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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Friday May 16, 2025 ( 7 items )  

$5M Skoll Foundation Gift Will Help Protect Communities From Future Pandemics
TUCSON, Arizona, May 15 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * $5M Skoll Foundation gift will help protect communities from future pandemics The Skoll Foundation has committed $5 million to enable the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to study public health threats brought on by pandemics and educate a new generation of adaptive and technologically adept public health professionals. The gift will fund the Ending Pandemics Aca  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: SC Supreme Court Again Upholds Fetal Heartbeat Law
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 15 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * SC Supreme Court again upholds fetal heartbeat law The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Hawley, vice president of the ADF Center for Life and Regulatory Practice, regarding the South Carolina Supreme Court's decision Wednesday in Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v.  more

Arizona Governor Signs Controversial Age-Verification Law
CANOGA PARK, California, May 13 -- The Free Speech Coalition issued the following news: * * * Arizona Governor Signs Controversial Age-Verification Law HB2112, Arizona's controversial age-verification law, was signed into law by Governor Katie Hobbs this afternoon, despite a formidable opposition from Free Speech Coalition, civil liberties groups and Ariziona voters. The law will go into effect ninety days after the legislature adjourns. Free Speech Coalition led the fight against the bill s  more

Genetic Factors May Influence Liver Fat Even in Healthy Weight People
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * Genetic Factors May Influence Liver Fat Even in Healthy Weight People Study improves our understanding of steatotic liver disease in an understudied population PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, have identified several genetic variants related to the accumulation of liver fat in normal-weight individuals,   more

Island of Anholt Becomes Fourth International Dark Sky Park in Denmark
TUCSON, Arizona, May 16 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * Island of Anholt Becomes Fourth International Dark Sky Park in Denmark Anholt, Denmark The Danish island of Anholt, located in the Kattegat Strait between Denmark and Sweden, has been officially designated as an International Dark Sky Park by DarkSky International. This designation recognizes Anholt's exceptional commitment to preserving the island's naturally dark skies through education, community col  more

Oklahoma Governor Signs Bill to Protect Women's Safety, Privacy at Correctional Facilities
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 15 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Oklahoma governor signs bill to protect women's safety, privacy at correctional facilities The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Sara Beth Nolan regarding Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's signing Wednesday of SB 418, a bill that protects women and girls by prohi  more

University of Arizona-Health Sciences: $5M Skoll Foundation Gift Will Help Protect Communities From Future Pandemics
TUCSON, Arizona, May 16 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * $5M Skoll Foundation gift will help protect communities from future pandemics The Skoll Foundation has committed $5 million to enable the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to study public health threats brought on by pandemics and educate a new generation of adaptive and technologically adept public health professionals. The gift will fund the En  more