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News Tipoffs - Arizona Editors Newsletter for Thursday March 26, 2026 ( 17 items )  

Ariz. A.G. Mayes, Better Business Bureau Warn Arizonans About Crypto ATM Scams Targeting Seniors
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 26 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes, Better Business Bureau Warn Arizonans About Crypto ATM Scams Targeting Seniors Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Joe Ducey with the Better Business Bureau today released a joint public service announcement warning Arizonans about a growing scam in which fraudsters pressure victims -- particularly seniors -- into sending money through Bitcoi  more

Cactus catalogue could help plant's prickly problem
BATH, England, March 25 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * Cactus catalogue could help plant's prickly problem * With almost a third of cacti species threatened with extinction, researchers from the Universities of Bath and Reading have launched CactEcoDB, the most comprehensive database ever created for the cactus family, offering an unprecedented window into the evolution, ecology and conservation needs of one of the world's most distinctive and endangered groups of  more

CAIR-AL Calls on Alabama Sec. of State to Visit Mosque After Slamming GOP Leader for Attending Interfaith Dinner With Muslims
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * CAIR-AL Calls on Alabama Sec. of State to Visit Mosque After Slamming GOP Leader for Attending Interfaith Dinner with Muslims The Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AL), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today invited Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to visit a mosque after he criticized former Alabam  more

CAIR-Houston Applauds City's Designation of March 15 as 'International Day to Combat Islamophobia'
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * CAIR-Houston Applauds City's Designation of March 15 as 'International Day to Combat Islamophobia' The Houston office of the Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today applauded the Houston City Council's decision to designate March 15 as the 'International Day to Combat Islamophobia.' Yesterday, Houston City Council officials annou  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: IRS Data Show That Minnesota Lost $1.5 Billion in Income to Other Parts of the U.S. in 2022-2023
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 25 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 24, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * IRS data show that Minnesota lost $1.5 billion in income to other parts of the U.S. in 2022-2023 Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) belatedly released its migration data for 2022-2023. The data showed a net loss of 7,561 individuals from Minne  more

Fiscal Year 2027 Tucson/Pima Annual Action Plan
TUCSON, Arizona, March 26 (TNSrep) -- The city of Tucson issued the following news: * * * Fiscal Year 2027 (Program Year 2026) Tucson/Pima Annual Action Plan The City of Tucson receives an annual entitlement allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Programs. The City of Tucson participates in co  more

Global Hitmaker Don Toliver To Headline Forbes Under 30 Summit Concert
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, March 26 -- Forbes Media posted the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Global Hitmaker Don Toliver To Headline Forbes Under 30 Summit Concert Ahead of next month's 2026 Forbes Under 30 Summit, Forbes announced today that Don Toliver, multi-platinum, GRAMMY-nominated artist will headline the Under 30 Music Concert in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, April 19 as part of this year's flagship Under 30 Summit. Don Toliver is a formative voice in modern hip hop with  more

Goldwater Sues UCLA for Hiding Records of Radical Activists
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 25 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Goldwater Sues UCLA for Hiding Records of Radical Activists * For nearly a decade, UCLA has been bringing radicals to campus through its " Activist-in-Residence " program, a taxpayer-funded initiative aimed at "turn[ing] the university inside out." Those activists have a right to their radical ideas-including one who called homelessness a " white man's scam " and derided Israel as a "  more

Governor Lamont, Coalition of Governors Urge HHS Secretary Kennedy to Immediately Release Title X Funds
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont, Coalition of Governors Urge HHS Secretary Kennedy to Immediately Release Title X Funds * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and the governors of 18 other states and territories today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging the immediate renewal of Title X family planning grants, warning that a lapse  more

Governor Spanberger Announces New Cabinet-Level Chief Energy Officer
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 25 -- Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Spanberger Announces New Cabinet-Level Chief Energy Officer * RICHMOND, VA -Governor Abigail Spanberger today signed an executive order creating a Chief Energy Officer -a cabinet-level position focused on addressing rising energy costs for families and meeting the Commonwealth's long-term energy needs -and appointed Josephus Allmond to serve in the new role. Allmond will s  more

Hagerty, Alsobrooks, Colleagues Reintroduce Main Street Depositor Protection Act
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty, Alsobrooks, Colleagues Reintroduce Main Street Depositor Protection Act * Updated bipartisan bill would expand deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts WASHINGTON- Today, United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), along with Senators Jim Banks (R-IN), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Ruben Gallego (  more

In Fight Against Fraud, Leading National Organizations Urge CMS to Take Action While Protecting Legitimate Providers and Patient Access
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 25 -- The National Alliance for Care at Home issued the following news release: * * * In Fight Against Fraud, Leading National Organizations Urge CMS to Take Action While Protecting Legitimate Providers and Patient Access The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance), LeadingAge, LeadingAge California, and the California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) in a March 25, 2026 letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator, the Centers for Medicare and  more

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Arizona Endangered Species, Conservation Area From Trespassing Cattle
WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched to Protect Arizona Endangered Species, Conservation Area From Trespassing Cattle * TUCSON, Ariz. -The Center for Biological Diversity today filed notice of intent to sue the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over unauthorized cattle grazing damage to endangered wildlife habitat in southern Arizona's Las Cienegas National Conserva  more

Northern Arizona University: Worms at work - Turning waste into soil
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 25 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * Worms at work: Turning waste into soil * They are wriggly, quiet and hidden in the soil, but inside a dark plastic bin, these red wriggler worms are twisting through yesterday's leftovers, turning scraps into a rich organic soil amendment. Vermicomposting-using worms to create compost -transforms organic waste into nutrient-dense compost while reducing landfill waste, cutting greenhouse gas emissio  more

Pearl Harbor Survivor Celebrates 106th Birthday With Navy Talent Acquisition Group New England
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Pearl Harbor Survivor Celebrates 106th Birthday With Navy Talent Acquisition Group New England * Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy veteran Freeman Johnson arrived in celebrity-like fashion at the Barnstable Adult Community Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts, March 18. Johnson, one of the oldest survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was there to celebrate his 106th birthday. He emerged from a black l  more

Quantum science outreach program sees Golden State expansion
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 25 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * Quantum science outreach program sees Golden State expansion * Since its creation in 2022, SparCQS has introduced thousands of individuals to the not-so-small world of quantum science. Housed within the Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Access (!MIRA!), the workforce development initiative, whose name is an acronym for Sparking Curiosity in Quantum Science, delivers a trailer's worth   more

VIDEO: Pappas Urges Suspension of Federal Gas Tax to Lower Costs at the Pump
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Pappas Urges Suspension of Federal Gas Tax to Lower Costs at the Pump * Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) spoke on the House floor calling for Congress to pass his legislation to suspend the federal gas tax through October 1, 2026 and provide Americans with badly-needed relief from the historic increase in gas prices as a result of this administration's military action in Iran. Ac  more