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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Sunday March 31, 2024 ( 15 items )  

Alliance Defending Freedom: 4th Circuit - Charities, Nonprofits Free From Govt Harassment
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 29 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release statement on March 28, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Baylor, director of the ADF Center for Religious Schools, regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit's decision Wednesday in Buettner-Hartsoe v. Concordia Preparatory School, in which the court concluded that a charity or nonprofit's 501(c)(3) status does not cons  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: Idaho Governor Signs Bill to Protect Faith-Based Adoption, Foster Care
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 27 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Idaho Gov. Brad Little's signing Monday of H 578, a bill that ensures faith-based adoption and foster care providers are free to serve children in need and work with the state to find loving, forever homes for kids: "Every child deserves a loving home that can provide them stability and opport  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: Idaho Law Ensures Public Funds Do Not Promote Dangerous, Life-Altering Procedures
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 28 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Public Policy, regarding Idaho Gov. Brad Little's signing Wednesday of HB 668 (https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/h0668/), a bill that protects taxpayer dollars from being spent on dangerous, life-altering procedures for individ  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: Univ. at Buffalo Blocks Young Americans for Freedom Chapter's Financial Account
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 26 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on March 25, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Travis Barham regarding a motion (https://dm1l19z832j5m.cloudfront.net/2024-03/University-at-Buffalo-YAF-v-UBSA-2024-03-22-Memo-Motion-For-Preliminary-Injunction.pdf) ADF attorneys filed Friday with a federal court asking it to prohibit the University at Buffalo and its Student Association from  more

ASIS International and Security Industry Association Announce Conference Lineup for Security LeadHER 2024
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 29 -- The Security Industry Association issued the following news release: ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA) have announced the agenda and speaker lineup for their second annual Security LeadHER conference, an event designed to showcase women in security. Security LeadHER 2024 will be held June 24-25 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in Phoenix, Arizona. This conference from ASIS and SIA will bring together security professionals committe  more

ASIS International and Security Industry Association Announce Conference Lineup for Security LeadHER 2024
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 29 -- ASIS International, a global community of security practitioners, issued the following news release: ASIS International and the Security Industry Association (SIA) have announced the agenda and speaker lineup for their second annual Security LeadHER conference, an event designed to showcase women in security. Security LeadHER 2024 will be held June 24-25 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in Phoenix, Arizona. This conference from ASIS and SIA will bring together  more

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons: Infectious Disease Specialist Calls Campaign Against Repurposed Drugs in COVID-19 a 'Great Hypocrisy'
TUCSON, Arizona, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: Although "off-label" use of drugs approved for a different indication is routine in medical practice, there was an early, aggressive campaign against such use for COVID-19, writes infectious disease specialist Wendell W. Hoffman, M.D., in the spring issue (https://jpands.org/jpands2901.htm) of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Less than two months after fo  more

Goldwater Launches Civics Workshops for Teachers
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 29 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on March 28, 2024: * * * Goldwater Launches Civics Workshops for Teachers By Tyler Bonin It is no secret that civics education in the United States has faltered in recent decades. That's why the Goldwater Institute's Van Sittert Center for Constitutional Advocacy has partnered with the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University to launch robust U.S. civics and history pr  more

Invest Native Grant Opportunity Opens Monday, April 1, 2024
COLUMBIA, Maryland, March 27 -- Enterprise Community Partners issued the following news: In early 2023, Wells Fargo launched its $20 million Invest Native initiative to support the advancement of economic opportunities in Native American communities working with Native-led organizations. The initiative aims to address housing, small business, financial health, and sustainability in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The program is designed as a grantmaking in  more

Once Esteemed Institutions Are Corrupted, States President of AAPS
TUCSON, Arizona, March 25 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: The institutions and experts we have long relied on are now contaminated with intellectual, moral, and ethical rot, writes ophthalmologist Jane Lindell Hughes, M.D., F.A.C.S., in the spring issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Hughes serves as president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). "The decay of intellectual inqu  more

OSAP Announces 19th Annual Dr. John S. Zapp Lecturer
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 30 (TNSres) -- The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention issued the following news release: The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is thrilled to announce the 19th annual Dr. John S. Zapp Lecturer for the 2024 Annual Conference, set to take place May 30 - June 1 at the Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona. This year, OSAP is honored to welcome Lois Cohen, PhD, a consultant and advisor of several U.S. and international organizati  more

PETA: Reward Now Up to $9,000 in Phoenix Dog-Burning Case
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 28 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction on cruelty charges of the person(s) responsible for burning an elderly dog to death on the morning of March 5. The 16-year-old pit bull-mastiff mix, Duke, was reportedly asleep in his backyard near S. 27th Avenue and W. Van Buren Street when the assailant(s) poured gasoline on him and set hi  more

TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE: LONGEVITY SCORES SHOW SIGNS OF RESILIENCE TO CERTAIN DISEASES
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release: Using data from four studies that connect genetic variants to lifespan, scientists have developed 11 different polygenic longevity scores (PLS) that predict both long life and resilience to some age-related conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and heart disease. The researchers, led by scientists from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hop  more

TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE: TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT PULMONARY FIBROSIS GENETICS
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 29 (TNSres) -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * Study is the first to map variations in gene regulation at the cell type level throughout the lung * * * Regulators of gene expression are thought to play an outsized role in disorders from cancers to heart disease. But how exactly do variations in gene regulation translate into a disease's biology? A team of scientists led by researchers from the Translational Genom  more

UnidosUS: AZ Lawmakers' Proposals Threaten Livelihood and Safety of Latino Working Families
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- UnidosUS issued the following news release: Arizona lawmakers have introduced a series of proposals targeting immigrants and businesses across the state. One of these extreme proposals still in consideration, HB2843, permits the use of deadly physical force if individuals believe they are preventing criminal trespass, namely immigrants, on their property. Another proposal in HCR 2060, currently in the Arizona State Senate, would significantly expand E-Verify compliance t  more