WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The National Association of Broadcasters issued the following news release: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the 50 finalists for the 33rd annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. Winners will be announced and the finalists honored at the We Are Broadcasters Celebration, held Tuesday, April 21 during the 2020 NAB Show in  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: Lawmakers in Arizona have proposed invasive legislation that would target transgender youth and limit their ability to participate in sports. House Bill 2706 is a dangerous and discriminatory bill that would single out transgender student athletes and force unnecessary medical examinations, including invasive examinations of their genitals, blood tests and genetic testing. "Transgender  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release, dated Feb. 25: A poll shows that likely Arizona voters from a variety of political backgrounds want a reform-minded county attorney. The poll was conducted by Change Research between February 4 and 7, 2020 and included results from 902 registered Arizona voters likely to vote in November 2020. Among the key findings: * 9 in 10 likely Arizona voters said it's very important for a coun  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 25 -- The Alliance for Innovation issued the following news release on Feb. 24: When you think of an internal audit, do you think primarily of internal controls and testing? Sure, that's the historical approach to internal audit, and, yes, controls and compliance are important. However, there is an innovative approach to internal audit that is more comprehensive, more creative, and aims to improve organizational performance. Utilized in a more holistic manner, internal a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The American Federation for Children issued the following news release on Feb. 27: The American Federation for Children applauds the Arizona State Senate for passing SB1224 which addresses badly needed improvements to the state's Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. After countless frustrating struggles between ESA parents and the Arizona Department of Education (including the department breaking Arizona state ESA law, extremely long hold times, and unreasonable  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 25 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The Committee on Accreditation (CoA) of the American Library Association (ALA) announces accreditation actions taken at the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting. Continued Accreditation status was granted to the following programs (listed in alphabetical order by institution), with the next comprehensive review visit scheduled to take place in fall 2026: * Master of Science in Information Science at the Un  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 25 -- The Association for Dressings and Sauces has announced the following events: * * * 2020 Technical Meeting, April 26-28, 2020, Sheraton New Orleans, Louisiana 2020 Annual Meeting, Oct. 3-5, 2020, Scottsdale Plaza Resort, Arizona 2021 Technical Meeting, May 2-4, 2021, Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Utah * * * For more information about these events, click here: https://dressings-sauces.org/events/ [Category: Food/BeveragesEvent]  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The Association of Fundraising Professionals issued the following news release: The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the largest community of fundraising professionals in the world, will honor long-time Arizona fundraiser Alice Ferris, CFRE, ACFRE, with its Founders' Medallion for her extraordinary contributions to the organization and the fundraising profession at its upcoming international conference, AFP ICON 2020, in Baltimore, Md. The AFP Fo  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 28 -- 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. 20, 2020 edition: * Comparative Study of Data-driven Solar Coronal Field Models Using a Flux Emergence Simulation as a Ground-truth Data Set * Constraining the Long-lived Magnetar Remnants in Short Gamma-Ray   more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, Feb. 24 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: A new Center for Biological Diversity analysis shows the city of Prescott's proposed water policy would accelerate sprawl development and dramatically reduce the upper Verde River's annual water flow. The city council meets Tuesday to discuss whether to supply approximately 9,500 acre-feet of water per year for use by developments in unspoiled grasslands in Yavapai County north of the city's bo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 25 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Feb. 24: * * * - Legal Victory Will Improve Air Quality for 7 Million Arizona Residents * * * A federal district court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to stop delaying plans to clean up soot and other asthma-causing particulate matter pollution throughout Arizona. Today's court order was issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Oakland. The or  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 25 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: The National Congress of American Indians and conservation groups urged Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) to cosponsor the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, which permanently bans new uranium mining across 1 million acres of public land around Grand Canyon National Park. McSally has not said whether she supports the bill, introduced in December by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.). In a letter to   more

SILVER CITY, New Mexico, Feb. 27 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * - Rivers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, Utah to See Better Protection * * * In response to litigation and decades of advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed 493,665 acres, including more than 1,200 linear miles in seven states, as protected critical habitat for western yellow-billed cuckoos. The mig  more

LUKEVILLE, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Activists will gather Wednesday morning near Monument Hill to protest the Trump administration's blasting of a sacred mountain to build the border wall through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Customs and Border Protection scheduled a media event Wednesday, including detonations on the hill, at the same time that Tohono O'odham Chairman Ned Norris will testify a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 26 -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release on Feb. 25: Consumer Energy Alliance, the leading voice for sensible energy policies for families and businesses, applauds Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey for signing Arizona Bill 2686, which protects the right of the state, local communities and families to make rational, smart energy choices that will help ensure affordable, reliable and environmentally-responsible energy policy for all Arizonans. The bill would p  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 25 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: Last week, Governor Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2686 into law. The bipartisan legislation, which passed the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate last week, was supported by a diverse coalition of Arizona businesses and associations. House Bill 2686 was designed to safeguard balanced energy options, including the use of natural gas, in Arizona. Shortly before lawmakers considered the   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 25 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: Barriers to work are coming down in Arizona thanks to a new law pushed by the Goldwater Institute that cuts through the bureaucracies and red tape that previously blocked new arrivals from working in their chosen professions. Since the new universal recognition law took effect less than a year ago, 751 people have used it to obtain their occupational licenses in fields as varied as cosmetology to construction to de  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 29 -- 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 for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Arizona House and Senate Judiciary Committees failed to take up legislation to disarm domestic abusers, House Bill 2543 and Senate Bill 1165, before the Feb. 21 committee deadline, despite bipartisan sponsorship  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The National Association of Black Journalists issued the following news: * * * - Members Encouraged to Practice Safety Precautions, Alert Authorities * * * The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is disheartened to learn, via a news report published by The Arizona Republic, that the FBI arrested four "racially motivated violent extremists" from four states for delivering threats by mail to journalists and activists of color, as well as representatives of t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 25 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news on Feb. 24: * * * - The Nature Conservancy Releases Report with Recommendations to Improve Quality of Life, Boost Economy * * * Arizona continues to be one of the fastest growing states and is developing an increasingly diverse and dynamic economy. To attract new business and maintain competitiveness nationally and internationally, it needs to continue to embrace emerging technologies and support a healthy environm  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 28 -- The Planetary Society issued the following news release: Xtronaut Enterprises, co-founded by University of Arizona Professor Dante Lauretta, the principal investigator of the NASA OSIRIS-REx space mission, launches its new board game on Kickstarter--Xtronaut 2.0: The Game of Solar System Exploration--a game where players build and launch rockets to complete space missions throughout the solar system, based on scientifically accurate rocket science. Xtronaut 2.0   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Republican Jewish Coalition issued the following news release: The Republican Jewish Coalition Victory Fund, an affiliate of the Republican Jewish Coalition, released an ad that will be shown during tomorrow's Democratic debates. The ad will run in critical battleground states -- Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Arizona -- and will also run in Washington, DC. The ad, entitled "Insane," uses direct quotes from Bernie Sanders and his supporters to highlight and demonst  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 26 -- The State Bar of Arizona issued the following news release: The Arizona Supreme Court is considering a rule-change petition that would have effects on the practice of law. Among the possible changes would be the elimination of the prohibition on lawyers and nonlawyers jointly operating a law office. That change and others are viewed by proponents as a significant effort needed to close the Access to Justice Gap. Petition R-20-0034 is currently in the comment period  more