MARICOPA, Arizona, April 23 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: COVID-19 could claim the lives of approximately 69% more people in Maricopa County than current projections stipulate if jail populations are not dramatically and immediately reduced, according to a new epidemiological model released by the ACLU and academic research partners. The total U.S. death toll could be 100,000 higher than current predictions due to failures to reduce jail pop  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 22 -- 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 April 10, 2020 edition: * Building the Largest Spectroscopic Sample of Ultracompact Massive Galaxies with the Kilo Degree Survey * Comparison of UV and Optical Metallicities in Star-forming Galaxies * Deep Learn  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement: Recently, after legislative leaders announced a plan to adjourn Sine Die next week, several members of the Arizona Legislature urged their respective leadership to resume the legislative session in order to consider various bills for which they are advocating/sponsoring. While the Board of Directors of the Greater Phoenix Chamber understands and is sympathetic to many of the issues our legislat  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 24 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Greater Phoenix Chamber has been advocating for stimulus funding passed through the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. The additional funding of the Small Business Administration programs will provide vital support to Arizona businesses and employees at this time. "On behalf of the Chamber and our members, I thank the leadership and dedication of Arizona's Cong  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25 -- The Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, a journal from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, published research articles on the following topics in its Spring 2020 edition: * Authors vs. Audible: a fight for their rights * Curtain-call for performing arts industry clauses:why nonunionized stage-performers are "employees" not "independent contractors" * In pursuit of competitive balance or payroll relief? * The Current Antitrust Di  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 23 -- The National Center for State Courts issued the following news release: Students from California, New Jersey and Arizona won first place in the National Center for State Courts' (NCSC) 2020 Civics Education Essay Contest. The contest focused on the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Elementary and middle school students' question: "Why is it important that all citizens have the right to vote?" High school students were asked, "Is voting a ri  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 24 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release: Two significant international studies involving hundreds of scientists, including a human geneticist at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest that specific cells in the human nasal passage shaped like a champagne glass, known as goblet cells, may play a significant role in enabling COVID-19 infections. Two studies, one published to  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, April 21 -- WorldatWork issued the following news release on April 20: In response to the pandemic, organizations are quickly adapting when it comes to their sales operations, including reassessing projections, planning for adjustments, and having proactive and frequent communications around sales compensation. These are some of the key findings from the "Sales Compensation in a COVID-19 World" survey, conducted by WorldatWork in partnership with SalesGlobe. The survey resu  more