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State Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Friday May 23, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Arizona Treasurer Yee Announces Local Government Investment Pool 5 Maintains Top 'AAAf' and 'S1+' Ratings for 17 Consecutive Years
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23 -- Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Arizona Treasurer Yee Announces Local Government Investment Pool 5 Maintains Top 'AAAf' and 'S1+' Ratings for 17 Consecutive Years AUM Increases by 140% Under Treasurer Yee's Leadership * Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee announced that the S&P Global Ratings affirmed an 'AAAf' fund credit quality rating (FCQR) and 'S1+' fund volatility rating (FVR) for the Arizona Local Go  more

Bipartisan Policy Center: Arizona Election Fellows Program Proves Early Success, Sets a Model for America's Election Workforce
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23 (TNSrpt) -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Bipartisan Policy Center: Arizona Election Fellows Program Proves Early Success, Sets a Model for America's Election Workforce The Arizona Secretary of State's Office today celebrated the resounding success of the Arizona Fellows in Election Administration, a first-of-its-kind talent pipeline that is already reshaping the future of America's election workforce. A new in  more

Can we mine enough copper to develop the world?
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 22 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Can we mine enough copper to develop the world? Pima County Arizona copper mine.credit: Joyce Cory, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Study: Copper: Mining, Development, and Electrification (DOI: 10.5382/SEGnews.2025-141.fea-01) The world can mine copper to fuel the green energy transition or it can mine copper to build the infrastructure of developing countries--but it will be extraordinarily diffic  more

Legislation Urges Congress to Exempt Tribes From the Impacts of Potential Medicaid Cuts
WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, May 23 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Legislation urges Congress to exempt tribes from the impacts of potential Medicaid Cuts WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- Speaker Crystalyne Curley will soon introduce legislation urging Congress to uphold the federal government's trust and treaty obligations by exempting and protecting tribes from proposed Medicaid cuts and requirements that threaten access to life saving health care for  more

Southern Ute Indian Tribe Welcomes Resources and Development Committee
SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN RESERVATION, Arizona, May 23 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Southern Ute Indian Tribe welcomes Resources and Development Committee On Tuesday, Vice Chairman Marvin Pinnecoose, Tribal Council, and members of the Navajo Nation 25th Council's Resources and Development Committee (RDC), gathered in the Southern Ute Tribal Council Chambers for a significant and productive meeting focused on shared interests and future col  more

University of Arizona-Health Sciences: $2.4M Grant Will Fund Imaging for Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
TUCSON, Arizona, May 23 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * $2.4M grant will fund imaging for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy By Quion Lowe U of A Cancer Center researchers hope to image nerve endings and create objective, quantitative biomarkers for CIPN, leading to better treatment and prevention opportunities. A University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher received a $2.4 million National Cancer Institute gran  more

University of Arizona: Disclosing AI Use Can Backfire, Research Shows
TUCSON, Arizona, May 23 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Disclosing AI use can backfire, research shows By Andy Ober Transparency usually builds trust at work, in class and at home. But when it comes to using generative artificial intelligence, the opposite may be true. According to new research from the University of Arizona Eller College of Management, being honest about using AI can actually make people trust you less. Martin Reimann, associate profes  more

University of Arizona: Percolating Clues - New Way to Build Planetary Cores
TUCSON, Arizona, May 23 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Percolating clues: A new way to build planetary cores A new study led by Sam Crossley at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory reveals a surprising new way planetary cores formed. The findings could reshape how scientists understand the early evolution of rocky planets like Mars. Published in Nature Communications, the study offers the first direct experimental and geochemical ev  more