SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Dec. 21 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erik Baptist, director of the ADF Center for Life, regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Thursday with the Supreme Court of Georgia in State of Georgia v. SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. ADF attorneys filed the brief on behalf of the Alliance for Hip  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Dec. 21 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Legal Strategy Jonathan Scruggs regarding a proposed rule the U.S. Department of Education withdrew Friday that would have forced school districts to allow males to compete in girls' sports or risk losing federal funding: "Women and girls deserve to compete on a level playi  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 21 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: Cottonwood Canyon State Park in Oregon has been officially certified as an International Dark Sky Park by DarkSky International. This recognition makes it Oregon's second state park to receive the certification and the sixth International Dark Sky Place. Other certified locations in Oregon include Prineville Reservoir, Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon Outback (Lake County), the town of Antelope, and Sunri  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 22 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: Investigative faculty of ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and its Howard Center for Investigative Journalism have created a new investigative editing curriculum that will be offered online starting in January 2025. The continuing professional education curriculum consists of 12 online learning modules that will allow lea  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Dec. 21 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: * * * ADF attorneys favorably settle case with state officials two months after filing suit * * * ATLANTA - To settle a lawsuit brought by Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a Christian college, Georgia officials have agreed to allow Luther Rice College and Seminary to participate in the state's financial aid programs. ADF attorneys filed the lawsuit Luther Rice College and Semin  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 21 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arizona Game and Fish Department paint a rosy picture of wolf recovery despite recovery failures in Mexico * * * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Mexican gray wolf advocates are raising alarm bells about the most recent report on recovery efforts released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today. The 5-year evaluation assessing the progress of the recovery p  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release: ProPublica announced the selection of three reporters from its Local Reporting Network partner newsrooms to focus solely on investigative reporting. Reporters Rafael Carranza of Arizona Luminaria, Ashad Hajela of the New York Amsterdam News and Maria Ines Zamudio of Invisible Institute will collaborate with ProPublica's editors and specialized teams on in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The Semiconductor Industry Association issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer commending finalization of CHIPS and Science Act manufacturing investments announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Amkor. The incentives will complement Amkor's investments in advanced packaging operations in Arizona. "Amkor's investments  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 21 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Philanthropist and businesswoman Ginny L. Clements and her husband, manufacturing executive Tom Rogers, have each committed gifts of $1 million to the Sarver Heart Center at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson to create a new cardiovascular research institute. The Sarver Heart Center has set a goal to raise $75 million to build an institutionally designated cardiovascular research instit  more