PHOENIX, Arizona, June 28 -- Arizona Senate Democrats issued the following statement on June 27, 2024: The Arizona State Senate Democratic Caucus released the following statement regarding the recent theft that took place within the Senate and the statement by law enforcement. "The premature and misleading communications from the Senate majority, regarding the incident, have created the perfect environment for conspiracy theories to flourish. This fuels misinformation to spread online regardin  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 29 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: Amy Bonomi, a former associate dean at Northern Arizona University (NAU) and an internationally known researcher and scholar on domestic and sexual violence, starts her position as dean of the College of Health and Human Services (HHS) at San Diego State University on July 1. Bonomi's appointment, announced May 30, fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Steven Hooker after six years as dean. Bonomi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 28 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: As in years past, the Arizona Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) was a major contributor to the annual National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action. The nationwide results of this United States Department of Justice coordinated action, was announced earlier today by US Attorney General Merrick Garland. Attorney General Garland highlighted details of two of the  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 28 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes hosted the inaugural meeting of his Artificial Intelligence and Election Security Advisory Committee. This group of subject-matter experts, co-chaired by Chris Cummiskey and Gowri Ramachandran, will guide Secretary Fontes on the deployment of AI technologies in safeguarding Arizona's elections. The committee aims to prepare for and mitigate AI-related disruptio  more

KIRKSVILLE, Missouri, June 29 -- A.T. Still University issued the following news: The S.M.I.L.E. (Student Mentoring with Immersive Learning and Enrichment) Healthcare Pathway Program, a partnership between Henry Schein, Inc. and the National Dental Association, has announced A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) and ATSU-Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) as 2024 supporting community partners. The S.M.I.L.E. program provides 9th-  more

BISBEE, Arizona, June 29 -- Cochise County issued the following news: Barbara Lang, Director of Cochise County Health and Social Services (CCHSS), has announced the launch of the department's strategic plan for 2023 - 2026, titled "Creating a Sustainable Future in Public Health." This comprehensive plan outlines CCHSS's commitment to prioritize public health promotion and community education over the next several years, aiming to significantly enhance community well-being. Mission "We work tog  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 29 (TNSres) -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: Sada Reed has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar, and will work at Aarhus University in Denmark, teaching and conducting research during the 2024-25 academic year to fulfill her Fulbright opportunity. Reed, who was recently promoted to associate professor with tenure, will perform a content analysis on abstracts accepted by the Play the Game   more

GANADO, Arizona, June 28 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release: The community of Ganado, Arizona, celebrated a historic milestone with the grand opening of the new Ganado Senior and Veterans Center. This momentous event, attended by the 25th Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley and Council Delegate Vince James, signified a significant achievement in providing dedicated resources and support for the elderly and veterans in the region. "The opening of the G  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Arizona Democrats' lips are sealed on Biden's debate meltdown last night, including extreme liberal Kirsten Engel. Extreme Engel recently said "I'm be so happy to be part of the Biden-Harris coordinated team" and chanted "FOUR MORE YEARS! FOUR MORE YEARS! FOUR MORE YEARS!" at a Biden campaign rally. WATCH: https://youtu.be/YGujhyOhfFs Engel must answer today: Is Joe Biden fit to be president? "E  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, June 28 -- Lamar University issued the following news: By April Thompson Dr. Anita L. Riddle, alumna of Lamar University (LU) and retired ExxonMobil executive, has established a $15,000 endowment aimed at supporting the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at LU. Originally from Bisbee, Arizona, Dr. Riddle earned her Master of Engineering Management and Doctor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering degrees from Lamar University in 1993 and 1996, respectively. Her doctoral resear  more

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, June 28 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release: Effective June 25, 2024, the majority of Navajo Nation Chapters have acted to amend Title 26 of the Navajo Nation Code to allow for a Virtual Attendance option at Chapter meetings. "Chapters now have the right to choose whether they will allow virtual attendance or not. Chapters that do choose to implement hybrid/virtual attendance must now adopt their own virtual meeting policies," Speaker Crystal  more

CAMERON, Arizona, June 28 -- The Arizona House Democrats posted the following statement on June 27, 2024: * * * Representative Mae Peshlakai released the following statement in support of the Havasupai Tribe and various organizations that have gathered more than 15,000 petition signatures opposing the Pinyon Plain uranium mine, which resumed operations in January a short distance from the Grand Canyon: "For decades, Indigenous people have had to live and die with the impacts of reckless and i  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 29 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: State Representative Nancy Gutierrez, Amy Fitch-Heacock of Arizonans for Reproductive Freedom, and Claire Knipe of Arizona List held a press conference in Tucson today to speak out against Kari Lake's dangerous anti-abortion record in the wake of the second anniversary of the Dobbs decision. "Two years ago this week, the Supreme Court stripped away one of our most fundamental rights: t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 29 (TNSres) -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Agrees with Republican-Led Arizona State Legislature in Legal Battle to Address Crime-Ridden Tent Cities * * * A major victory in the fight to address Arizona's homeless crisis after the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the position argued by Senate President Warren Petersen in an amicus brief (https://www.azsenaterepublicans.gov/_files/ugd/82  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies releases a new white paper, "Invisible Labor: An Examination of the Perceptions of Moms in the Workplace," authored by Joy Taylor, Ed.D., associate faculty at the College and senior research fellow in the Center for Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Research (CWDIR). The white paper explores findings from the 2023 Mothers Overcome More(TM) or the M  more