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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Tuesday December 30, 2025 ( 6 items )  

2025 Was A Year of Liberty in Action
PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * 2025 Was A Year of Liberty in Action * If there's one thing we know for sure, it's that woke activists, leftist leaders, and entrenched bureaucrats will stop at nothing to maintain their iron grip on government. That's why the Goldwater Institute is fighting in state courts, legislatures, and communities nationwide to advance, defend, and strengthen the freedom guaranteed by the consti  more

Arizona Couple That Ran Medical Clinic Business Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Fraud and to Violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release on Dec. 29, 2025: * * * Arizona Couple That Ran Medical Clinic Business Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Fraud and to Violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Defendants Claimed to Diagnose, Treat Cancer and Other Conditions With Body Scans Using "Smart Chip Technology" * United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Mary Blakley, 76, an  more

Arizona State University Researchers Urge Transparency in Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Rules
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Arizona State University researchers submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service outlining concerns and recommendations related to implementation of a federal tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. The researchers emphasize that the structure of the program should include robust data collection, transparency, and public reporting requirements from the outset to ensure accountability   more

Center for Biological Diversity Issues Scorecard Report on State Disaster Readiness
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Sexual Health Emergency Preparedness Scorecard: Rankings of sexual health inclusion into state checklists - A report from the Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson, Arizona - December 2025 (19 pages) - Authored by Kyliah Hughes and Kelley Dennings * * * The Center for Biological Diversity issued a report evaluating all 50 states' emergency preparedness checklists for sexual and reproductive health support, exposing critical gaps in disaster response planning  more

Congressman Hamadeh Announces Winners of the Eighth Congressional District's 2025 App Challenge
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Announces Winners of the Eighth Congressional District's 2025 App Challenge * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) is proud to announce the winners of the Eighth Congressional District's 2025 Congressional App Challenge. The winning App, "Chronos," was developed by Vignesh Nagarajan and Raghav Senthil Kumar, both are 12 th grade students at BASIS High School. A  more

Victory! Oregon Bar Cannot Compel Lawyers' Speech
PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Victory! Oregon Bar Cannot Compel Lawyers' Speech * No one should be barred from their profession simply for refusing to subsidize speech they disagree with. This month, after more than six years of litigation, the Goldwater Institute secured a victory for that key principle of economic liberty when the U.S. District Court in Oregon entered a final judgement in favor of two lawyers who  more