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Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Saturday September 14, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Visits Arizona to Highlight Biden-Harris Administration Investments in Wildfire Resilience and Rural Prosperity
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Marana, ARIZONA, September 12, 2024 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today visited two communities in Arizona to highlight U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments that protect communities and natural resources from wildfire and drought, expand access to clean energy and create jobs, and build stronger, more resilient communities. "The Biden-Harris Administration understands that Wester  more

Immigration Hub: Ahead of Arizona Visit, Trump's Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric All But Confirms A Return to Family Separation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Immigration Hub issued the following news release: * * * Family separation and mass deportations remain deeply unpopular with voters * * * TUCSON, AZ - As Donald Trump heads to Tucson, he and his campaign refuse to answer a question that is critical to Arizona families: will he willfully separate families via mass deportations in a new administration? Recent waffling from Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance and policy advisor Stephen Miller, a key architect of   more

Immigration Hub: Local Arizona Latino Leaders Respond to Trump's Hateful Rhetoric And Mass Deportation Agenda in Arizona
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Immigration Hub issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Mass deportations would separate Arizona families and devastate the state's economy * * * Yesterday in Arizona, Donald Trump doubled down on his hateful rhetoric against immigrants and touted his plan to tear millions of families apart through mass deportations. Trump again amplified false claims about Haitian and other immigrants at his rally, despite evidence that the rhetoric was already  more

REMINDER: Another Trump Term Would Be Economically Disastrous for Arizona's Latino Families
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: To ensure Latino families have the facts they need in this critical election after Donald Trump's rally in Tucson, Arizona yesterday, DNC Spokesperson Marco Frieri released the following statement: "Trump consistently attacks Latinos on the campaign trail as his Project 2025 agenda threatens to cost our families thousands of dollars a year if he's reelected. Project 2025 would rip away affordable hea  more

Research Corporation for Science Advancement: Cottrell Scholars Receive Awards for 3 Collaborative Projects
TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 14 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Research Corporation for Science Advancement has made 2024 Cottrell Scholars Collaborative Awards of $25,000 each to three new projects that emerged from discussions at the 2024 Cottrell Scholar Conference. Cottrell Scholars Collaborative teams are made up of Cottrell Scholars, Fulbright-Cottrell Scholars, and Robert Holland Jr. Award recipients who attend the annual conference. For their proje  more

U of A Partners on Project Combining AI, Virtual Reality and Agriculture
TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Using information gathered by agricultural sensors, researchers from the University of Arizona and Purdue University are developing a tool that uses virtual reality and artificial intelligence to better understand large datasets. Once finished, they expect the platform, called VR-Bio-Talk, will lead to groundbreaking research that bridges the gap between biology, agriculture and computer science.   more