PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 5 -- The Alliance for Innovation issued the following news release: The Alliance for Innovation (AFI) announces that GTY Technology will serve as Principal Sponsor for the Transforming Local Government (TLG) 2020 Conference hosted by the City of Phoenix, May 5-8, 2020. Over 700 leading local government innovators are expected to attend at the Phoenix Convention Center. "GTY Technology Holdings Inc. is proud to partner with AFI as the Principal Sponsor at TLG known for it  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 6 -- American Atheists issued the following news on Feb. 4: The national religious equality watchdog organization American Atheists and the Secular Coalition for Arizona spoke out against SB 1328/HB 2388, which would give $3 million to religious "crisis pregnancy centers" (CPCs). CPCs often locate themselves next to full service medical centers, install signs imitating those of nearby medical centers, and list themselves as abortion providers in online directories and se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The American Society of Interior Designers issued the following news release: The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has announced its annual signature programming to be held at The WELL Conference, March 29 - April 1, 2020 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The inaugural conference is presented in partnership with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Emerald Expositions. These events will complement WELL's broad slate of health, wellness and community-focu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The National Guard Association of the U.S. issued the following news release: The voice of nearly 45,000 current and former National Guard officers has a new leader. Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire, the adjutant general of Arizona, is the new NGAUS chairman of the board. He succeeds retired Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, who resigned last month. McGuire, the association's elected vice chair-Air, was next in the line of succession. He will complete the balance of the term that end  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 8 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: The Arizona chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, applauded the Phoenix Union High School District for unanimously voting to approve a resolution to require information be sent home with students to educate parents on their responsibility to securely store firearms they ow  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 7 -- The Astrophysical Journal, a research journal from the American Astronomical Society that says it is devoted to recent developments, discoveries and theories in astronomy and astrophysics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Feb. 1, 2020 edition: * Black Hole Hyperaccretion in Collapsars. II. Gravitational Waves * Drifting Pulsation Structure at the Very Beginning of the 2017 September 10 Limb Flare * Expanding the Y Dwarf Census with  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 8 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is the winner of the Center for Biological Diversity's 2019 Rubber Dodo award. The statue is awarded each year to the person or group who has most aggressively sought to destroy America's natural heritage or drive endangered species extinct. Bernhardt, a longtime lobbyist for polluters, has worked to gut key provisions of the Endangered Species Act, suppressed da  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Feb. 6 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: The Trump administration has suspended 4,200 acres of oil and gas leases on public land in Arizona's Little Colorado River Valley as part of a joint motion filed in federal court. The federal government's suspension of the leases prohibits any oil and gas activity on the leases until federal agencies complete reviews required under the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act a  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 6 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Greater Phoenix Chamber are sharing key findings of a recent customer survey highlighting that 92 percent of respondents statewide prefer having the choice of using natural gas in their home. The poll, which was conducted by OH Predictive Insights from November 15 to December 23, 2019 using a sample size of over 1,000 natural gas customers   more

TEMPE, Arizona, Feb. 5 -- The Institute for Supply Management issued the following news release: Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in January, and the overall economy grew for the 129th 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 January PMI(R) re  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Feb. 7 -- The Institute for Supply Management issued the following news release on Feb. 5: Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in January for the 120th 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: "Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The National Immigration Forum issued the following news release: * * * - Police Chiefs Speak Out before State of the Union * * * Amid reports that President Trump will address "sanctuary cities" and public safety at tonight's State of the Union address, the following are quotes from law enforcement leaders and the Forum's executive director: Chief Chris Magnus, Tucson, Arizona: "Let's be clear: When people are suspected of felonies or are threats to national security  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The NewsGuild-CWA issued the following news release: Journalists of the South Bend Tribune voted 23-3 to join the NewsGuild-CWA on Wednesday, adding momentum to the wave of union organizing at Gannett-owned publications and throughout the industry. The South Bend Tribune is the third Gannett-owned newsroom to win union recognition in less than four months, following the Arizona Republic and Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader. It becomes the fourth unionized news outlet in Indi  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Feb. 6 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * -Guardians and Allies Protect Climate, Water, Wildlife in Legal Win * * * The Trump administration has suspended 4,200 acres of oil and gas leases on public land in Arizona's Little Colorado River Valley as part of a joint motion filed in federal court. The federal government's suspension of the leases prohibits any oil and gas activity on the leases until federal agencies complete reviews required un  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Feb. 5 -- WorldatWork issued the following news release, dated Feb. 11: * * * - Results of 2020 Pay Transparency Study Released * * * Sixty-seven percent of organizations report pay transparency/* is increasing in importance at their organizations, and 4% say pay transparency is of highest importance. However, only 14% of organizations have approached pay transparency beyond a "moderate" level. These are among the key findings captured in the Pay Transparency Study condu  more