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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Sunday May 17, 2020 ( 9 items )  

ACLU of Arizona: Lawsuit Seeks Class-Action Relief for People Detained in Federal Custody in Arizona
FLORENCE, Arizona, May 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arizona, and law firm Perkins Coie LLP filed a federal lawsuit against the warden of a private prison run by CoreCivic, the United States Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Prisons. The suit demanded that the defendants ensure that the facility comply with public health guidelines to protect incarcerated people from the threat of COVID-19  more

Center for Biological Diversity: Trump's Border Wall Would End Jaguar Recovery, Bulldoze Sky Island Mountains
TUCSON, Arizona, May 15 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: The Trump administration's latest border wall plan, which would wall off the last jaguar migration paths and bulldoze Arizona's Sky Island mountains, has drawn opposition from thousands of people across the country. The Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club and Sky Island Alliance submitted more than 8,200 comments from people opposing Trump's waiver of dozens of environmental and public he  more

Everytown to Invest $5M in 'Gun Sense Majority: Arizona' Electoral Initiative
NEW YORK, May 13 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund and Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund (together "Everytown") announced a new political initiative, "Gun Sense Majority: Arizona" -- a significant financial and grassroots effort dedicated to ensure Vice President Biden wins Arizona, to defeat unelected Senator Martha McSally and elect Captain Mark Kelly in one of the country's top U.S. Senate races, to elect gun sense majorit  more

Fini Named American Society of Civil Engineers Fellow
RESTON, Virginia, May 14 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news: Elham H. (Ellie) Fini, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, co-founder of Bio-Adhesive Alliance Inc., senior sustainability scientist at Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and associate professor of Arizona State University, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Fini has served as a program director at the National Science Foundation and as president of the American Association of  more

Greater Phoenix Chamber Announces Participation in #backtobusinessaz Campaign
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Greater Phoenix Chamber announced its participation in the statewide #BacktoBusinessAZ campaign. The #BacktoBusinessAZ is a digital marketing campaign launched by the Arizona Chamber Executives (ACE) to promote businesses across the state of Arizona. The digital campaign includes a multi-pronged approach aimed at highlighting local, Arizona businesses and fostering economic prosperity thr  more

Institute for Justice: Arizona Engineer Will Appeal Engineering License Lawsuit
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 13 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on May 12: Judge Connie Contes of the Maricopa County Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by engineer Greg Mills and his company, Southwest Engineering Concepts (SOENCO), over Arizona's statutes governing engineering practice. The court ruled Greg was not yet allowed to sue the Board of Technical Registration, the agency that enforces these statutes, notwithstanding the Board's repeated threats to fin  more

Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: Congress Must Prioritize Justice Reform in the Next COVID-19 Relief Package
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: Urging Congress to make policy choices that address the pandemic's impact on the justice system, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights will launch a series of radio ads tomorrow to underscore the need to protect the health and safety of people in jails, prisons, and detention centers and those who have been released in the next COVID-19 relief bill. The radio ads will run i  more

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Remembers Arizona NORML's Mikel Weisser
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Longtime political activist Mikel Weisser, who served as State Director of Arizona NORML, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack. He was 61 years old. Mikel became Arizona NORML's State Director in 2015. He was passionate in his reform advocacy endeavors, stating that "his main devotion is, and has been, advancing the work of Arizona NORML." He  more

United States Senator Martha McSally Leads Virtual Town Hall Direct Selling Association
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Direct Selling Association issued the following news release: On April 30, the Direct Selling Association (DSA) hosted United States Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) for the second installment in DSA's virtual town hall series. Brian Palmer, founder of DSA Supplier Krato based in Tempe, Arizona gave opening remarks where he described his company's personal experience accessing government resources through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Senator McSally spoke about   more