FRISCO, Texas, July 9 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona State Captures First Big 12 Commissioner's Cup Arizona State claimed the Big 12 Conference's inaugural Commissioner's Cup for the 2024-25 academic year, announced Tuesday by Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark. The Commissioner's Cup was created to recognize Big 12 athletic departments for their efforts in fostering an environment that develops student-athletes both on and of  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Ground Water Protection Council, OKlahoma City, Oklahoma, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing strong support for Arizona's application to gain primacy for its Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program. The council, representing state agencies administering UIC programs nationally, believes that Arizona is well-equipped to manage the program effectively. In the letter, Dan Yates, Executive Director of GWPC  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * AZ-02 Constituent to Eli Crane: "This Bill Is Going to Kill Arizonans" * Nearly 1 in 3 Arizonans in Crane's district depend on Medicaid Vulnerable Arizona Republican Eli Crane is feeling the heat back home after he voted to jeopardize health care for nearly a third of his own constituents who rely on Medicaid. Multiple hospitals in Crane's district - including Page Hospital, Wi  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Court Orders Decision on Expanding Endangered Mount Graham Red Squirrel Habitat in Arizona * TUCSON, Ariz. -- A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make a long-overdue decision on whether to expand critical habitat for Arizona's highly endangered Mount Graham red squirrels. The squirrels are the most endangered terrestrial animal in the United States. The  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Democratic Governors Sound the Alarm on Republicans' Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP Democratic governors across the country are sounding the alarm on the devastating impact Donald Trump and Republicans' extreme budget will have on families across the country, including cuts to Medicaid and SNAP and exploding the national deficit. Here's how Democratic governors are speaking out and serving as the last line  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Does Eli Crane Even Care About His District? * Crane silent on Republican plan to "essentially defund" tribal colleges and universities in AZ-02 Despite representing a district that's home to 14 tribes, Crane has been SILENT on a new Trump budget proposal that would eliminate 90% of funding for tribal colleges and universities in Arizona. These schools are "often among the few --  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * Gallego Calls Out Trump Administration's Dangerous Plan to Allow Avian Flu to Spread Unchecked Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) demanded answers from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. over reports that the Trump Administration is considering a plan to allow avian flu to spread unchecked through poultry farms. Senator  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Gov. Hobbs Delivers Huge Wins for Working Arizonans with Bipartisan, Common-Sense Budget Last week, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the Arizona Promise Budget, delivering on her commitment to make Arizona more affordable and safer. Gov. Hobbs' bipartisan budget deal takes action to stop drug smuggling and human trafficking across Arizona's southern border, raises pay for state police officers and fire  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Stanton Demand Trump Administration Release Frozen Funds for Arizona Schools * Last week, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, demanding the Trump administration immediately release more than $118 million in frozen grant funding for Arizona schools.   more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * How plants build the microbiome they need to survive in a tough environment New research from Northern Arizona University points to the idea that under some conditions, plants can "curate" their microbiomes--selecting good microbes and suppressing harmful ones--to adapt to their environments. The findings have significant implications for sustainable agriculture and offer a greater understandin  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land, Archaeology Southwest, and Bureau of Land Management Protect 477 Acres of Culturally Significant Lands in the Sonoran Desert * Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with Archaeology Southwest and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), announced today the permanent protection of 477 acres of cultural and ecological significance along a seve  more