MIAMI, Florida, April 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Florida House Passes Bill Exposing Doctors and Family Members to Civil Lawsuits for Aiding Access to Abortion Care ACLU of Florida warns of grave impact on pregnant patients and their support systems if bill is passed into law TALLAHASSEE, FL - Today, the Florida House voted to pass House Bill 1517, which could expose doctors providing abortion care to civil law  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hobbs Urges Expedited Review of Delayed Border Security and Public Safety Funds FEMA delays Operation Stonegarden, other homeland security funds by 60-90 days Phoenix, AZ - This week, a federal court temporarily stayed its order enforcing a preliminary injunction that had required the Department of Homeland Security to release critical border security and public safety funds. Now, rei  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs Issues Statement on Republican Bill to Target Medicaid and Slash Services for Arizonans with Disabilities Phoenix, AZ - Governor Katie Hobbs issued the following statement on a Republican bill that threatens critical Medicaid programs, slashes the developmental disability program, and paves the way for ending many Arizona health care programs entirely: "Yesterday, I met wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Ltd. released a 106-page report (No. 439) in March 2025 entitled "Enhancing Housing Recovery Policy and Practice for Improving Community Resilience to Future Disasters." The report was co-authored by Timothy Heffernan, University of New South Wales; Mittul Vahanvati, RMIT University; Dulani Halvitigala, RMIT University; Ananya Majumdar, RMIT University; Darryn McEvoy, RMIT University; and David Sanderson, University of Ne  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * From FinCEN: Analysis of Fentanyl-Related Threat Patterns and Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Reports WASHINGTON--Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis focused on patterns and trends identified in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data linked to fentanyl-related illicit finance. Between January and December  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Sheehy Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act Passes Senate WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) announced that their Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025, legislation to strengthen the aerial wildfire suppression fleet and better combat the year-round threat   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17 by 2030, Benefitting Nearly 22 Million Americans Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined a group of his colleagues in introducing the Raise the Wage Act, bicameral legislation to ensure American workers earn a living wage, drive economic growth, and reduce income inequality by raising the minimum wage to $17 for all workers. Last year, nearl  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Heinrich, Sheehy, Padilla's Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act Passes Senate Last night, the Senate passed the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 to strengthen the aerial wildfire suppression fleet and better combat the year-round threat of catastrophic wildfire. The legislation is supported by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), and Alex Padilla (D-C  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Warren, Wyden Demand Answers on Reported Social Security Benefit Disruptions "These beneficiaries are some of the most vulnerable in the nation--low-income seniors and children and adults with disabilities--and face extraordinary hardship if their benefits are delayed or disrupted." "(W)e are concerned that these efforts are a precursor to attempts to make further cuts to Social Security, or p  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 7, 2025: * * * (Under the Speaker's announced policy of January 3, 2025, Mr. Schweikert of Arizona was recognized for 30 minutes.) Mr. Speaker, let's have some fun with math and the reality of what is going on in the world. First, let me get something off my chest. I hate it when I make a mistake. Mr. Speaker, have you ever had that moment when you  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Resources for the Future issued a 46-page report (25-07) in April 2025 entitled "Global Energy Outlook 2025: Headwinds and Tailwinds in the Energy Transition." The report was written by Yuqi Zhu, Daniel Raimi, Emily Joiner, Brandon Holmes and Brian C. Prest. * * * Highlights Oil consumption peaks and declines by 2030 under most scenarios, but the rate of decline varies widely. Demand in developed economies peaked in 2005 and has been in decline but is expected to be of  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Schweikert Scrutinizes Senate's "Completely Unserious" Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. -- "With just $4 billion in cuts-- equal to less than a single day's worth of borrowing-- the Senate budget resolution is more business as usual at a time when that's exactly what we're trying to avoid," said Arizona Congressman David Schweikert in a statement responding to Saturday's re  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Collins, King, Kelly, Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address PFAS Contamination in Private Wells (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) are reintroducing bipartisan legislation to address per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in private wells. The  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Top Democrats Introduce Resolution to Force Vote on Trump Tariffs WASHINGTON, D.C.--Representative Greg Stanton and top Democrats introduced a privileged resolution to terminate President Trump's abuse of "emergency" authorities to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports. The Resolution would end Trump's declared national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEE  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued a 148-page report on April 2, 2025, entitled "Broadening Horizons How STEM-in-Society Programs Train Socially Responsible Scientists, Engineers, and Policy Leaders". The report was written by Erin Burkett, Molly Kleinman and Shobita Parthasarathy. * * * Executive Summary As science and technology become more central to our daily lives, there is great need for STEM professionals and other leaders   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: In SASC Hearing, Kelly Presses DoD Nominee on Plans to Stop China's Efforts from Recruiting U.S. Military Members This week, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly questioned Bradley D. Hansell, nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, on his plans to address ongoing efforts by foreign governments like the People's Republic of Ch  more