PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 4 -- The Arizona Department of Financial Institutions issued the following news release: Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) Director Barbara D. Richardson has established the Resiliency and Mitigation Council (Council) to investigate the availability and affordability of personal homeowners insurance in forested areas and wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas of Arizona. The Department is aware of the difficulties that Arizona homeowners in  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 3 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has issued the following statement regarding today's announced indictments of two people accused of fraudulent actions against the Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Horne stated, "The Department of Education submitted this matter to the Attorney General's office and submitted all the other matters curre  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 4 -- The Arizona Department of Gaming issued the following news release: The Arizona Department of Gaming ("ADG") has taken action against an overseas gaming company in Curacao that is allegedly operating illegal online gaming sites, Bovada.com and Bovada.lv (Bovada), accessible to Arizona residents. Following an investigation into the matter, the ADG sent a cease-and-desist letter to Harp Media B.V., which operates Bovada, on November 8, 2024. The operation of Bovada in  more

CHANDLER, Arizona, Dec. 3 -- Chandler-Gilbert Community College issued the following news: Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC), one of the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges, is proud to announce its first-ever baccalaureate program, the Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (BS), further solidifying the college's leadership in AI education. The fully accredited bachelor's degree program, set to launch in Fall 2025, will give students access to experienced   more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: A team of researchers led by a New Mexico State University professor crisscrossed "Sky Island" mountain ranges in southern New Mexico and Arizona this fall in search of wild tepary beans. Richard Pratt, a professor of plant breeding and genetics in NMSU's Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, oversaw the excursion as part of a two-year research project funded by the Agricultural   more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following In the Spotlight news wrap up: Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. * Department of Anthropology professor Lisa Hardy joined the University of Arizona's College of Public Health and Campesinos Sin Fronteras, a farmworker support agency, to publish a special issue of the journal Practicing Anthropology centered on health research along the U.S.-Mexico border. The issue, titled "Community at the Heart   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 -- PNC Financial Services Group issued the following news release: * * * Kyle Steinbuch named Regional President and Head of Corporate Banking for Arizona * * * PHOENIX, Dec. 3, 2024 - PNC Bank announced today that banking and industry veteran Cathleen Walker will retire from PNC as regional president and head of Corporate Banking for Arizona Dec. 31, 2024. Succeeding Walker is Kyle Steinbuch, PNC Corporate Banking sales leader for Arizona. Walker retires fo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 4 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * More than 100,000 students and alumni engage with career focused platform designed for working adult learners since its implementation * * * University of Phoenix Career Navigator career guidance platform has strengthened the University ecosystem of skills-focused career planning support for students and alumni with more than 100,000 unique users engaging it since its launch in 2023. The Career Nav  more