PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 12 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced a lawsuit against Fondomonte Arizona, LLC, alleging that the company's excessive groundwater pumping in La Paz County violates Arizona's public nuisance law by threatening the public health, safety, and infrastructure of communities in the Ranegras Plain Basin in La Paz County. The complaint, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, al more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 12 -- The Arizona Department of Revenue issued the following news release: The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) announces the elimination of transaction privilege tax (TPT) applicable to the rental of real estate for residential purposes (residential rental) as of January 1, 2025. A.R.S. Sec. 42-6004 (H) was amended to exempt residential rental TPT from being levied. Residential rental TPT is reported and collected under business code 045 for long-term lodging stays o more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - November 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.1 percent over the past month, up 2.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.1 percent in November, the U.S. Bure more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from Beacon Group Inc., Phoenix, Arizona: * * * The following information is feedback to the U.S. AbilityOne Commission on the proposed Disability Qualification Determination form. Our company is a non-profit provider of employment-related services to people with disabilities. We provide employment opportunities through our federa more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) celebrated the passage of S. 2781, the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. Crapo is a co-sponsor of the bill led by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho). The legislation will make it easier for "Good Samaritans," such as state agencies, nonprofits and other groups to clean up and improve wate more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Dec. 2, 2024, from Asarco LLC, Amarillo, Texas: * * * Michael Thrift Air and Radiation Law Office, Office of General Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Re: Comments of ASARCO LLC on Proposed Consent Decree Center for Biological Diversity v. Regan, No. 4:24-cv-01900-HSG (N.D. Cal) Docket ID NO. EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-0490 * * * Dear Mr. Thrift: ASARCO LLC (Asarco), th more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Includes $250 Million for Stanton's signature Arizona Environmental Infrastructure Authority, $215 Million to complete Tres Rios ecosystem restoration project, resources to support communities experiencing drought Rep. Greg Stanton today celebrated the unanimous passage of the final Water Resources Development Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation he shaped over many months of work on the House Transportation more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: After ten years of service on the House Armed Services Committee, today was Rep. Gallego's final House NDAA vote. NDAA includes many Gallego-secured provisions that bolster Arizona's role in protecting our national security Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, voted in favor of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 National  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act clears final hurdle in Congress Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) applauded the passage of his Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. Co-led with U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), this legislation will make it easier for "Good Samaritans," such as state agencies,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Program fulfills Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directive and advances the Department's National Roadway Safety Strategy * * * The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced $171 million in grants to 19 states and territories to upgrade and standardize their crash data systems. The system upgrades will improve the  more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. The F-16 Fighting Falcon Intelligence Formal Training Unit, established at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, over two decades ago, is moving to Holloman AFB, New Mexico. The move is scheduled for completion in early 2025. This shift in operations, with F-16 intelligence training centralizing at Holloman AFB, will change the structure of the course that will b more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, the House passed The Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA). WRDA authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program for projects to improve the nation's ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of our water resources infrastructure. This measure represents the final version of WRDA, as negotiated over rece more PR