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. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Heriberto Lopez-Landeros, 44, of Avondale, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan to 14 years in prison. Lopez-Landeros pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine on August 5, 2024. Lopez-Landeros was the head of an Arizona-based drug trafficking organization responsible for importing large quantities of methamph 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

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken, 944th Fighter Wing GILA BEND AIR FORCE AUXILIARY FIELD, Ariz. -- The vast and desolate terrain of southern Arizona served as the backdrop for Desert Hammer 2024, the largest joint exercise in Arizona's history, Nov. 13-16, 2024. Over 700 personnel, 130 aircraft, and participants from multiple U.S. military branches, as well as coalition partners like Italy, Norway, and T more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Alexis Orozco, 944th Fighter Wing GILA BEND AIR FORCE AUXILIARY FIELD, Ariz. -- Southern Arizona became the epicenter of cutting-edge military preparedness during Desert Hammer 2024, a large-force exercise hosted by the 944th Fighter Wing that united over 700 participants and 130 aircraft in realistic combat training, Nov. 13-16, 2024. This groundbreaking event showcased the unparalle more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Thirty-eight soil cores will contribute to the MONet database * * * Five researchers were recently chosen to conduct winter sampling for the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)'s Molecular Observation (MONet). The principal investigators and their teams will collect 38 soil cores from tree cover, cropland, and grass/shrub land  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. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 25, 2024, from the Hepatitis B Foundation and 45 collaborators: * * * To: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) RE: Microbiology Devices; Reclassification of Antigen, Antibody, and Nucleic Acid-Based Hepatitis B Virus Assay Devices [Docket No. FDA-2024-N-3533] Attn: Maria Ines Garcia, PhD As more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific issued the following news release: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- U.S. Marines and Sailors from across I Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. 3rd Fleet and Airmen from various units will conduct annual Exercise Steel Knight 24, Dec. 2-19, 2024. The exercise will take place at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Beale Air Force Base, and San Clemente Island in California and at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. Steel Knigh more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) pushed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to reconsider the EPA's decision to prematurely reclassify Maricopa County to "serious" nonattainment status for their ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), despite the understanding through previous communications that the effective date would not occur until later in 2025. "If the E more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation today hosted a signing ceremony celebration with the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Quechan Indian Tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe, and White Mountain Apache Tribe to celebrate new initiatives with a total investment of over $43.7 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda and annual appropriations. These new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced the Congressional Border Security Assessment Act. This legislation ensures that Members of Congress and accompanying Congressional staff can fully assess border security on Indian reservations that include at least fifty contiguous miles of the U.S. southern border. Lawmakers have a duty to their constituents to inspect heavily trafficked areas alo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced the Secret Service Prioritization Act of 2024, legislation to refocus United States Secret Service (USSS) efforts on its protective mission--USSS's primary responsibility. Congressman Biggs's bill will transfer non-protective responsibilities, such as the investigation of financial crimes like counterfeiting, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) celebrated the Problem Solvers Caucus, a coalition of members aimed at fostering bipartisan cooperation in key policy issues, endorsement of their legislation to provide additional funding for nursing programs at community, Tribal, and junior colleges. The Grants for Resources in Occupational Workforce Training for Healthcare more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 17, 2024, from Integrated Surgical LLC, Higley, Arizona: * * * Hello and thank you for considering our public comment for this proposed rule to increase small business utilization on Multiple Award Contracts. My company, Integrated Surgical LLC, is a verified SDVOSB with an FSS contract. Prior to starting my company in 2015, I spent over 10 years as a medical equipment sales rep  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Funding Will Support Family Farms, Small Businesses, Infrastructure and Clean Energy in Underserved Rural and Tribal Communities LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 4, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a new round of investments totaling more than $194 million to support local economic development plans and projects in Rural Partners Network (RPN) communities and other more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has issued the following news release: * * * Funding Will Support Family Farms, Small Businesses, Infrastructure and Clean Energy in Underserved Rural and Tribal Communities * * * LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 4, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a new round of investments totaling more than $194 million to support local economic development plans and projects in Rural Partne more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * Corvalis Stewart arranged for a private plane that brought 19 pounds of methamphetamine and 200,000 fentanyl pills into Dane County * * * Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Corvalis Stewart, 37, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peter more PR