PHOENIX, Arizona, June 26 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes this week joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising "free" tax preparation software when its services were not actually free for most consumers. In a brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, the attorneys general argue tha  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: A deep dive into the sample of rocks and dust returned from near-Earth asteroid Bennu by NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed some long-awaited surprises. Bennu contains the original ingredients that formed our solar system, the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team found. The asteroid's dust is rich in carbon and nitrogen, as well as organic compounds, all of which are esse  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 27 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: The Cronkite Agency at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication captured a 2024 Communitas Award for its service to non-profit organizations. The agency, an award-winning capstone experience at the Cronkite School, took the prize in the Leadership in Community Service category for a number of marketing and   more

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release: The topic of feral horses overgrazing lands that Navajo ranchers use to support their livestock was discussed during a recent report from the Navajo Nation Department of Agriculture (DOA) to the Resources and Development Committee. "The issue of feral horses encroaching and overgrazing on Navajo pasture land has been a long- standing problem," said RDC Chair Brenda Jesus. "Feral horses are  more

CHANDLER, Arizona, June 27 (TNSres) -- Microchip Technology, a provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions, issued the following news release: One of Microchip's Guiding Values is "Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility Are Practiced," which means that the company manages its business and treats its customers, employees, shareholders, investors, suppliers, channel partners, community and government in a manner that exemplifies honesty, ethics and integrity. To demo  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 27 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies will receive more than $20 million in funding from the Phoenix City Council following a unanimous vote of support Wednesday. The Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, or CAMI, is a biomedical research hub being developed on the Phoenix Bioscience Core in downtown Phoenix. Groundbreaking  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 27 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: In the wake of the two year anniversary of the Dobbs ruling, Kari Lake still supports a complete ban on medication abortion, which would outlaw half of the abortions provided in Arizona and across the country. Medication abortion accounts for over 60% of abortions - but Kari Lake says, "I would very much support banning those types of abortion pills." Lake has said abortion "is not health care," but th  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 27 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: From space sciences to water resources, the University of Arizona is again recognized as one of the world's top research institutions. UArizona ranked No. 115 out of 2,250 higher education institutions across more than 100 countries in the 2024-2025 Best Global Universities ranking, released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. The university ranked No. 44 among universities in the U.S. and No. 23 among p  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 27 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: SRP has issued a request for proposals for both inverter and non-inverter based long duration energy storage (LDES) technologies for demonstration projects with a capacity of 5 megawatts (MW) to 50 MW and a duration of 10 hours. SRP seeks a non-lithium-ion inverter-based LDES technology with a target online date of no later than 2028. This resource will be located at  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 27 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: Trevecca Nazarene University's School of Leadership and Interdisciplinary Studies has accepted an invitation to join the prestigious Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED). CPED is an international network of more than 135 graduate schools of education and a leader in rethinking advanced educational preparation. As a member of CPED, Trevecca will be able to share and learn from other member sch  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Throughout the month of June and around the second anniversary of the Republican Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Democratic Senate campaigns joined local leaders, health care providers, and voters to launch a "blitz" shining a spotlight on the threat that Republican Senate candidates pose to women's rights to make their own decisions about their health care. Here's what voters in Senat  more