PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 7 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: Voting rights advocates celebrated a significant win for Arizonans that will make it easier for residents to exercise their fundamental right to vote. The victory was declared after the settlement of a lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters of Arizona, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund, and Promise Arizona against the Arizona Secretary of State. The lawsuit alleged Arizona violated the  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 8 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: Voting rights advocates celebrated a significant win for Arizonans that will make it easier for residents to exercise their fundamental right to vote. The victory was declared after the settlement of a lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters of Arizona, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund, and Promise Arizona against the Secretary of State. The lawsuit alleged Arizona violated the Nat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following blog: Six states -- Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, and Virginia -- have reversed or suspended their plans to take Medicaid coverage away from people who don't meet work requirements. Other states with similar approved or pending waivers from the federal government also should reconsider these harmful policies. The six states reconsidering their work requirement policies cited legal challen  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Jan. 3 -- The Institute for Supply Management issued the following news release: Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in December, and the overall economy grew for the 128th 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 December P  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Jan. 7 -- The Institute for Supply Management issued the following news release: Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in December for the 119th consecutive month, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM(R) Report On Business(R). The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P., CFPM, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management(R) (ISM(R)) Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: "The NMI(R)   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 8 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: The Goldwater Institute filed a lawsuit against the Arizona Department of Education on behalf of several families who participate in the state's Empowerment Scholarship Account program and have suffered from the Department's mishandling of that program. As we explained in a letter (https://goldwaterinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Numerous-violoation-of-law-by-the-Arizona-Department-of-Education-concerning-E  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Greater Phoenix Chamber (the Chamber) announces its legislative priorities for the Second Regular Session of Arizona's 54th Legislature. This session, the Chamber is advocating for a structurally balanced budget, seeking pro-workforce policies that ensure employers have strong talent pipelines and guarding against unnecessary and costly regulations that hinder business growth. "The Great  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 7 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: Voting rights advocates celebrated a significant win for Arizonans that will make it easier for residents to exercise their fundamental right to vote. The victory was declared after the settlement of a lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters of Arizona, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund, and Promise Arizona against the Secretary of State. The lawsuit alleged Arizona violated the National Voter Registratio  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - Aviation Department Removes Cruel Devices From Sky Harbor Int'l, Deer Valley, and Goodyear Airports * * * A box of delicious, mouse-shaped vegan chocolates is on its way from PETA to the City of Phoenix Aviation Department, which has banned glue traps from the city's three airports after learning from PETA that animals caught in the adhesive may struggle for days, tearing flesh  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- The Consumer Technology Association issued the following news release: A record-breaking 15 states earned top honors as Innovation Champions - the nation's best states to start and build technology businesses - in the Consumer Technology Association's (CTA)(R) 2020 U.S. Innovation Scorecard. The biennial Scorecard, which ranks all 50 states on how well their policies support innovation, named Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hamps  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 7 -- WorldatWork issued the following news release: Seventy percent of companies currently offer financial well-being benefits and more than half of them intend to expand such offerings in 2020. This is one of the key findings captured in the Financial Well-Being Study released by WorldatWork, the Total Rewards Association, in partnership with global share plan provider Computershare. In addition to assessing the prevalence of specific types of financial well-being ben  more