SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement by legal counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding a federal court's denial of Maryland officials' motion to dismiss Bethel Ministries v. Salmon, filed by a church-run school: * * * - ADF attorneys filed the lawsuit in June after Maryland revoked the Baltimore-area school's eligibility to participate in a voucher program benefiting low-income students and demanded the school pay back more than $100,000 fo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 13 -- The American Gas Association has announced the following event: NOV20 - 21-2019 AGA/EEI Property Accounting and Depreciation Training Seminar, Tucson, Arizona This seminar is intended to provide an introduction to property accounting and depreciation in the natural gas and electric utility industries. In this day and a half workshop, utility industry instructors will present the theory and practices of property accounting and depreciation and illustrate how they a  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * - Court Stipulation Sets 2021 Deadline for Endangered Species Act Decision * * * Following multiple petitions and lawsuits, the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl has a new chance for protection under the Endangered Species Act. As part of a lawsuit, the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife today obtained a court-enforceable deadline -- Aug. 5, 2021 -- for the U.S. Fish and  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news: * * * - Court Stipulation Sets 2021 Deadline for Endangered Species Act Decision * * * Following multiple petitions and lawsuits, the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl has a new chance for protection under the Endangered Species Act. As part of a lawsuit, the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife today obtained a court-enforceable deadline -- Aug. 5, 2021 -- for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: * * * - State fails to distribute Empowerment Scholarship Account funds critical to education * * * An Arizona family has initiated legal action against the Arizona Department of Education for failing to follow state law regarding Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA). The Department is required by law to make quarterly deposits of scholarship dollars into parents' accounts, but more than 120 Arizona families ha  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Nov. 12 -- WorldatWork issued the following news release: Employers continue to expand their Total Rewards offerings to attract, engage and retain top performing employees. Not surprisingly, given societal and media focus on student debt and pay equity, education assistance programs (26% in 2019 vs. 10% in 2018) and diversity and inclusion initiatives (65% in 2019 vs. 58% in 2018) increased year-over-year. The annual survey continues to evolve as employee expectations and t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 11 -- The International Facility Management Association issued the following news: IFMA's signature facility management conference and expo, World Workplace(R) 2019, attracted 4,580 attendees from 17 countries for a near record-setting event. Attendees traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, USA, from Europe, Africa, the United Arab Emirates, the Asia-Pacific, and North and South America to explore workplace innovation; the digital impact on FM systems; workforce productivity; how to  more

TUCZON, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- 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 November 2019 edition: * "Every Sperm Is Sacred": Palestinian Prisoners, Smuggled Semen, and Derrida's Prophecy * Doctors With Borders: Hierarchies of Humanitarians and the Syrian Civil War *   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: * * * - Grants support seven projects that will reestablish stream connectivity, restore riparian habitat, manage invasive species and support innovative research * * * The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $510,000 in grants to support seven habitat restoration and other on-the-ground projects that advance recovery goals for threatened or sensitive native fish in Ar  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 16 -- The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association issued the following statement by President and CEO Michael W. Johnson commending Reps. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, and Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, on their introduction of the Rebuilding Our Communities by Keeping aggregates Sustainable Act: "Today's introduction of the ROCKS Act is a powerful testament to the value and importance of crushed stone, sand and gravel in the betterment of our communities. I applaud Congressm  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 11 -- PEN America issued the following news release: * * * - Federal court reins in overly-expansive book ban practices * * * A federal court this week ruled that the Arizona Department of Corrections was overly broad in restricting certain publications to people in state prisons, and ordered the department to establish clearer rules that are consistent with the First Amendment. The decision stems from a 2015 lawsuit brought by the magazine Prison Legal News, which alleged tha  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release: Following today's Senate confirmation of Steven Menashi to a lifetime seat on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, People For the American Way launched a fresh video ad highlighting Menashi's role in helping Education Secretary Betsy DeVos devise a scheme to deny loan reimbursement to students defrauded by for-profit colleges -- targeting Republican Senators who voted to confirm him. The ad targets Republican  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 12 -- Feeding America issued the following news release: It was forty years ago on November 14, 1979 that Second Harvest, a national nonprofit addressing hunger America, was established in Phoenix, Arizona. Today, the organization, now known as Feeding America, based in Chicago, is the nation's largest hunger-relief and food rescue organization with a nationwide network of 200 food banks providing services to all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Last year, Fee  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 15 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: * * * - Members of the Teamsters and Seven Other Unions are Striking to Protest Grupo Mexico Subsidiary's Violations of U.S. Labor Laws * * * Teamsters Local 104, along with representatives from seven other international unions, concluded negotiations today without making progress with Grupo Mexico's subsidiary, ASARCO, over a new contract covering about 2,000 hourly workers at five ASAR  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 12 -- United We Dream issued the following news release: * * * - Regardless of the Supreme Court's decision on DACA, we are #HereToStay and will organize to defend our community! * * * Today, immigrant youth and allies from Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma rallied outside the office of Attorney General Ken Paxton on the day of the Supreme Court's hearing on DACA. AG Ken Paxton kicked off the termination of DACA by providing cover for  more