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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Saturday August 23, 2025 ( 15 items )  

Alliance Defending Freedom: 21 States, Multiple School Officials Urge Supreme Court to Review Child Secret Social Transition Case
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Aug. 23 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * 21 states, multiple school officials urge Supreme Court to review child secret social transition case Attorneys with Child & Parental Rights Campaign, ADF represent New England parents after school district hid 'social transition' efforts * WASHINGTON - Multiple parental rights advocates, psychiatrists, and schoo  more

Alliance Defending Freedom: Pregnancy Centers Harassed by NJ Attorney General Make Case Before US Supreme Court
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Aug. 23 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2025: * * * Pregnancy centers harassed by NJ attorney general make case before US Supreme Court ADF attorneys representing First Choice Women's Resource Centers file opening brief with high court * WASHINGTON - Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed their opening brief Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Cour  more

Applications Now Open for the Reauthorized and Expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * Applications Now Open for the Reauthorized and Expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) * As part of the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) has been reauthorized and significantly expanded. Downwinders and uranium workers may receive a one-time $100,000 compensation by meeting either of the following qualifications: * Affected while physic  more

Arizona Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina posted the following news release: * * * Arizona Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy in South Carolina Antonie Elbert Eaddy, 49, of Goodyear, Arizona, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of crack cocaine, 5 kilograms of cocaine, 400 grams of fentanyl, and a quantity of marijuana. Evidence obtained in the investig  more

Breckenridge, Colorado, Officially Designated as a Dark Sky Community
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 23 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * Breckenridge, Colorado, officially designated as a Dark Sky Community Town of Breckenridge, Colorado The Town of Breckenridge, Colorado, has been officially designated as a Certified Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International. Since 2007, the Town has focused on the benefits of reducing light pollution and protecting our view of the night sky. Breckenridge is the first mountain ski resort community in  more

Goldwater Institute: Yuma County Refunding Illegal Property Tax After Goldwater Legal Challenge
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 23 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: * * * Yuma County Refunding Illegal Property Tax after Goldwater Legal Challenge By John Thorpe In a win for taxpayers, the Yuma County government in Arizona has agreed to refund over $4 million it unlawfully collected from property owners over three years. The government agreed to the refund after the Goldwater Institute fought its illegal tax scheme in court. The Yuma County Treasurer has described it as "the  more

Grand Canyon University Urges Education Dept. to Reconsider Mental Health Grant Priorities
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concerns regarding the proposed priorities for the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program. The program aims to enhance mental health services for students and facilitate the training of future mental health professionals across the nation. Established in 1949, GCU is the largest private non-profit Christian university in t  more

Kelly Calls Out Trump Administration for Funding Cuts Threatening Community Colleges
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Calls Out Trump Administration for Funding Cuts Threatening Community Colleges * "If the Trump administration wants to expand domestic manufacturing, community college programs like Quick Start [at Maricopa Community Colleges] are essential to supporting and advancing this goal." Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon raising concerns about the   more

Kelly, Gallego Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Weakening of U.S. Cyber Agency Following Arizona Election Cyberattack
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Weakening of U.S. Cyber Agency Following Arizona Election Cyberattack * Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego demanded answers from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following a recent cyberattack on Arizona's statewide candidate portal and concerns over the weakening of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (C  more

Members of Tacoma Street Gang Indicted in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington posted the following news release: * * * Members of Tacoma street gang indicted in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy Used female couriers to transport pills in luggage from source in Arizona to Seattle and Baltimore airports * Tacoma - Over the last 36 hours, law enforcement executed 13 search warrants and arrested eight of nine people charged in an indictment for conspiracy to distribute f  more

Owner of Taco Restaurants Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charge and Employing Unauthorized Aliens
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Owner of Taco Restaurants Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charge and Employing Unauthorized Aliens Blademir Angulo Audeves, 42, of Mexico, pleaded guilty on August 20, to one count of Alien in Possession of a Firearm and one count of Knowingly Employing Unauthorized Aliens. Sentencing is scheduled for October 28, 2025, before United States District Judge Humetewa. In hi  more

Penn College Math Professional Day Draws 30 Attendees
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 23 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Penn College Math Professional Day draws 30 attendees The Pennsylvania College of Technology School of Business, Arts & Sciences recently held an Active Thinking & Learning Math Professional Day for full-time and adjunct math faculty. Local high school math teachers also were in attendance for the workshop, which was led by Trey Cox, a veteran mathematics educator with 39 years of te  more

SBA Offers Relief to Arizonans Impacted by the Dragon Bravo and White Sage Fires
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Arizonans Impacted by the Dragon Bravo and White Sage Fires * This week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans for businesses, nonprofit organizations, and tribal nations that sustained economic losses due to the Dragon Bravo and White Sage fires. The disaster declaration, issued on August 13, covers Coconino, Gila,  more

TNT Sports to Debut Expansive Programming Lineup for Inaugural Season of Big 12 Football Across TNT, truTV, HBO Max & Bleacher Report
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * TNT Sports to Debut Expansive Programming Lineup for Inaugural Season of Big 12 Football Across TNT, truTV, HBO Max & Bleacher Report * TNT Sports' inaugural year of Big 12 coverage will showcase the top players and personalities throughout the 2025 season with an expansive programming lineup, including live games, studio shows, all-access programs and  more

University of Arizona: Asteroid Bennu is a Time Capsule of Materials Bearing Witness to Its Origin and Transformation Over Billions of Years
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Asteroid Bennu is a time capsule of materials bearing witness to its origin and transformation over billions of years Asteroid Bennu - the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return mission, led by the University of Arizona - is a mixture of materials from throughout, and even beyond, our solar system. Over the past few billion years, its unique and varied contents have been transformed by i  more