SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Aug. 1 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement by legal counsel Denise Harle regarding the Florida First District Court of Appeal's decision in Florida vs. Gainesville Woman Care, which reverses a trial court ruling that struck down the state's law requiring a 24-hour waiting period before a woman can move forward with the decision to obtain an abortion:: "Abortion is a life-altering decision, and no woman should be rushed or pressured into it. Abor  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 1 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: Arizona has work to do when it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of "How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality," Arizona measured up to policy recommendations in just three of the eight evaluated issue areas  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 29 -- Archeology Southwest issued the following statement by President and CEO Bill Doelle after the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service released a final monument management plan for the 15 percent of Bears Ears National Monument that remains after an illegal reduction: "Many quickly, and rightly, condemned the plan. We found that we needed to take more time to reflect on the plan and what it represents before sharing our thoughts. "To be honest, Archaeology Sout  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 -- The Society of American Archivists issued the following news release: Congratulations and welcome to the following SAA students and new professionals who have been selected to serve as early-career members on SAA appointed groups for the 2019-2020 term! Committee on Education Jennifer Wachtel, University of Maryland Committee on Ethics and Professional Conduct Jessica Rayman, University of Alabama Committee on Public Awareness Lynn Cowles, Nicholls State Univ  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 31 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: A federal court of appeals Monday dismissed a request by Tucson education officials to end a decades-long desegregation case because the district failed to make that request in a lower court. The order from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit grants a request by MALDEF and the law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP to block efforts by the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) to   more

GLENDALE, Arizona, July 29 -- The Direct Selling Association issued the following news release: Independent sales representatives from Direct Selling Association member companies Amway, Arbonne International, LLC, Isagenix International, and Mary Kay, Inc. participated in a Women's Entrepreneurship Event led by United States Congresswoman, Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) and the Direct Selling Association (DSA) on Monday, July 29, in Glendale, Arizona. The roundtable discussion focused on getting women in  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 1 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * - Victory: The Tohono O'odham Nation, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, and the Hopi Tribe asked a federal judge to stop mine company from destroying their heritage * * * Last night a judge ruled in favor of three Native American Tribes' challenge to the U.S. Forest Service's approval of Hudbay Minerals' plan to raze the Tribes' ancestral lands to construct a mile-wide open-pit copper mine in Arizona's Santa Rita Mountain  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Ecological Society of America issued the following news release: * * * - 104th Annual Meeting: Bridging Communities and Ecosystems: Inclusion as an Ecological Imperative * * * Imagine you are a farmer struggling to keep up with production demands because of the increasingly stressful climate. Or perhaps you are a producer of renewable energy struggling with dramatic heat and weather. With increasing temperatures, solar panels get too hot to function properly, and c  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 1 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: The First Amendment guarantees every American's freedom of speech and freedom of association. That means we all get to choose what we will and won't say, and what groups we will and won't join. It also means we all get to decide to what political groups we will and won't give our money. At least, that's how it's supposed to work. But, in Louisiana and 29 other states, some people--those who practice law--are being d  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 1 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Greater Phoenix Chamber announced new leaders of its board of directors that will lead the organization in its mission to promote regional prosperity and serve as a catalyst for economic vitality and strong communities in fiscal year 2020. Mike Hummel, General Manager & Chief Executive Officer of Salt River Project (SRP), will serve as 2019-2020 board chair, succeeding Sarah Strunk of Fen  more

TUCZON, Arizona, Aug. 3 -- The International Journal of Middle East Studies, a journal that says it features politics, society and culture in the Middle East from the 7th century to the present day from the Middle East Studies Association, published five research articles on the following topics in its August 2019 edition: * "The Fault of Our Grandfathers": Yemen's Third-Generation Migrants Seeking Refuge from Displacement * Documenting Community in the Late Ottoman Empire * Gender Anxieties   more

TEMPE, Arizona, Aug. 1 -- The Institute for Supply Management issued the following news release: Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in July, and the overall economy grew for the 123rd consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM(R) Report On Business(R). The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management(R) (ISM(R)) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: "The July PMI(R) regi  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Aug. 1 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: The use of cannabis during adolescence is not associated with structural brain differences in adulthood, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Investigators from Arizona State University and the University of Pittsburgh assessed the impact of adolescent cannabis exposure on brain morphology in adulthood. Researchers tracked diffe  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The Solid Waste Association of North America issued the following news release: * * * - Safety Award Winners Recognized at WASTECON 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona * * * The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is excited to announce the 2019 SWANA Safety Award recipients chosen by the SWANA Safety Committee. These awards recognize those who have demonstrated a profound commitment to improving employee safety through communication, best practices, trai  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 31 -- The State Bar of Arizona issued the following news release: Attorney Nicole Marie Abarca of Phoenix was suspended for two years on July 3, 2019 after being convicted of facilitation to commit shoplifting with artifice and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was already serving a six-month and one day suspension after failing to comply with the State Bar diversion program and subsequent investigation stemming from related criminal activity. Abarca was convicted of  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, July 30 -- WorldatWork issued the following news release: * * * - 46th Annual Salary Budget Survey Points to Pay Equity Work, Minimum Wage Adjustments, Lower Unemployment Rate and Lower Inflation Rate as Factors * * * For the second year in a row, salary budgets in the U.S. increased slightly from one year ago to a 3.2% average (median: 3%), meeting the previous year's projections. The longest-running survey of its kind, now in its 46th year, WorldatWork's Salary Budget   more