PHOENIX, Arizona, May 2 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * After weeks of unwarranted delay, the Arizona State Legislature successfully passed a full repeal of the state's 1864 near-total abortion ban. Victoria Lopez, director of program and strategy for the ACLU of Arizona, issued the following statement: "We are relieved that lawmakers have finally repealed this inhumane abortion ban -- something extremist politicians refu  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, April 29 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on April 27, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Julie Marie Blake regarding a rule (https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2024-08711/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities) announced Friday from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that redefines "sex" in federal healthcare nondiscrimination law to add ge  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 1 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding the Kansas Senate's vote Monday, following the House's lead, to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of HB 2749 (https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/hb2749/), a bill designed to better inform better support programs for mothers and their children, advance medical   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 29 -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: The American Nurses Association (ANA) stands with the Arizona Nurses Association (AzNA) in urging Arizona's governing bodies to protect reproductive healthcare access in the state. ANA is dismayed by the April 9, 2024 decision made by Arizona's Supreme Court to reinstate a 160-year-old abortion law. Access to reproductive care is essential to the health of pregnant people. In March 2022, ANA  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Argentum, an association that operates senior living communities, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: This week, Argentum, the leading national association dedicated to supporting professionally managed, resident-centered senior living communities, recognized extraordinary employees and innovative programs at the 2024 Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The Argentum Hero Best of the Best Awards honor employees who   more

NEW YORK, May 2 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Taipei) - Today, marking World Press Freedom Day, Human Rights Press Awards in Asia announced the 2024 winners and runners-up. The seven categories of awards are administered by Human Rights Watch, the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, and the foreign correspondents clubs in both Thailand and Taiwan. Among the top winners are reporting on the rising  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following CAIR In the News wrap up on May 1, 2024: CAIR-AZ: ASU sued over suspension of Pro-Palestinian students (https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona-education/2024/05/01/gaze-protests-asu-sued-over-suspension-of-pro-palestinian-students/73519813007/) - AZCentral CAIR-LA: UCLA cancels classes after violence erupts over Mideast protests (https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/education/2024/05/01/ucla-viol  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary by Ronald Reagan fellow Logan Tantibanchachai: * * * Victory! Goldwater Defeats 'Diversity Statements' in 5 States The Goldwater Institute has struck a death blow against political litmus tests in public universities in five states this year. Legislators in Idaho, Utah, Alabama, Kansas, and Indiana enacted laws inspired by Goldwater reforms to prohibit the use of "diversity statements" in admissions and hiri  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 4 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Arizona Legislature's recent vote to repeal a Civil War-era abortion ban revived by the state Supreme Court in early April was welcome news, especially since it came on the same day that Florida's devastating abortion ban took effect. Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed the bill only one day after it narrowly passed the Republican-led Senate, describing the repeal as a crucial first step in protect  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 4 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on May 3, 2024: * * * Victory in Mother's Fight Against School District's Lies Imagine a mother getting ready to send her daughter to kindergarten. She asks the school for information about the curriculum planned for her little one, but the school stonewalls her. So, the mom tries again, and the school responds by demanding $74,000 in public records fees to access the information. Then the nation's largest tea  more

DOUGLAS, Arizona, May 1 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's translocated a Mexican gray wolf family back to the wild in southeastern Arizona on Monday, a move conservation groups are celebrating as a successful step in lobo recovery. The wolves, a female called "Llave" (#1828) and her mate, "Wonder" (#2774) were both originally born in the wild in the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area. Both wolves were removed from t  more

DOUGLAS, Arizona, May 1 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's translocated a Mexican gray wolf family back to the wild in southeastern Arizona on Monday, a move conservation groups are celebrating as a successful step in lobo recovery. The wolves, a female called "Llave" (#1828) and her mate, "Wonder" (#2774) were both originally born in the wild in the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area. Both wolves were removed from the wild las  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 4 (TNSres) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Teens' use of cigarettes and other nicotine products is predictive of later cannabis use, according to data published in Substance Use & Misuse. A team of investigators affiliated with the University of Arizona assessed data from 21 studies involving nearly 2.8 million adolescents. They determined, "Nicotine-product use emerged as a significant factor associated w  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following statement on May 2, 2024: * * * Rep. Glenn Thompson and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who chair their respective chambers' agricultural committees, have unveiled key aspects of their proposals to renew the farm bill. In response, Christy Gleason, Vice President for Policy, Advocacy and Campaign at Save the Children, said:   more