Thursday - May 22, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Saturday May 03, 2025 ( 8 items )  

2025 Big 12 Women's Golf Awards Announced
IRVING, Texas, May 3 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * 2025 Big 12 Women's Golf Awards Announced K-State's Carla Bernat was named Big 12 Women's Golfer of the Year to headline the 2025 Big 12 Women's Golf Awards. Arizona's Giovana Maymon was named Coach of the Year, while TCU's Camille Min-Gaultier (freshman) and Arizona State's Grace Summerhays (scholar-athlete) additionally received recognition. Bernat won a pair of tournaments and po  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: Activist Groups Drop Case Challenging Alabama's Law Protecting Children
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 3 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Activist groups drop case challenging Alabama's law protecting children The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Litigation Strategy Jonathan Scruggs regarding the activist groups' dismissal Thursday of Boe v. Marshall. In the case, a grou  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: MT Governor Signs Bill Protecting Pregnancy Centers, Life
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 3 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * MT governor signs bill protecting pregnancy centers, life The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte's signing Thursday of HB 388, known as the CARE Act, a first-of-its-kind bill that protects pregnancy centers by ensuring thei  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: MT Governor Signs Bill Protecting Speech for Teachers, Public Servants
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 3 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * MT governor signs bill protecting speech for teachers, public servants The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Public Policy, regarding Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte's signing Thursday of HB 400, a bill that prohibits g  more

DarkSky International Proudly Announces the Return of Capture the Dark--the Premier Nighttime Photography Contest
TUCSON, Arizona, May 3 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * DarkSky International proudly announces the return of Capture the Dark--the premier nighttime photography contest DarkSky International proudly announces the return of Capture the Dark, the premier nightscape and astrophotography contest. This highly anticipated contest celebrates the wonders of the night while building awareness about what we stand to lose as light pollution continues to erase dark skies  more

LCV Action Fund Endorses Adelita Grijalva for U.S. House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Action Fund Endorses Adelita Grijalva for U.S. House of Representatives Washington D.C. - The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect candidates who will fight to build a clean energy economy and strengthen our democracy for all, announced today the endorsement of Adelita Grijalva for the special election to the U.S. House of Representatives  more

MT Governor Signs Bill Protecting Families, Organizations From Religious Discrimination in Adoption, Foster Care
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 3 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * MT governor signs bill protecting families, organizations from religious discrimination in adoption, foster care The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte's signing Thursday of HB 655, a bill that ensures famili  more

UT Knoxville Proposes No Tuition Increase for Fall 2025
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: * * * UT Knoxville Proposes No Tuition Increase for Fall 2025 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will recommend a zero tuition increase for undergraduate students as part of its $2.37 billion budget. The Campus Advisory Board approved the budget for fiscal year 2026 during its meeting May 2. The budget will go before the UT System Board of Trustees for final approval in June. Chancellor Donde Plowman o  more