WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Arizona Invites Rep. Joseph Chaplik to Meet Local Muslim Leaders After He Amplifies Anti-Muslim Hate * The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today invited state Rep. Joseph Chaplik to meet with Arizona Muslim community leaders after he helped amplify ant  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI - Arizona's Family Highlights Rep. Crane's Bill to Fast-Track Grand Canyon Recovery * On Friday, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced North Rim Restoration Act of 2025, which would expedite the rebuild of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon by streamlining the federal contracting process. Currently, the legislation is cosponsored by Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ), Doug LaMalfa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AG Mayes Threatens Legal Action Against Mike Johnson for Failing to Seat Adelita Grijalva * Yesterday, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, threatening to take legal action against him for failing to seat Arizona Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. In the letter, AG Mayes made it clear   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Cornyn Bill to Enhance U.S.-Mexico Counternarcotics Efforts Passes Senate * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statements after the Counternarcotics Enhancement Act, which would require the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to submit to Congress an action plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination, and cooperation between the U.S. an  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Oct. 16 -- Maricopa Community Colleges issued the following news release: * * * Maricopa Community Colleges and Helios Education Foundation Partner to Expand Student Success Program A $2.2 million grant from Helios Education Foundation (Helios) is helping Maricopa Community Colleges expand HSI ELEVATE, a student-centered program aimed at increasing college attainment across Arizona. The program, focused on serving first-generation collegegoers, was previously offered at six of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following commentary on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * The State of Politics in the US and the Role of Leadership in Polarized Times Vira Konstantynova is a 2025 McCain Global Leader from Ukraine. She is a Ukrainian foreign policy and international security expert, known for her strategic advocacy for Ukraine's European and Euro-Atlantic integration and her steadfast efforts to strengthen the country's resilience in various dom  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Oct. 16 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * Jacks in a Flash: Caelum Mroczek Did you know that 95% of Arizona's precipitation evaporates before it can be used by communities and ecosystems? Caelum Mroczek, a Ph.D. student in the School of Earth and Sustainability, is one of many local scientists who is trying to change that. As part of a multi-university project aimed at protecting and enhancing Arizona's groundwater supplies, Mroczek analyzed  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 15 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news: * * * Postcard from Intel Tech Tour Arizona: Intel Data Center Group leader Kevork Kechichian shows off Xeon 6+ * To: Intel customers and partners From: Intel Tech Tour in Arizona, USA At Intel Tech Tour 2025 - the first hosted in the United States - more than 200 global technology media  more