees for the 2024-25 academic year. Last year, the Arizona Board of Regents approved a new multi-year tuition structure to increase cost predictability for resident students at Arizona's public universities. The  more

MARANA, Arizona, March 30 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on March 29, 2024: Ascent Aviation Services, one of the largest independent aircraft aftermarket services providers in the world, broke ground today at Pinal Airpark in Marana, Arizona, on two new wide-body aircraft hangars to establish a North American conversion site to carry out passenger-to-freighter conversions and heavy maintenance. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs joined executives from Ascent Aviation Ser  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 28 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * Arizona Democratic Party Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano released the following statement following the formation of the House Ad Hoc Committee on Executive Oversight, a partisan attempt to ensure Democrats in Arizona's top offices cannot effectively deliver results for Arizonans: "Here's yet another example of Arizona GOP wasting time by playing politics instead of doing the job tha  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 29 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: After Kari Lake asked the "U.S. Supreme Court to endorse a conspiracy theory," attempted to evade discovery in the defamation case against her, and continues to push extremism in her quest to gain power and stay in the "limelight," "Arizona Republicans believe that Lake faces an uphill climb in her Senate bid." Arizona Republicans are expressing frustration as Lake has "rejected the   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 26 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: The New York Times reported over the weekend that Republicans are warning that Kari Lake's power hungry quest to stay in the "limelight" "will result in another defeat" as Lake "can't be trusted in anything she says or does." Lake has not been able to "walk away from the controversial positions that have turned off independents and alienated potential allies" as she pushes for the "U.S. Supreme Court   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 26 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Following the fourteenth anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act and amidst record high enrollment, Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake would repeal the ACA and risk the health care coverage of over one million Arizonans. Kari Lake supports repealing the Affordable Care Act, saying just days after launching her campaign for U.S. Senate: * "So we had an opportunity under President Trum  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: While the Supreme Court of the United States hears oral arguments on a case that could further restrict medication abortion, this episode of the Lake Tapes shows Kari Lake supports a complete ban on medication abortion. Medication abortion accounts for over 60% of abortions, and has been proven a safe form of reproductive health care - but Kari Lake says, "I would very much support banning those types  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 28 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Yesterday, Kari Lake balked at the "prospect of turning over information" in the defamation case against her and her nonprofit filed by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, raising questions for Arizonans about what she is hiding. Reports since Lake's "surprise court filing" have raised questions about why "Lake's filing came right before the case entered the discovery phase - th  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: * * * The United States Supreme Court today began hearing oral arguments regarding the Food and Drug Administration's allowed dispense and use of mifepristone. Arizona Democratic Party Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano and ADLCC Co-Chair Sen. Priya Sundareshan released the following statements: ADP Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano: "First Republicans pushed to overturn Roe, they then put IVF in j  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 29 -- The Arizona Department of Financial Institutions issued the following news release: The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) joined financial regulatory agencies from 38 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia to stop the money transmission activities of Sigue Corp. through issuance of a Consent Order. Sigue Corp. has been a licensed money transmitter in Arizona since 2018. A money transmitter is a business that performs a num  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 26 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs today signed HB 2016, legislation sponsored by State Representative Gail Griffin, Chairman of the House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee, granting a six-month deadline extension for a person to claim a grandfathered right to withdraw or receive and use groundwater in the Douglas Active Management Area (Douglas AMA). The legislation, which was a  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Arizona Speaker of the House Ben Toma today announced the formation of the House Ad Hoc Committee on Executive Oversight to scrutinize the practices of the Arizona Attorney General and other state officials, specifically to investigate allegations of the abuse of power, dereliction of duty, and/or malfeasance. The new committee is tasked with developing recommendations for potential   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 29 -- The Arizona Lottery issued the following news: In a continued effort to support Arizona children in foster care, the Arizona Lottery is funding a day of free shoe shopping for 100 children with their foster families in the Valley in partnership with Soles 2 Souls, The Foster Alliance, and Phoenix Premium Outlets. Through an ongoing $25,000 partnership with Soles 2 Souls, the Arizona Lottery will invite foster children with The Foster Alliance to this impactful eve  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- The Arizona Lottery issued the following news on March 26, 2024: Arizona Lottery retailers are selling tickets and cashing wins across the state as Arizonans jump in to play for tonight's $800 Million Powerball(R) jackpot and Tuesday's $1.1 Billion Mega Millions(R) jackpot. The increase in play has resulted in an increase in wins, including two $50,000 Powerball wins and a $10,000 Mega Millions win over the past weekend. What's more, the Arizona Lottery boosted it  more

PHOENIX, March 26 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: While families across the nation are feeling the devastating impacts of inflation and an open border crisis, the Biden Administration is choosing to ignore these realties and is instead focusing on implementing a radical environmental agenda that promises to wreak havoc on Arizona's economy and citizens. In response, Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma are  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 30 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: Glendale, Arizona high school student Alyssa Jackson loves film and creating videos. So when she learned of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication's inaugural Cronkite Content Creator Challenge, Jacskon knew it was a chance to showcase her skills. The contest provides an opportunity for high schoolers across Arizona to harness  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 29 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: The Associated Press global investigations team, the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University and the University of Maryland, and FRONTLINE (PBS) on Thursday launched "Lethal Restraint: An investigation documenting police use of force," a project three years in the making. The investigation will continue rolling out over   more

MELVILLE, New York, March 27 -- Canon USA issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the upcoming availability* of the Arizona 2300 series with FLXflow technology, which brings new productivity features to the flatbed printer series. Previously known as FLOW technology, the new FLXflow series offers not only the original 'Hold' functionality, which helps to hold media down on the flatbed table, but also the new   more

BISBEE, Arizona, March 28 -- Cochise County Board of Supervisors issued the following agency statement on March 27, 2024: * * * Cochise County is proud to announce the inaugural Cochise County Healthcare Workforce Community Forum, scheduled to take place on Friday, May 3, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Cochise College Douglas Campus located at 4190 AZ-80, Douglas, AZ 85607. This transformative event aims to gather healthcare professionals and stakeholders to forge a collaborative vi  more

BISBEE, Arizona, March 26 -- Cochise County Board of Supervisors issued the following news on March 25, 2024: The Hand Count Audit board, comprising members designated by both the Republican and Democratic Parties, convened on Saturday March 23 in Cochise County to conduct the hand count audit for the March 19, 2024 Presidential Preference Election. The board, consisting of six members from each political party, diligently carried out the audit process. The hand count audit was completed succe  more

BISBEE, Arizona, March 28 -- Cochise County Board of Supervisors issued the following news: The Cochise County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with Cochise County Health and Social Services, is pleased to announce "Town Talk," an insightful event designed to raise awareness about the detrimental effects of social media on the mental health of teenagers. This event aims to equip both teens and parents with the knowledge and tools to navigate the challenges posed by social media platforms. The   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The District of Columbia Department of Health issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: DC Health advises all children to be fully vaccinated with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine as the best protection against the wave of US measles outbreaks across 15 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York City, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. This year, to date, there have be  more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, March 26 -- Yavapai College issued the following news: Yavapai College has named Dr. Marylou Mercado as its Vice President of Workforce Development and Health Sciences. Dr. Mercado has served as interim for the last two months. Before being named interim, she was the Associate Vice President of Health Sciences and Wellness. As a member of the Yavapai College Executive Leadership Team, Dr. Mercado will oversee the Division of Workforce Development and Health Sciences, which   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As the Republican U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case that could restrict access nationwide to the medication abortion pill mifepristone, here is a look at how health care providers, voters, local leaders and Democrats in Senate battleground states are holding Senate Republican candidates accountable for their agenda opposing reproductive freedom and access to medication abortio  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 29 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Nico Franz, Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Ecology and director of biocollections at Arizona State University, has been named the next leader of the Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas. He will begin his role as the Krishtalka Director in mid-August, with a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. "I am thrilled and honored to join th  more

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, March 30 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: On Monday, the Law and Order Committee (LOC) convened in Window Rock, Ariz., to discuss pressing matters concerning the Navajo Nation's judicial system and public safety initiatives. Navajo Nation Chief Justice JoAnn B. Jayne provided a detailed update on the status of the Navajo Nation Courts. She emphasized the challenges faced in managing caseloads and ensuring accurate data m  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Arizona State University's McCain Institute issued the following news: Dr. Evelyn Farkas, executive director of The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU), traveled to Kyiv, Ukraine, to speak among top international security and foreign policy experts at the Kyiv Security Forum, March 21-22, on the topics of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the United States' role in the conflict. Dr. Farkas participated in two panels, "Ukraine at the Front Lin  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Arizona law enforcement officials are bracing for heightened tensions ahead of the 2024 elections, where misinformation from the 2020 race continues to fuel threats and harassment against election workers and public officials. Challenges remain in distinguishing between protected speech and criminal behavior, prompting calls for broader societal intervention to combat the normalization of threats against governmen  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Abortion rights take center stage in Arizona as Democrats aim to leverage support for reproductive rights to bolster their electoral prospects. With activists gathering signatures for a ballot measure enshrining abortion protections in the state constitution, both parties are gearing up for a contentious battle, each aware of the potential impact on voter turnout and the balance of power in key races. While Democrat  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- George Washington University issued the following news: The battle for control of the Senate GOP conference intensifies as mainstream Republicans and Trump-aligned conservatives vie for dominance in key Senate races. Candidates like Kari Lake and Bernie Moreno, closely aligned with Trump and espousing populist views, could reshape the Senate landscape. The outcome of races in states like Arizona, Ohio, and others will not only determine the balance of power in the Senate  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 27 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: Junia McAlister was born in 1899--the same year the Northern Arizona Normal School opened its doors in Flagstaff. Two years later, four women made up the first graduating class. Decades later, "Miss Mac" came to what is now Northern Arizona University to teach chemistry. What she ended up doing was creating the chemistry department, carrying it on her shoulders for more than a decade and building a foundati  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 26 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) at Northern Arizona University will soon have a new way to provide hospitality education in Arizona. On Tuesday, March 19, the school broke ground on its new Mesa Workforce Development Center (MWDC) at Skybridge near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The ceremony included remarks from Regent Jessica Pacheco with the Arizona Board of Regents, NAU Provost Kar  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 28 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: Demand for social workers in the United States is growing fast--yet the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) predicts that the profession will face a shortfall of thousands of full-time employees in the next year. Northern Arizona University and the healthcare organization OpusVi are stepping in with a solution to this critical problem: An affordable, online, part-time and accredited Mas  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 26 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: A team of researchers from Northern Arizona University has highlighted how mobile technology and apps can enable more inclusive achievement of global conservation goals. The paper, titled "Mobile Apps for 30x30 Equity" and published recently in Nature Sustainability, was authored by an NAU team including Duan Biggs, Olajos-Goslow Chair for Southwestern Environmental Science and Policy in NAU's Schoo  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 26 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: In a groundbreaking collaboration between scientists and the global community, the Active Asteroids citizen science project has unveiled a trove of discoveries, shedding light on a poorly understood population of objects in our solar system. Launched on Aug. 31, 2021, at Northern Arizona University through a NASA Partner program hosted on the Zooniverse online platform, the Active Asteroids initiati  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 26 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: A vicious cycle of warming temperatures and reduced snowpack in northern forests is more severe than climate models have shown and could lead to increased fire risk and permanent damage to ecosystems. A new study of long-term warming experimental results led by Northern Arizona University ecologist Andrew Richardson found that even slight increases in temperature in the boreal forests can lead to a   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 29 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: Seven organizations serving Arizona communities impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants were selected to receive over $155,100 in economic development grants from the Utilities' Grant Funding Program. The program provides critical support to develop new, sustainable economic strategies for their residents and other stakeholders in impacted commu  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 28 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Elizabeth George leaped into the air and lingered. When her feet finally touched down, she pushed up and spun three times before returning gently to Earth. Such ballon - a term in dance meaning light-footedness - would normally be impossible on Earth, she said, especially while donning a roughly 20-pound, pressurized spacesuit. Her near weightlessness was the product of engineering that allowed her to fe  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Researchers from the Zuckerman College of Public Health, working with fire service partners, will explore the health effects of fire exposure in the unique burn space of the wildland-urban interface. * * * Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will work in close collaboration with fire departments and firefighters to mea  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * A new view of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way revealing its magnetic field structure suggests that the processes by which black holes feed and eject jets into their surroundings may be universal among black holes despite vast differences in size and mass. * * * A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, which includes researchers and telescopes   more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 27 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The University of Arizona, NASA and Lockheed Martin have won the Robert J. Collier Trophy for their work on the OSIRIS-REx mission that returned a sample of the asteroid Bennu last fall. The National Aeronautic Association, which gives the award every year, made the announcement Tuesday. The Collier Trophy, awarded since 1911, is one of the most prestigious honors in aviation, recognizing the "performance  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * The observations help astronomers refine their theories about the processes involved in planet formation and shed light on what our sun did when it was very young. * * * By taking advantage of the dust-penetrating capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared instruments, designed and built in part by University of Arizona scientists, astronomers have obtained the first direct  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 26 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix is pleased to share that Associate Dean of the Criminal Justice, Public Administration and Security programs in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Dr. Franzi Walsh, joined the proceedings of the 2024 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference held March 19-23 in Chicago, IL. The theme of the event, "Pursuing Equitable Justice," invited an examination of equitable jus  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 30 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: By Sharla Hooper Scholarship successes reflect experience provided by dissertation to publication workshop and other support offered through mentoring, sessions and workshops held by leaders, academic counseling, career advising and on-demand resources University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies is pleased to highlight the published scholarship of its working adult learners and alumni. In 2023, 44  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 29 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix is proud to share it has been recertified as an Arizona Veteran Supportive Campus by the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services. The certification is awarded for a period of two years. The University received its inaugural certification in 2019. Veterans and active-duty military members often encounter unique challenges when transitioning to the civilian workforce and seeking educ  more