PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: Today, the ACLU of Arizona joined with twelve advocacy organizations and four lawmakers to sign a letter of demand to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The letter urges the Board to appoint an interim county attorney to replace Bill Montgomery who will immediately begin work to reduce the prison population. The letter also calls for the Board to only appoint an interim county   more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Sept. 17 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement by Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor in response to the Labor Department's notice of proposed rulemaking that would clarify that religious organizations don't relinquish their religious freedom when they serve as federal contractors: "All Americans have the freedom to operate according to their religious beliefs, and those freedoms don't disappear when a university, charity, or international nongovernm  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 13 -- Archeology Southwest issued the following news release: * * * - Funding will help encourage meaningful visits to some of the Southwest's most special cultural sites and landscapes. * * * Tucson-based nonprofit Archaeology Southwest is pleased to announce that it has received a $4,540 grant award from Arizona Humanities in support of its popular Archaeology Cafe program. Archaeology Cafe has been bringing lifelong learners and humanities scholars together to explo  more

GREENBELT, Maryland, Sept. 13 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * - Advancing Justice | AAJC and MALDEF filed suit on behalf of two Latino voters in Arizona and Texas * * * The Trump administration's plan to collect and provide incomplete citizenship data to the states for purposes of redistricting is an unconstitutional and racially discriminatory scheme intended to deprive Latinos and non-citizens of equal representation, according to a lawsui  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 20 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: More than 600 Climate Strike events are taking place today across the country. The event is the latest manifestation of the global youth climate strike movement, inspired by Greta Thunberg's #FridaysforFuture, and is led by youth organizers. The Center for Biological Diversity is supporting and participating in strikes across the country, from Honolulu and Portland, Ore. to New York City, Tucson,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Congressional Democrats today introduced legislation to repeal regulations finalized by the Trump administration in August that would cripple implementation of the Endangered Species Act. The legislation already has more than 20 co-sponsors in the House and Senate. It was introduced by House Natural Resources Chairman Raul Grijalva of Arizona and Senate Interior Appropriations Ranking Member Tom Udal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news: The Department of the Interior has authorized a transfer of 560 acres of federal land to the U.S. Army for military use along the U.S.-Mexico border, which would facilitate up to 70 miles of wall construction on the southern border. The transfers include more than 300 acres of land in Yuma County, Arizona, more than 200 of which is adjacent to Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, as well as 43 acres in San Diego C  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 16 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Arizona Supreme Court's ruling today granting Christian businesses a right to discriminate against LGBTQ citizens is wrong and unprincipled -- and provides Christians a favored status. Breanna Koski and Joanna Duka, who own a calligraphy business in Arizona, didn't want to serve LGBTQ customers asking for wedding invitations or announcements due to religious objections. So they sued the   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 16 -- Freedom for All Americans issued the following statement by Chief Counsel Jon Davidson: Today the Arizona Supreme Court issued a ruling in Brush & Nib LLC v. City of Phoenix, concerning whether to allow a calligraphy and stationery studio an exemption from the City of Phoenix's long-standing ordinance protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations. The court issued a limited ruling allowing the studio to potentially de  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 19 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: Thirty years ago, the world watched as the light of freedom pierced the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall crumbled. But three decades after that momentous event, the tide of socialism is rising again--on our very own shores. The Goldwater Institute is standing firm in defense of liberty to ensure our free society remains strong, and we are achieving great success all across the country. In the Goldwater Institute'  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan support is possible; Congressional appropriations will be key * * * A bill to encourage federal reinvestment in communities hurt by the closure of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS)-Kayenta Mine complex in Arizona suggests a model that could work for coalfield communities nationally, concludes a report published today by the Institute for Energy Econom  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 20 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release, dated Sept. 24: U.S. Term Limits, the largest grassroots advocacy organization in the country, is pleased to announce that Jim Olivi of Scottsdale has accepted the position of Arizona State Director. Mr. Olivi has been a computer programmer and networking engineer most of his career. He holds a Masters degree from DePaul University, Chicago and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois. He will be manag  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate member of National Nurses United, issued the following news release: Registered nurses at Tenet hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, will hold one-day strikes Sept. 20. These are the first hospital strike actions ever held by registered nurses in the state of Florida. Nurses at two Tenet hospitals in Tucson, Arizona also plan that state's first RN strikes, Sept.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate member of National Nurses United, issued the following news release: Registered nurses at Tenet-affiliated, St. Joseph's, and St. Mary's Hospitals in Tucson, will hold one-day strikes Sept. 20. These are the first strike actions ever held by registered nurses in the state of Arizona. Nurses at two Tenet hospitals in Florida also plan that state's first hospital RN strikes, Sept. 20, along with 8 other Tenet hospitals thr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: Registered nurses at Tenet hospitals in Arizona, California, and Florida will hold one-day strikes on Sept. 20, urging management to invest in nursing staff to ensure optimal patient care at their facilities. The strikes planned in Arizona will be the first ever held by registered nurses in that state, and the Florida strikes mark a first for hospital-based RNs in that state. Over 448,000 people hold active RN li  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The NewsGuild-CWA issued the following news release: Citing support from an "overwhelming majority" of workers, a delegation of newsroom employees officially asked Gannett to voluntarily recognize the Arizona Republic Guild as a unit of The NewsGuild-CWA today. Recognizing the union would set the stage for contract negotiations to begin. More than 70 percent of non-management employees have signed union authorization cards, with signatures coming from every corner of th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: Registered nurses at Tenet hospitals, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton, will hold one-day strikes, Sept. 20. Nurses will also hold one-day strikes at six other Tenet hospitals throughout California, in Modesto, San Ramon, Turlock, Los Alamitos, Palm Springs, and Joshua Tree. On the same date, nurses at four Tenet facilities in Arizo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: Registered nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree will hold one-day strikes Sept. 20. Nurses will also hold one-day strikes at six other Tenet-affiliated California facilities, in Modesto, San Ramon, Turlock, Los Alamitos, Templeton, and San Luis Obispo. On the same date, nurses at four Tenet facilities in Arizona and Florida will hold the fi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: Registered nurses at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, San Ramon Regional Medical Center in San Ramon and Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock will hold one-day strikes Sept. 20. Nurses will also hold one-day strikes at five other Tenet hospitals throughout California, in Los Alamitos, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Templeton, and San Luis Obispo. The first hospital RN strikes in the history of Arizona and Fl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: Registered nurses at eight Tenet hospitals throughout California will hold one-day strikes, urging management to invest in nursing staff. This will improve the recruitment and retention of experienced RNs, and ensure optimal patient care, say nurses. The RNs plan strikes at Tenet facilities in Modesto, San Ramon, Turlock, Los Alamitos, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Templeton, and San Luis Obispo. On the s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: Registered nurses will hold a one-day strike Sept. 20 at Tenet hospital, Los Alamitos Medical Center in Los Alamitos. Nurses at seven other Tenet facilities in California also plan one-day strikes on Sept. 20, in Modesto, San Ramon, Turlock, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Templeton, and San Luis Obispo. The first hospital RN strikes in the history of Arizona and Florida will also be held at four Tenet facil  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 17 -- The Meals On Wheels Association of America issued the following news release: * * * - Petsmart Charities and Meals on Wheels America Announce Partnership to Help Keep Homebound Seniors and Their Pets Together During Times of Crisis * * * One-in-four seniors live alone, often with a pet as their only source of comfort. With nearly 7 million seniors living at or below the poverty line, many are finding it increasingly difficult to support themselves - let alone a   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 17 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * - New report shows vast economic potential of tapping into Arizona's rich solar resources * * * An independent analysis released today finds that Arizona's electric utilities can save more than $3 billion by replacing all remaining coal-burning power plants with new renewable energy resources. The Arizona Coal Plant Valuation Study, conducted by energy consulting firm Strategen, analyzes the cost of replac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement: Today, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced the Trump administration will transfer over 560 acres of public lands to the Army to build roughly 70 miles of border barriers. The acreage includes public and desert lands in Arizona, California and New Mexico, including areas immediately south of Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona and Otay Mountain Wilderness in California. The land transfer is a r  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Today we celebrate Constitution Day, the 232nd anniversary of the adoption of America's godless Constitution. Commemorating this anniversary is very important, as constitutional rights, including the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, have never been in more peril. Just yesterday, the Arizona Supreme Court granted businesses citing a "sincerely held religious be  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 16 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: A Federal District Court Judge in Arizona ruled on September 11 that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service have shirked their responsibilities to ensure that Forest Service management activities are making progress towards recovery of the Mexican spotted owl, a species protected under the Endangered Species Act. WildEarth Guardians filed the case in March 12, 2013 over the agencies'  more