PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news: * * * Innovative operation will help meet growing demand for sustainable packaging * * * BUCKEYE, AZ (September 25, 2024) -- Today, leaders from Blue Polymers, LLC; Republic Services (NYSE: RSG); the Arizona Commerce Authority and the City of Buckeye broke ground on Blue Polymers' newest innovative recycled plastics production facility, which will support sustainable packaging manufacturing across the Wes  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2024: Plug and Play accelerateAZ, a program of the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), announced today at the Arizona Innovation Expo three corporate partners for the Sustainability Accelerator program: Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, NSF Engines: Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine (SWSIE) and EPCOR. The Plug and Play accelerateAZ Sustainability Accelerator will champion sustainability-d  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * Bipartisan group of mothers from across Arizona mobilize to defeat Lake, calling her "too dangerous for Arizona" * * * Today, over 100 mothers and grandmothers from across Arizona launched the "Moms Against Lake" coalition, denouncing Kari Lake's dangerous and self-serving brand of extremism that hurts Arizona families. Arizona women know that Kari Lake will do or say anythi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: Potential conflict of interest concerns under the Hobbs Administration are under a microscope again, after a judge found "serious flaws" with how Arizona's Medicaid program recently awarded $15 billion worth of contracts. Back in August, an administrative law judge concluded the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) improperly awarded contracts for healthcare services for   more

BISBEE, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- Cochise County issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2024: Cochise County Elections today announced the discovery of an error affecting the ballots that were mailed to voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) that reside in the Sierra Vista Unified School District Precinct (292 voters in total). Specifically, two local ballot initiatives were omitted from that specific district UOCOVA printed ballots. These ballots were sent to   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: Cronkite Professor of Practice Nonny de la Pena co-authored the 2024 LDC U.S. Latinos in Tech Report: AI, released this month, which traces the important role Latinos are playing in the growth of artificial intelligence technology across the country. The report found, among other trends, that Latinos are early adopters of AI. Latino-owned bus  more

MESA, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- The Mesa Public Schools issued the following news: Mesa Public Schools is now recognizing an elementary and secondary spotlight school at the second board meeting of each month. Each school will highlight a student, certified staff member and classified staff member. Field Elementary was recognized for the month of September. Below are comments about each honoree from Michelle Hall, the Field Elementary Principal. Exceptional Student- Rachel Soto: I'm honored to reco  more

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren took to the sidewalks of the U.S. Capitol today with more than 50 people including Navajos, Hopis, Zunis, Lagunas and Acomas to send a message to the U.S. House of Representatives. Carrying bright yellow banners and chanting "Pass RECA now," the message was to help Navajo and Indigenous radiation victims. "As Native nations, when we signed our   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: During her summer travels to her native Belgium, University of Arizona professor Valerie Trouet noticed something that turned casual curiosity into a major scientific discovery. When the sun hid behind the clouds in an overcast sky and people put on sweaters instead of summer clothes, the weather tended to be warm and dry in Italy, Greece and the Balkans, popular summer escapes for tourists from t  more