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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Sunday November 24, 2019 ( 17 items )  

53 Technicians Honored at National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Annual Meeting
LEESBURG, Virginia, Nov. 22 -- The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence issued the following news release, dated Nov. 19: Fifty-three automotive professionals were recognized on November 13, 2019, at the Fall Board of Governors meeting of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) held at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. The annual awards banquet spotlights top scorers on the ASE Certification Tests. Forty-one companies from both OEM and   more

Advancement Project National Office Releases Major Report Exposing Inhumane Conditions Inside an ICE Detention, Calls to End Immigrant Detention
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Advancement Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit that develops and inspires community-based solutions based on the high quality legal analysis and public education campaigns, issued the following news: Advancement Project National Office in partnership with Puente Human Rights Movement are calling for an end to immigrant detention and mass incarceration as they launch the release of "Arizona's Carceral Crisis: The Human Cost of Being Confined," a report (https://insideeloy.o  more

Advancement Project, Human Rights Organization Release Report Detailing Inhumane Conditions of ICE Detention Facilities
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Advancement Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit that develops and inspires community-based solutions based on the high quality legal analysis and public education campaigns, issued the following news: * * * - Civil Rights Organizations to Release New Report: "The Carceral State of Arizona: The Human Cost of Being Confined," Exposing Inhumane Conditions Inside an ICE Detention Facility During 11/21 Event * * * Advancement Project National Office and Puente Human Rights Mo  more

Arizona School Boards Association Schedules Event
PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 18 -- The Arizona School Boards Association has announced the following events: * * * ASBA-ASA 62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, December 17-19, J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge, 5350 E Marriott Dr., Phoenix, AZ * * * For more information about this event, click here: https://azsba.org/events/ [Category: EducationEvent]  more

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons: Trump Administration's Sunshine on Hidden Prices Will Benefit Patients
TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 17 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: Prices of medical care are too often unknown until the patient receives the bill after the fact, so the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) thanks the Trump Administration for rules issued last week to help shine some sunlight on the secret prices that hospitals and health plans try to keep hidden from patients. "Access to honest and actual prices is fundamental  more

Association of Educational Service Agencies Schedules Events
KATY, Texas, Nov. 19 -- The Association of Educational Service Agencies has announced the following events: * * * 2019 AESA Annual Conference, December 4-7, 2019, JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort, Phoenix, Arizona 2020 Summer Leadership Conference, July 20-23, 2020, Hilton Nashville Downtown, Tennessee * * * For more information about these events, click here: https://www.aesa.us/events/ [Category: EducationEvent]  more

Conference of State Bank Supervisors Schedules Events
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors has announced the following event: DEC 2-5, 2019, CSBS Board Meeting & Supervisors Symposium, Scottsdale, Arizona JAN 7-9, 2020, Student Loan Servicing Training, San Diego, California JAN 15, 2020, 2020 CSBS District V Winter Meeting, San Francisco, California FEB 18-21, 2020, 2020 NMLS Annual Conference & Training, San Francisco, California MAY 19-21, 2020, CSBS State-Federal Supervisory Forum, Seattle, Washington SEP 14-17,   more

Consumer Reports: Uber Crash Should Be 'a Wake-up Call' for Companies Developing Self-Driving Cars, DOT, and State Governments
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: * * * - NTSB investigation finds lax safety practices, weak oversight - CR calls for strong safety rules * * * Consumer Reports today called for substantial safety improvements to the testing and development of self-driving cars, after the National Transportation Safety Board released the results of its investigation into an Uber test vehicle that struck and killed an Arizona woman in 2018. The NTSB attributed the c  more

Correctional Education Association Schedules Events
LAUREL, Maryland, Nov. 19 -- The Correctional Education Association has announced the following event: 2020 Leadership Forum March 29-31, 2020 in Tucson, Arizona at The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa 2020 COABE Conference April 5-8, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland Region 3 & 4 Conference April 19-21, 2020 in Bloomington, Minnesota 59th Annual CEA Region 1 Conference May 26-29, 2020 in Cape May, New Jersey at the Grand Hotel * * * For more information about these events, click here: https://cean  more

Earthjustice: Conservationists Intervene in Ludicrous Effort to Dam the Little Colorado River Half-a-Mile From the Grand Canyon
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * - Arizona company thinks flooding one of America's most stunning landscapes is a good idea * * * Today a coalition of conservation organizations sought intervention and opposed preliminary permits for a series of new dams and reservoirs on the Little Colorado River just a few thousand feet from the Grand Canyon. Earthjustice is representing Save the Colorado, the Grand Canyon Trust, the Sierra Club, Living Rivers, W  more

Investigation Finds Multiple Factors Led to 2018 Automated Vehicle Fatality
ITASCA, Illinois, Nov. 20 -- The National Safety Council issued the following news release: * * * - Safety must be paramount in testing automated vehicles. * * * After reviewing findings from the National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the fatal Arizona crash between an automated test vehicle and a pedestrian last year, a common but inconvenient truth emerged: This death, as with all roadway fatalities, was preventable. On the quest to save thousands of lives through automat  more

League of Conservation Voters Action Fund Endorses Dr. Hiral Tipirneni for Congress
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect candidates who will support sound environmental policies, announced today its endorsement of Dr. Hiral Tipirneni for Congress in Arizona's 6th Congressional District. "Dr. Hiral Tipirneni is a leader in Arizona who knows just how important it is for children throughout the state to have access to clean air, safe drinking water, an  more

Legal Filing Shows Proposed Dams Near Grand Canyon Would Decimate Endangered Fish Habitat
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Nov. 18 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: The Center for Biological Diversity filed motions with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today urging denial of preliminary permits for two proposed dams on the Little Colorado River near Grand Canyon National Park. The motions include a new analysis showing the projects would destroy or harm all of the river's critical habitat for the endangered humpback chub. "These short-sighted proj  more

National Speakers Association Schedules Events
TEMPE, Arizona, Nov. 20 -- The National Speakers Association has announced the following events: * * * CSP/CPAE Summit 2019, December 6-8, 2019, Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, San Diego, CA - Whether you are planning to grow, downsize, or sell your business, this CSP/CPAE Summit is for you. Regardless of the direction you're going, you will find proven techniques from other speaking industry professionals that have already walked the path. Winter Conference 2020, February 28-March 1, 2020, Om  more

NCAA Division I Golf Committees Announce Adjusted Course Access Policy for 2021 and 2022 Championships
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Golf Committees have adjusted the open course access policy for the 2021 and 2022 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Golf Championships being held at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. The open course access policy for the 2021 and 2022 championships will allow all schools to have access to the Grayhawk Golf Club beginning July 1 of 2020 and 2021 and conti  more

The Buckeye Institute Calls on Ohio Policymakers to Adopt Full Occupational Licensing Reciprocity
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 19 -- The Buckeye Institute issued the following news release: On Tuesday, The Buckeye Institute joined Representative Jena Powell, Representative George Lang, Senator Kristina Roegner, Senator Rob McColley, as well as Arizona's Goldwater Institute in calling for Ohio to adopt full occupational licensing reciprocity, which will remove needless occupational licensing barriers for Ohioans. "Ohio should not make it unnecessarily difficult for people to move to Ohio and to ear  more

WildEarth Guardians: Conservationists Intervene in Ludicrous Effort to Dam the Little Colorado River Half a Mile From the Grand Canyon
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * - Arizona company thinks flooding one of America's most stunning landscapes is a good idea * * * Today a coalition of conservation organizations sought intervention and opposed preliminary permits for a series of new dams and reservoirs on the Little Colorado River just a few thousand feet from the Grand Canyon. Earthjustice is representing Save the Colorado, the Grand Canyon Trust, the Sierra Club, Living Ri  more