PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- The Arizona Department of Transportation issued the following news on April 3, 2025: * * * ADOT unveils Autism Support specialty license plate National Guard plate redesigned, also available for motorcycles PHOENIX - Arizonans have another choice to support their favorite charitable causes as the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division offers a new specialty license plate. Just in time to celebrate National Autism Acceptance Month, ADOT is un  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hobbs Issues Statement on Legislature's Refusal to Hear Nomination of Arizona Board of Regents Appointee Phoenix, AZ - Yesterday, Liz Archuleta reached one year of service on the Arizona Board of Regents, ending her time as an acting member without Senate confirmation. In response to the legislature denying her Arizona Board of Regents appointee a hearing, Governor Hobbs issued the foll  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs and Democratic Assistant House Leader Gutierrez Release Statement on Republican Attacks on Disabled Arizonans Republican lawmakers waste time with political stunt Ad Hoc Committee, Democrats fight to protect health care for Arizonans with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy Phoenix, AZ - Today, Governor Katie Hobbs and Democratic House Assistant Leader Gu  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs Legislative Action Update Phoenix, AZ - Today, Governor Katie Hobbs took the following legislative action: Signed HB2769, state land transfer; Bullhead City HB2905, craft producer; festival; fair; license * * * Original text here: https://azgovernor.gov/office-arizona-governor/news/2025/04/governor-katie-hobbs-legislative-action-update  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs Legislative Action Update Phoenix, AZ - Today, Governor Katie Hobbs took the following legislative action: Signed SB1104, police reports; victims; prosecuting agency SB1159, employment practices; wage claims SB1231, NOW: training; newly elected constables * * * Original text here: https://azgovernor.gov/office-arizona-governor/news/2025/04/governor-kat  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Horne: Federal dollars at risk if schools ignore new federal DEI guidance Will forward updated information to schools PHOENIX - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is forwarding to schools statewide the new guidance issued today by the U.S. Department of Education requiring schools to acknowledge they will follow federal civil rights l  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on April 3, 2025: * * * Arizona Commerce Authority Announces Winners For 2025 Venture Madness PHOENIX, AZ (April 3, 2025) -- The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), in partnership with Venture Madness, announced three winners for the 2025 Venture Madness Conference. Arizona's longest-running pitch competition, Venture Madness by Invest Southwest features early stage and emerging growth companies and offers pa  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bilirakis and Fletcher Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Stop Brokering of Body Parts, Preserve Integrity of Organ Donation Process Washington, DC - This week, U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) re-introduced the Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act, which will protect the dignity of those who donate their bodies to education or research. Specifically, the A  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on April 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Schweikert Releases JEC Monthly Trade Update WASHINGTON, D.C. --Joint Economic Committee Chairman David Schweikert [AZ-01] released the latest economic analysis regarding monthly trade for February. "This report reflects ongoing patterns in the United States' international trade, presenting evolving dynamics with major trading part  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Named Vice Chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani was named as the new Vice Chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus (CCC). The Conservative Climate Caucus is dedicated to promoting policies that advance clean energy technologies and unleash American energy dominance in a responsible way. The Caucus believes that through private secto  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Anticipated Radical Attack on Election Integrity Executive Order WASHINGTON, DC - As Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) correctly anticipated, the beneficiaries of Arizona's broken election system have announced their plans to file a lawsuit preventing much-needed reforms embodied in President Trump's Executive Order 14248, entitled Preserving and Protecting the I  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Works Across the Aisle to Introduce PEACE Act to Strengthen the Abraham Accords WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Abraham J. Hamadeh (AZ-08) is proud to reach across the aisle to work with Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) to introduce the Promoting Education on the Abraham Accords for Comprehensive Engagement (PEACE) Act, which will strengthen U.S. diplomatic engagement by institu  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 3, 2025 ARMY Bechtel National Inc., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $242,282,475 modification (P00284) to contract W52P1J-09-C-0012 to capture past contract overruns for the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. Work will be performed in Pueblo, Colorado, with an estimated completion date of April 3, 2026. Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in t  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the Cross-Cutting Issues Group: * * * COMMENTS OF THE CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES GROUP Comments of the Cross-Cutting Issues Group on EPA's "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments; Correction" Proposed Rule and Direct Final Rule EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107 * * * I. I  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published its latest weekly list of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) received between March 24 and March 31, 2025, detailing key infrastructure projects under federal environmental review. The notice, released April 4 in the Federal Register, includes draft and final statements for major energy and transportation developments in Texas, Arizona, and Alabama, reflecting the agency's statutory responsibilities under Se  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * French Leaders Learn How U.S. Remembers WWII During Pentagon Visit Seven French civilian leaders visited the Pentagon yesterday as part of an educational trip to the United States to learn more about how Americans remember World War II and commemorate veterans who fought in that war. The visitors were part of the State Department's long-standing International Visitor Leadership Program, which began in 194  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service's Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA) in Page, Arizona, has announced plans to repatriate Native American human remains and a funerary object following the completion of a federally mandated inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice, published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2025, confirms the remains of one individual and an associated obje  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The General Services Administration has announced the availability of a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement evaluating the proposed expansion and modernization of the Raul Hector Castro Land Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona, as well as the construction of a new commercial port. Published April 4, 2025, in the Federal Register, the document outlines potential environmental and floodplain impacts associated with utility and flood control upgrades nee  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Human smuggling coordinator sentenced following ICE Arizona, law enforcement partner investigation PHOENIX -- Greiby Melissa Barcelo-Velasquez was sentenced March 25 to 30 months in prison for her role in smuggling over 100 Colombians into the United States. The investigation, conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and B  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho Congressional Delegation Applauds Trump, Noem Work to Secure Southern Border Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher today sent a letter commending President Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on their steadfast work to secure our southern border. "Under your leadership, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho Congressional Delegation Applauds Trump, Noem Work to Secure Southern Border WASHINGTON-- Today, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher sent a letter commending President Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on their steadfast work to secure our southern border. "Under your leadership, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho Delegation Applauds Trump, Noem Work to Secure Southern Border WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher today sent a letter commending President Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on their steadfast work to secure our southern border. "Under your leadership, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has arrested over 1  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Idaho Delegation Applauds Trump, Noem Work to Secure Southern Border WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Russ Fulcher and Mike Simpson and U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo today sent a letter commending President Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on their steadfast work to secure our southern border. "Under your leadership, the U.S. Department of Homeland  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Leader of Export Control Evasion Scheme Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison Defendant and Co-Conspirator Both Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Send Controlled Aircraft Components to Russia Oleg Sergeyevhich Patsulya, a Russian national, was sentenced today to 70 months, or nearly six years, in prison for his role in a conspiracy to export controlled aviation technology to Russia   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Secures Commitments from Key Interior and Energy Nominees Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), former Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), this week secured important commitments for Alaska from Deputy Secretary of Interior nominee Katharine MacGregor and Deputy Secretary of Energy nominee James Danly. Both committed to assist the Alaska Congression  more

PASADENA, California, April 3 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Perseverance Rover Witnesses One Martian Dust Devil Eating Another A Martian dust devil can be seen consuming a smaller one in this short video made of images taken by a navigation camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. These swirling, sometimes towering columns of air and dust are common on Mars. The smaller dust devil's demise was captured during an imaging experiment conducted b  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:25-cv-02702; S.D.N.Y. filed Apr. 1, 2025) involving Randall J. Miller, Chad J. Miller and Jeffrey De Laveaga: * * * On April 1, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Randall "Randy" Miller, Chad Miller, and Jeffrey De Laveaga with creating false documents that were provided to investors in two municipal bond offerings that raised $284 million to build one of the largest s  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) Peter Welch (D-Vermont), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), and 53 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Creating Oppo  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton to Health and Human Services Secretary: Reopen Head Start Offices WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Rep. Greg Stanton urged Health and Human Secretary Kennedy to reverse the closure of the regional Head Start office that oversees Arizona programs. The reduction in force that took effect yesterday has resulted in the closure of at least five regional Head Start offices, including the one that oversees   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Statement from ABOR Chair Mata in recognition of Regent Archuleta's service to the board Below is a statement from Arizona Board of Regents Chair Cecilia Mata in recognition of Regent Archuleta's service to the board. "The Arizona Board of Regents extends its deep appreciation to Regent Liz Archuleta for her dedicated service to the state, the board and Arizona's public higher   more