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State Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Wednesday July 24, 2024 ( 13 items )  

Ariz. Secretary of State Fontes Releases Official Language for General Election Ballot Measures
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 24 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has announced the release of the official titles and descriptions for the ballot measures set to appear on the November General Election ballot. This initiative is part of an ongoing effort to provide transparency and clarity in the legislative process for Arizona voters. "My goal is to ensure every Arizonan has the information they need to make well-informed   more

Ariz. Secretary of State Fontes Unanimously Appointed Chair of Arizona's America250 Commission
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 24 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has been unanimously appointed as the Chair of Arizona's America250 Commission. The announcement comes following the commission's inaugural agenda item for this year: recognizing Arizona's winning students of America's Field Trip, a nationwide scholastic contest designed to engage youth in commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Decla  more

Arizona Democratic Party Executive Board and County Chairs Unanimously Support Vice President Kamala Harris for President
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 23 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 22, 2024: * * * Today, the Arizona Democratic Party Executive Board and County Chairs unanimously pledged their support of Vice President Kamala Harris' bid to become the democratic nominee for President. ADP Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano released the following statement: "The stakes in this election could not be higher, nor the contrast between these two candidates more clear. Donald Trump is a ris  more

Arizona Democratic Party's 2024 Delegation Unanimously Vote to Support Vice President Kamala Harris for President
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 24 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 23, 2024: * * * Today, all 91 members of the Arizona Democratic Party's 2024 Delegation formally pledged their support of Vice President Kamala Harris' bid to become the democratic nominee for President. ADP Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano released the following statement: "Vice President Harris has championed key issues Arizonans care about- protecting democracy and our fundamental freedoms- and is t  more

Award-Winning Cronkite Graduate Receives Prestigious Roy W. Howard Fellowship
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 24 (TNSres) -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: Cronkite alumna Adrienne Washington has been named a Roy W. Howard Fellow and will spend the next year working at The Maine Monitor, a nonprofit news organization. The Scripps Howard Fund announced that Washington, a graduate of the Cronkite School's Master of Arts in Investigative Journalism program, is one of five investigative journalists wh  more

CGCC Partners With ICAN to Engage Local Youth
CHANDLER, Arizona, July 24 -- Chandler-Gilbert Community College issued the following news: This summer, Chandler-Gilbert Community College's (CGCC's) Title V and Enrollment Services teams offered a career exploration curriculum to ICAN youth. ICAN is a free, local program that serves East Valley families with programs for educational development, from elementary age to high school, as well as opportunities for their parents/caregivers. The relationship between CGCC and ICAN began in the fall  more

Honeywell Selected By United Airlines To Provide Wide Array Of Cockpit Technology For New 737 Max Aircraft
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 23 -- Honeywell Aerospace, a division of Honeywell International, issued the following news release: * * * * Suite of advanced avionics includes 3D weather radar, flight recorders and advanced safety systems * * * FARNBOROUGH, England, July 22, 2024 -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has been selected by United Airlines to provide a wide range of avionics for new 737 MAX aircraft that will enter service over the next decade, including technologies such as the industry's only 3  more

Indigenous Governance Program Master Student Receives $20k From Haury Program for 'Traditional Foods' Project
TUCSON, Arizona, July 24 -- The University of Arizona's Native Nations Institute issued the following news release: * * * Master of Professional Studies student RaeAnna Rabang was one of seven U of A students selected to receive a 2024 Native Pathways Graduate Research Award. * * * Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Master of Professional Studies student in the University of Arizona's (U of A) Indigenous Governance Program RaeAnna Rabang says she's always "felt really spoiled" in terms of   more

McCain Global Leaders Program Adds Four New Members to Its Advisory Council
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Arizona State University's McCain Institute issued the following news: The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) welcomes four new members to the McCain Global Leaders (MGL) Global Advisory Council. The council is comprised of 25 character-driven leaders in varying fields of expertise who play an integral role in shaping the design and implementation of the MGL program. The new council members are: * Kelvin Beachum, Arizona Cardinals Football Player, Advisor  more

One Week Out From Primary, Arizona Women Slam Kari Lake's Dangerous Anti-Abortion Policies
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 24 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: State Representatives Analise Ortiz and Judy Schwiebert, and Arizona State University Student Francesca Martin held a press conference in Phoenix today to call out Kari Lake's dangerous, anti-abortion record one week out from the GOP Senate primary. "Kari Lake's policies put women in danger. The contrast couldn't be stronger. Her policies make the deeply personal decision to have an ab  more

Onsemi Selected to Power Volkswagen Group's Next-Generation Electric Vehicles
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, July 23 -- Onsemi, a semiconductors supplier company, issued the following news on July 22, 2024: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS * onsemi and Volkswagen Group sign multi-year deal to supply solution for vehicle lineup across several brands * onsemi will provide a full stack of silicon carbide technologies as part of an integrated module solution that can scale across all power platforms * Volkswagen Group will benefit from onsemi's plans to expand manufacturing in Europe that would est  more

ROLL THE LAKE TAPES: "You Are Just A Sad Case Of A Human Being"
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 24 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Kari Lake says "I don't welcome everybody" * * * This episode of the Lake Tapes showcases Kari Lake's "scorched earth" RNC speech and combative post-speech interviews in which she told a reporter she was "just a sad case of a human being." Lake's speech was a "blistering attack" that left reporters observing "if there was a unity memo, Kari Lake didn't get it" but instead "burned it." Over th  more

U of A Students Headed to D.C. to Share Successes of the Defense Civilian Training Corps
TUCSON, Arizona, July 24 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: By Logan Burtch-Buus, University Communications University of Arizona student Akira Jones is in the midst of a project-based summer internship at the Army Geospatial Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Using satellite and geospatial data, she helps predict snowmelt throughout Alaska. "Using Google Earth Engine's Sentinel-1 SAR dataset, I comb through each desired location and gather backscatter values at diff  more