News Tipoffs - Arizona Editors
ACC Orders Repeat Securities Fraudster to Pay $2,775,000 in Restitution
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 13 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release:
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ACC Orders Repeat Securities Fraudster to Pay $2,775,000 in Restitution
The Arizona Corporation Commission ordered Lucio George Martinez ("Martinez") a repeat securities violator, and his spouse, to pay $2,775,000 in restitution and $80,000 administrative penalties for committing securities violations and fraud.
Martinez has resided in Arizona since June 2003. He is not registered as secu
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ACLU Ariz.: Lawsuit Challenging Prop. 314 Voluntarily Dismissed
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 13 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026:
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Lawsuit Challenging Prop. 314 Voluntarily Dismissed
ACLU of Arizona and Florence Project remain committed to monitoring for enforcement of the unconstitutional state deportation system established by Section 5.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Arizona today filed a notice voluntarily dismissing Florence Project v. Mayes, a lawsuit fi
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Ariz. Supreme Court Rules on Clergy-Penitent Privilege in Sex Abuse Case
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 13 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026:
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Arizona Supreme Court Rules on Clergy-Penitent Privilege in Sex Abuse Case
The Arizona Supreme Court today issued its opinion in Rodriguez-Ramirez v. State, ruling that a church pastor cannot block secretly recorded statements from being used in his criminal case. The Court said the statements were not a religious "confession" protected by law.
The case involves Mario Rodriguez-Ra
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Capital Research Center Issues Commentary: Courier's News Machine Turns Against Data Centers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2026, by investigative researcher Parker Thayer:
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Courier's news machine turns against data centers
Courier Newsroom is a nationwide political operation designed to look like independent local news outlets. Since April 2026, Courier's shadowy network has been waging a coordinated offensive against the construction of AI data centers, publishing more than 200 negative articles, videos, and news
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CFTC Exercises Emergency Authority to Ensure Market Stability
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release:
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CFTC Exercises Emergency Authority to Ensure Market Stability
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WASHINGTON -The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today exercised its emergency authority in response to KalshiEX, LLC's notification of a market emergency and ordered the exchange to continue to operate in accordance with the Commodity Exchange Act's Core Principles.
KalshiEX, LLC notified the Commission of the emergency
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Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders Holds Former Steward CEO Accountable for Hurting Louisiana Families'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news:
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Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders Holds Former Steward CEO Accountable for Hurting Louisiana Families'
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ranking Member of the HELP Committee, requested information from Attorney
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Ciscomani Announces $2 Million in Preliminarily Secured Funding for Rural Health Care, Benefiting Benson Hospital and Chiricahua Community Health Center
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Ciscomani Announces $2 Million in Preliminarily Secured Funding for Rural Health Care, Benefiting Benson Hospital and Chiricahua Community Health Center
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Benson, AZ - U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani today saw firsthand how the $2 million federal investment he preliminarily secured for Benson Hospital will expand access to critical health care in rural Cochise County.
The $2 million preliminar
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Ciscomani Urges HHS Secretary Kennedy to Keep Tucson Indian Health Services Open
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Ciscomani Urges HHS Secretary Kennedy to Keep Tucson Indian Health Services Open
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Tucson, AZ - U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani is urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to suspend plans to close a federal health care facility in Tucson that serves nearly 28,000 members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Tohono O'odham Nation.
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human
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Consumer Price Index Up Slightly in July by 0.07%, In Line With Projections
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSrep) -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2026:
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Consumer Price Index Up Slightly in July by 0.07 Percent, In Line with Projections
Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Inflation Update for July, showing that consumer prices continued to rise, in line with projections.
Headline Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) increased by 0.07 percent in July and rose to 3.36 percent
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DCCC Launches First General Election Digital Ad Campaign Calling Out Jay Feely For Refusing To Say Trump Lost The 2020 Election
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DCCC Launches First General Election Digital Ad Campaign Calling Out Jay Feely For Refusing To Say Trump Lost The 2020 Election
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Today, the DCCC launched its first general election digital ad campaign in AZ-01 highlighting Jay Feely's unwavering loyalty to Donald Trump.
A GOP lapdog, Feely refuses to say that Trump lost the 2020 election, an extreme view that's unlikely to go ov
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Democratic Governors Association: Andy Biggs Still Can't Explain Why He Protected A Cult of Pedophiles
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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Andy Biggs Still Can't Explain Why He Protected A Cult of Pedophiles
New reporting from AZ Family digs into how a "controversy from more than a decade ago is resurfacing in the race for governor," after Andy Biggs' history of protecting "child sex predators and a corrupt polygamous sect in Colorado City," is becoming a "central issue before the general election."
AZ Family reports that "some of his o
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Empathetic Communication Training
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 11 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release:
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Empathetic Communication Training
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Four-hour training pathway helps employees strengthen empathetic communication skills, navigate sensitive conversations and build resilience in emotionally demanding workplace environments
University of Phoenix has launched "Communicating with Compassion and Empathy," a new professional development training pathway designed to help organizations strengthen empa
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EPA Defers Sanctions Tied to Arizona Gasoline Loading Rules
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is deferring offset and highway sanctions against an Arizona Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment area after determining that revised Maricopa County Air Quality Department rules address deficiencies identified in 2025.
The interim final determination, effective August 11, 2026, concerns volatile organic compound emissions from gasoline loading operations. The action follows the EPA's concurrent proposal to approve revised MCAQ
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EPA Proposes Arizona Air Plan Updates for Gasoline Loading, Storage
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve some revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan covering volatile organic compound emissions from gasoline loading, storage and cargo tanks in Maricopa County.
The proposed rule addresses Maricopa County Air Quality Department Rules 352 and 353 and their associated reasonably available control technology demonstrations for the 2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard in the Pho
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Florida SouthWestern Names Matt Creamer Head Women's Basketball Coach
FORT MYERS, Florida, Aug. 13 -- Florida SouthWestern State College issued the following news:
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Florida SouthWestern Names Matt Creamer Head Women's Basketball Coach
Florida SouthWestern State College has named veteran collegiate coach Matt Creamer as the new head coach of the Buccaneers women's basketball program.
Creamer brings more than a decade of collegiate coaching experience to Fort Myers, including successful stops at Northwest Florida State College, South Plains College, Chipola
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Gallego Backs Bill to Ban Social Media Companies From Selling Advanced Access to Government Employees' Account in Response to Truth API Going Live
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Gallego Backs Bill to Ban Social Media Companies from Selling Advanced Access to Government Employees' Account in Response to Truth API Going Live
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), member of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, cosponsored the No Preferential Release of Federal Information for Transactions (NO PROFIT) Act, legislation that would make it illegal for social media companies
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How CSULB students spent their summer unearthing centuries of Arizona history
LONG BEACH, California, Aug. 12 -- California State University Long Beach campus posted the following news:
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How CSULB students spent their summer unearthing centuries of Arizona history
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Up in an Arizona mountain landscape of juniper and pinyon pines, a group of Cal State Long Beach students and alumni spent their summer unearthing evidence of the Southwest's Indigenous prehistory.
The Mt. Trumbull Archaeology Field School is an annual experience for archaeologist Sachiko Sakai and h
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Identifying Minors Online Topic of CRS Report (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47884) on July 28, 2026, entitled "Identifying Minors Online" by Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialist:
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SUMMARY
Concerns about potential harms to minors on the internet, particularly on social media platforms, have grown in recent years. Dating to the 1990s, policymakers have enacted legislation seeking to protect minors online, some of which create requir
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Kelly, Padilla, Colleagues Demand State Department Process Student Visas Without Delays
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Kelly, Padilla, Colleagues Demand State Department Process Student Visas Without Delays
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This week, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and 28 of their Senate colleagues expressed concern about the unavailability of appointments for student and exchange visitor visas to meet the start of the academic year and demanded answers regarding delays in processing of these applications at U.S. e
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League of Women Voters' Nationwide "Unite & Rise for Voting Rights" Day of Action Galvanizes Communities Across Country as It Commemorates 61st Anniversary of Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2026:
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League of Women Voters' Nationwide "Unite & Rise for Voting Rights" Day of Action Galvanizes Communities Across the Country as It Commemorates the 61st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
This past weekend, the League of Women Voters concluded its nationwide "Unite & Rise for Voting Rights" Day of Action, bringing together more than 6,600 people at nearly 400 community events in all 50
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Nearly Half of Americans are Ready to Take a "Skillcation" - and IHG Hotels & Resorts Makes It Easier Than Ever
WINDSOR, England, Aug. 12 [Category: BizTravel] -- The InterContinental Hotels Group issued the following news release:
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Nearly Half of Americans are Ready to Take a "Skillcation" - and IHG Hotels & Resorts Makes It Easier Than Ever
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ATLANTA, August 12, 2026 - Wanderlust has long inspired Americans to chase new destinations, but a new kind of travel that goes beyond the postcard moment is emerging: the skillcation. Today's travelers are returning home not just with photos, but with new
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NGWA Announces 2026 Industry Award Recipients
WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 13 -- The National Ground Water Association issued the following news release:
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NGWA announces 2026 industry award recipients
NGWA congratulates the recipients of its 2026 Awards of Excellence, Outstanding Groundwater Project Awards, and Sectional Awards, which will be presented this December during Groundwater Week 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
NGWA's highest honor, the Ross L. Oliver Award, will be presented to long-time NGWA member and Jason House, LG, PG, in rec
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NLN Honors the 2026 Centers of Excellence (COE) in Nursing Education
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The National League for Nursing issued the following news release:
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NLN Honors the 2026 Centers of Excellence (COE) in Nursing Education
Award Ceremony Set for Honors Convocation at the NLN Education Summit in Washington, DC
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The National League of Nursing proudly announces the selection of 20 nursing schools and programs as 2026 NLN Centers of Excellence(TM) located throughout the United States and representing the spectrum of higher education in nursing, from
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Northwestern University: Cosmic Breadcrumb Trail Reveals Hidden Dark Matter
EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:
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Cosmic breadcrumb trail reveals hidden dark matter
Astronomers discover first globular cluster stellar stream outside the Milky Way
* Discovery was hidden in the Hubble Space Telescope's archival data
* Astronomers used stream as a tool for mapping dark matter in a low-mass galaxy
* Team expects future telescopes will find many more stellar streams, expanding the ability to probe dark m
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Over 2.5M U.S. Properties Face Wildfire Risk With $1.4TN Exposed - Cotality Report Finds
IRVINE, California, Aug. 13 (TNSrep) -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release:
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Over 2.5M U.S. properties face wildfire risk with $1.4TN exposed - Cotality report finds
New data reveals how fire spreads between homes - not just wildland blazes - identifying a critical opportunity for insurers and homeowners
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More than 2.5 million properties across the 10 most exposed states in the western U.S. carry a moderate or greater risk of wildfire. These properties rep
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Politico: Full Transcript - Speaker Mike Johnson
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving speaker Mike Johnson:
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Full Transcript: Speaker Mike Johnson
This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Speaker Mike Johnson on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns":
Speaker Johnson: We're going to hold this majority. We are going to defy history. We're going to keep the Republican majority in the House, and we're going to keep marching forward with this agenda for the peo
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Rio Salado College Student Takes Seat on Maricopa Governing Board
TEMPE, Arizona, Aug. 13 -- Rio Salado College issued the following news:
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Rio Student Takes Seat on Maricopa Governing Board
By Mira Radovich, Senior Contributing Writer
After years of advocating for classmates, leading college organizations and making an impact in communities across Arizona and beyond, Kelly Sukkha is taking on a new role: the 2026-27 student representative to the Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board.
"Being selected as the student governing board member is one
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Stanton, Colleagues to FTA and OMB: Stop Holding Infrastructure Dollars Hostage
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Stanton, Colleagues to FTA and OMB: Stop Holding Infrastructure Dollars Hostage
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U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ) joined Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and 39 congressional Democrats in demanding that Federal Transit Administrati
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State of Arizona, Hopi Tribe, and Navajo Nation Sign MOU to Create Economic Opportunity in Four Corners Region
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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State of Arizona, Hopi Tribe, and Navajo Nation Sign MOU to Create Economic Opportunity in Four Corners Region
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Signatories are pioneering new models for State-Tribal coordination to honor Tribal sovereignty and champion economic development
Phoenix, AZ - Today, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Hopi Tribe Chairman Lamar Keevama, and Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed a memorandum of unde
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With a Focus on the Midwest, DNC Expands Largest-Ever Campaign Staff Training Program Ahead of the 2026 Midterms
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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With a Focus on the Midwest, DNC Expands Largest-Ever Campaign Staff Training Program Ahead of the 2026 Midterms
The DNC's seven-figure investment has already trained hundreds of Democratic campaign leaders and staff in North Carolina, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and beyond
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Building on the success and momentum of its first three NextWave Regional Bootcamps, the Democratic National Committee (DNC)
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York College of Pennsylvania Welcomes Largest Incoming Class in Six Years
YORK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12 -- York College of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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York College of Pennsylvania Welcomes Largest Incoming Class in Six Years
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Enrollment momentum continues as York College of Pennsylvania is proud to welcome its newest incoming class.
More than 900 new first-year students and over 150 transfer students are arriving this fall, extending the college's multi-year run of enrollment growth.
Forty percent of this year's class identify as first-generati
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