WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following study on October 10, 2024 by James Broughel entitled "Boosting Business in the Desert." Here are excerpts: * * * Recent permitting reforms in Arizona have focused on streamlining regulatory processes to improve the state's business climate. Developments include passage of the 2023 Permit Freedom Act, which established standardized criteria and timelines for local land use and public demonstration permit   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Friends Committee on National Legislation issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) welcomes and celebrates President Joe Biden's apology for the abuses committed against Native children, their families, and their communities by the federal Indian Boarding School System. Today's apology in Arizona's Gila River Indian Community represents a major step forward in the work to heal the relationship between pe  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 26 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 25, 2024, to National Review: * * * The University of Michigan Went All In on DEI. The Results Were Disastrous By Tim Minella In ideal conditions, on its own terms, the DEI project was a massive failure. It's time to learn from this and end the DEI experiment for good. The university advises professors (https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/wp-content/uploads/sites/853/2021/12  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 25 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber issued the following news release: The Greater Phoenix Chamber is proud to announce the 2024 ATHENA private sector, public sector, and young professional award recipients at its 37th Annual ATHENA Awards. Jenny Holsman Tetreault, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, TPI, was awarded the 2024 ATHENA Award in the private sector. Shannon Clancy, CEO, St. Vincent de Paul, earned the 2024 ATHENA Award in the public sector. Hillary Wals  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: The American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity will honor California Superior Court judge Victoria Kolakowski with its Stonewall Award during a ceremony from 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 1, 2025, at the ABA Midyear Meeting at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. Named after the New York City Stonewall Inn police raid and riot of June 28, 1969, which was a tur  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Stephanie Kulke EVANSTON, Ill. - President Biden will deliver remarks in Arizona today apologizing for the federal government's role in forcing Indigenous children into boarding schools, where many were abused and nearly 1,000 died. Doug Kiel (citizen of Oneida Nation), an associate professor of history and a faculty fellow at the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at Northwestern Univers  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 26 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: Marine Corps veteran Dustin Alley, 36, lives in Bristol, Connecticut, with his wife, Sarah, and their three children, Evan, Ethan and Katelyn. He was stationed in Beaufort, South Carolina, and Yuma, Arizona. Later, Alley deployed to Afghanistan as an air traffic controller. He served in the military for nine years and left as a sergeant. Alley was in e  more