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Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Friday June 21, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Adjusts Product Listings Involving Arizona, Oklahoma
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register for June 21, 2024, entitled "Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions." The notice was issued by Michael R. Jurkowski, Director, Business Operations. COMMENT DEADLINE: July 21, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who   more

Congressman Ciscomani Joins FHLBank San Francisco in Tucson to Address Affordable Housing Crisis Through Multi-Agency Efforts
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release: In a dedicated effort to promote affordable housing solutions in Arizona, Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) hosted a roundtable discussion with the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) at his district office in Tucson on Tuesday, June 18. The roundtable brought together leaders in affordable housing, community organizations, f  more

Senator Kelly, Gabby Giffords Pen People Magazine Essay on Reproductive Rights and IVF
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and his wife, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, published a personal essay sharing their personal experience with in vitro fertilization (IVF) and voicing concerns about the increasing threats to reproductive rights. "Our lives changed forever on January 8th, 2011, when a gunman opened fire at a Congress on Your Corner event in Tucson. Six lives were lost, many more were   more

University of Arizona: When in Drought - Researchers Map Which Parts of the Amazon are Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
TUCSON, Arizona, June 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: In the late 2000s, Scott Saleska noticed something strange going on in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, a massive drought struck the region. Two years later, Saleska - a University of Arizona professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - published surprising research that used satellite images to find that the drought resulted in more green growth in large swaths of the Amazon.  more