ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 5 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-AZ Praises Senate Passage of SB 1627 # Mar 5, 2025 by AFP Phoenix, Arizona-- Today the Arizona State Senate passed SB 1627, which restores transparency and accountability to state regulatory agencies by requiring agency rules and guidance to be visible to the public. Introduced by Sen. Shawnna Bolick, this legislation restores transparency first implemented by   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 5 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-AZ Praises Senate Vote on Housing Affordability # Mar 5, 2025 by AFP Phoenix, Arizona --Today the Arizona State Senate passed SB 1229, a bill to remove government barriers that increase the cost of housing in Arizona. Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) supported the bill. AFP-AZ Deputy State Director Jared Gorshe issued the following statement after the   more

NEW YORK, March 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Arizona 15-Week Abortion Ban Permanently Blocked Under Arizona Abortion Access Act PHOENIX -- Today, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge permanently blocked the state's ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case, filed in Ma  more

IRVING, Texas, March 6 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona State Collects Big 12 Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week Award Arizona State's Daniella Kensinger and Ava Williamson were named the Big 12 Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. Kensinger and Williamson went undefeated over four duals at the Cactus Classic at the No. 1 spot. They were the only Sun Devils pair to finish the week undefeated after   more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, March 5 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * AZSAM Supports Higher Payment Rates for Take-Home Methadone Doses On March 1, the Arizona Society of Addiction Medicine (AZSAM) sent a public comment letter to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) regarding a proposal to adjust Medicaid payment rates for take-home methadone doses. While AHCCCS proposed to raise rates above previous l  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Reproductive Freedom For All Celebrates as Arizona's 15-Week Abortion Ban Is Permanently Blocked Because of Ballot Measure Washington, DC -- Today, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge permanently blocked the state's ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case found the ban unconstitutional as it denied Arizonans access to abortion c  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 6 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Santa Cruz River moves closer to national designation with guidance from U of A experts When U of A ecologist Michael Bogan leads local school groups to spots along the Santa Cruz River to learn about desert aquatic wildlife, it's a new experience for most attendees - including bus drivers and chaperones. "They leave realizing that Tucson has a river, that there's wildlife, and that it's a spot the  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 6 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals hope for immunotherapy as prostate cancer treatment Researchers at University of Arizona Cancer Center used a double-pronged approach to reduce tumor growth in tissue samples of prostate cancer. A new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers found that an immunotherapy previously shown to be ineffective against prostate cancer may have therapeutic p  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 6 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * The yucca and the moth: How extreme weather impacts the timing of biological events By Daniel Stolte Whether it is flowers sprouting in the spring, cicadas mating in the blistering heat of summer, or caterpillars hatching to feed on their favorite host plant - across the natural world, the timing of biological events is so important it spawned its own scientific discipline: phenology. Much of phe  more