PHOENIX, Arizona, July 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in petitioning the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to initiate rulemaking to update its regulations to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke events as eligible for major disaster declarations under the Stafford Act. The petition also seeks to clarify that wildfire smoke events are eligible fo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 18 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Within the first few days the Republican National Convention, the Arizona GOP has gained national attention for spotlighting Shelby Busch, who threatened to lynch election officials and repeatedly disrupted the conference to the point the Trump campaign has considered pulling back members of the delegation. WATCH CNN's coverage of the story here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a38wlm-eMkH8iKEy83j0Nak  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: Joel F. Newell--a litigator with almost two decades of experience in bankruptcy and creditors' rights--has joined Ballard Spahr's Litigation Department and Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group as of counsel, firm Chair Peter V. Michaud announced today. Joel is resident in the firm's Phoenix office. "Joel is a skilled litigator with a depth of experience in bankruptcy matters that we need in the S  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 18 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: In what may be her final appearance as an Olympic athlete, University of Arizona graduate student Delaney Schnell said she has two goals in mind when she lands in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games: win another medal and have fun while doing it. No stranger to the world stage, Schnell earned a silver medal in the 10-meter synchronized platform dive at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics alongside her teammate, Jessica P  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, July 18 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: Melinda Smith was thinking about public health long before most children paid much attention to their own health. Smith, a Ph.D. student in interdisciplinary health and a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, noticed the various health, economic and educational disparities that affected her tribal community when she was young. Simultaneously, she noticed the efforts her relatives ma  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * A new University of Arizona Health Sciences-led study identified a viable path to developing a novel therapy that would make opioids more effective and safer as a treatment for chronic pain. * * * Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences identified a new way to make opioids safer, increasing the pain-relieving properties of opioids while decreasing unwante  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 17 -- Native Public Media issued the following news: Flagstaff, Arizona, July 16, 2024 -- Native Public Media (NPM) commends the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its forthcoming vote to adopt a new event code to enhance public safety through the Emergency Alert System. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, in a press release, stated the "Missing and Endangered Persons" (MEP) event code will serve as a vital tool to alert the public about missing and endangered individ  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 17 -- U-Haul, a subsidiary of Amerco, issued the following news release: * * * Company's first Athens store is schedule to open in 2026 * * * ATHENS, Ala. (July 16, 2024) -- U-Haul(R) has announced plans to build a retail, moving and self-storage center at 16298 Athens-Limestone Blvd. The 5.3-acre site scheduled for development was purchased earlier this year and will host the first U-Haul-owned and -operated facility in historical Athens. U-Haul Moving & Storage in A  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 18 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * In Post-Speech Combative Interview, Kari Lake Asks "What is true?" * * * Last night, Kari Lake delivered a "scorched earth" speech at the Republican National Convention, and in a combative post-speech interview asked "what is true?" in response to a question about her failed lawsuits in her attempt to overthrow the results of the 2022 election. Lake's speech was a "blistering attack" that left  more