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State Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Wednesday June 26, 2024 ( 6 items )  

ICYMI: MAGA Activist Tied to Kari Lake Ponders 'Lynching' Election Official [MSNBC]
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 26 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake has recently urged supporters to "strap on a Glock" and campaigned in front of a Confederate battle flag, and now an "extreme activist [...] linked to Lake" said she would "lynch" a Maricopa County election official. Election conspiracy theories and "attacks [that] were primarily driven by Senate candidate Kari Lake and her associates" have created a "trend of violent, right-wing extremism me  more

McCain Institute Hosts NATO Event in Arizona Ahead of Washington Summit
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Arizona State University's McCain Institute issued the following news on June 24, 2024: The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) today hosted a panel discussion at ASU's Tempe Campus highlighting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its critical role protecting security and democracy both abroad and in the United States. The McCain Institute is an institutional partner for the upcoming NATO Public Forum 2024 taking place July 9-11 in Washington,  more

Princeton Review Names UArizona a 'Best Value College'
TUCSON, Arizona, June 25 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The University of Arizona is one of 209 colleges and universities featured in The Princeton Review's "Best Value Colleges," released Thursday. "The University of Arizona takes pride in its ability to consistently deliver to students a world-class education with a remarkable return on their financial investment," said University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins. "We value our reputation as a student-c  more

Setting the Record Straight: Families Can Enjoy OHVs on Designated Routes in Arizona Without A Driver License Under New Law
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 26 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: After multiple media publications misinterpreted a new law creating a safer experience for users of off-highway vehicles (OHVs) in Arizona while promoting good land stewardship, Senator Sine Kerr is setting the record straight on driver license requirements specified in SB 1567. Contrary to false information being reported, the bipartisan bill signed into law last week allows outdoor enth  more

Study Challenges Popular Idea That Easter Islanders Committed 'Ecocide'
TUCSON, Arizona, June 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Some 800 years ago, a small band of Polynesians sailed thousands of miles across the Pacific to settle one of the world's most isolated places - a small, previously uninhabited island they named Rapa Nui. There, they erected hundreds of "moai," or gigantic stone statues that now famously stand as emblems of a vanished civilization. Eventually, their numbers ballooned to unsustainable levels; they  more

WATCH: Kari Lake Says Abortion "Not Health Care," "An Execution," "Not A Medical Choice"
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 26 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Yesterday's anniversary of the Dobbs decision, which Kari Lake praised, serves as a reminder that Lake has long supported dangerous abortion bans that rip away women's rights to make their own personal health care decisions. Kari Lake says access to abortion is "not health care" - an extreme stance that puts women's lives in danger and is out of step with Arizonans. Watch Kari Lake sa  more