PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 4 -- The Arizona Department of Financial Institutions issued the following news release: Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) Director Barbara D. Richardson has established the Resiliency and Mitigation Council (Council) to investigate the availability and affordability of personal homeowners insurance in forested areas and wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas of Arizona. The Department is aware of the difficulties that Arizona homeowners in more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 3 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has issued the following statement regarding today's announced indictments of two people accused of fraudulent actions against the Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Horne stated, "The Department of Education submitted this matter to the Attorney General's office and submitted all the other matters curre more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 4 -- The Arizona Department of Gaming issued the following news release: The Arizona Department of Gaming ("ADG") has taken action against an overseas gaming company in Curacao that is allegedly operating illegal online gaming sites, Bovada.com and Bovada.lv (Bovada), accessible to Arizona residents. Following an investigation into the matter, the ADG sent a cease-and-desist letter to Harp Media B.V., which operates Bovada, on November 8, 2024. The operation of Bovada in more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Arizona health care providers filed a lawsuit today challenging a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which is in violation of the state's new constitutional amendment protecting the fundamental right to abortion. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and providers have signed a stipulation stating that the ban is unconstitutional and that the state will not enforc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $849 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to revitalize aging water delivery systems across the West. The funding supports 77 projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Washington to improve water conveyance and storage, increase safety, improve hydro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $849 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to revitalize aging water delivery systems across the West. The funding supports 77 projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Washington to improve water conveyance and storage, increa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following At-a-Glance News Roundup for Dec. 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: * Today, the FDA posted the final guidance on Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan for Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions (https://www.fda.gov/regulatory more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the Rules Committee joined Dallas Morning News for a legacy piece interview on his 22-year tenure in Congress. Congressman Burgess highlighted the work he has done for the 26th Congressional district, how his medical expertise influenced legislation introduced in Congress, and what is in store for the future of Texas and the United States. Doctor-turn more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: Gen Digital Inc. (formerly known as Symantec Corp.), located in Tempe, Arizona, paid $55.1 million to satisfy a judgment, concluding a decade of False Claims Act litigation. The judgment required the company to pay $16.1 million in damages and $36.8 million in civil penalties, plus post-judgment interest and costs. "The department will hold accountable contractors that knowingly overcharge t more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A Columbia, Mo., man who distributed thousands of fentanyl pills pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing fentanyl and several firearms. Keaveon Zaniyah T. Harris, 25, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps, Jr., to one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute and one count of being a felon i more PR

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey more than 40,000 cattle operations nationwide to provide an up-to-date measure of U.S. cattle inventories. "This information helps producers make timely, informed business decisions such as planning for herd expansi more PR

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: Starting in January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will measure inventories for sheep and goats as well as wool and mohair production through a nationwide survey. "Interest in sheep and goat data continues to grow with increased diversification in agriculture and consumer dem more PR

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: Beginning in late December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend several months gathering information about farm economics and production practices from farmers and ranchers across the region, as the agency conducts the third and final phase of the 2024 Agricultur more PR

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: Thousands of milk producers across the country, including approximately 450 producers in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, will receive surveys from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), as the agency collects information for the January 2025 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren from a Nov. 20, 2024, hearing entitled "Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act": * * * Good Morning, Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and esteemed members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. I appreciate the opportunity to provide this testimony on behalf of the Navajo Nation ("Nation") regarding the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Doug Kantor, general counsel of the National Association of Convenience Stores, from a Nov. 19, 2024, hearing entitled "Breaking the Visa-Mastercard Duopoly: Bringing Competition and Lower Fees to the Credit Card System": * * * Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to testify on the swipe fees that are imposed by the credit card industry on merchants and the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: A Trump-era broadband program plagued with delays and potential defaults could prevent rural and Tribal Arizona communities from taking advantage of almost $1 billion in broadband funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. With the State of Arizona set to begin the process of awarding the Infrastructure Law program's grant funding later this month, Rep. Greg Stanton is seeking a resolution. The Stanton more PR