PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- The Arizona Department of Financial Institutions issued the following news release: The Arizona Automobile Theft Authority (AATA) Division of the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) released its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Annual Report highlighting the AATA's activities and accomplishments. The report includes state and national vehicle theft trends, statistics, and highlights for calendar year 2023 (CY23) and FY24 including: *  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 19 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority posted the following news: CASA GRANDE, AZ (December 17, 2024) -- Chlorum Solutions USA LLC, today formally announced the development of its first small-scale U.S. chlor-alkali plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. The plant will enhance local supply chain resilience in the U.S. chemical industry with its innovative decentralized model tailored for this purpose. The Arizona facility will be a model of environmentally friendly, safe practices more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Cincinnati Museum Center has announced its intention to repatriate a Hohokam Indian Paint Palette to the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona. This decision follows the requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The Paint Palette, made of slate, was found in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains and donated to the museum in 1952. The Tohono O'odham Nation has asserted a cultural affiliation with the object, stating that su more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule in the Federal Register on Dec. 9, 2024, entitled "Air Plan Revisions; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve revisions to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD or "County") portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern emissions of volatile or more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW YORK U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations New York City arrested Raymond Rojas Basilio, a previously removed citizen of Mexico convicted of forcible touching of the sexual/intimate parts of another person, Dec. 17. The victim is less than 11-years old. Fugitive operations officers arrested the 36-year-old predator  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) has been named Ranking Member for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee for the 119th Congress. The ENR Committee plays a critical role in setting national energy policies and managing our nation's public lands within the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service. The Committee also oversees the U.S. Department of Energy and has juri more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department today announced its findings that the State of Arizona's Department of Child Safety (DCS) violates Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by discriminating against parents, including foster parents and other caregivers, and children with disabilities. Following a comprehensive investigation, the department found DCS failed to communicate effectively with parents and ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Arrests Result from Joint Task Force Alpha's Expanded Coordination with Colombian Law Enforcement * * * On Dec. 13, Colombian authorities arrested two men charged with human smuggling conspiracy for moving migrants through Colombia en route to the United States. In the course of that conspiracy, the defendants are alleged to have put lives in jeopardy, including by placing some of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senator and 25-year Navy veteran Mark Kelly announced that he secured a significant pay raise for enlisted servicemembers alongside other major Arizona and national security priorities in the annual defense bill passed by the Senate with his support today. The bill is headed to the president's desk to be signed into law. Kelly has spent months shaping the National Defense Authorization Act through hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: "Arizona's senior Senator stood up in the face of a grave threat to this institution's defining characteristic and said 'no'. And in doing so, she sent a message that will resonate long after her departure from the chamber." Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ): "I'd lik more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- NASA issued the following news release: A rendering of Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander and a rover developed for the company's third mission to the Moon as part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. Credit: Firefly Aerospace NASA continues to advance its campaign to explore more of the Moon than ever before, awarding Firefly Aerospace $179 million to deliver six experiments to the lunar surface. This fourth task order for Firefly will target l more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) caught a glimpse of the agency's retired InSight lander recently, documenting the accumulation of dust on the spacecraft's solar panels. In the new image taken Oct. 23 by MRO's High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, InSight's solar panels have acquired the same reddish-brown hue as the rest of the planet. After touching down in Novemb more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 10, 2024, entitled "National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before November 30, 2024, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. DATES: C more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Today, the House passed H.R. 115, Midnight Rules Relief Act, sponsored by Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ), by a vote of 210-201. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement on the House's passage of his legislation: "Today's passage of Midnight Rules Relief Act will make it easier for Congress to check the unelected bureaucrats who have been feverishly writing new federal rules before the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: U.S. Representative David Schweikert (AZ-01) celebrated Senate passage of his bipartisan legislation. The bill enables the exploration of constructing additional pumped storage hydropower facilities in the Salt River reservoir system to keep energy costs low for Arizonans, help stabilize the state's electric grid during peak demand and boost the supply of affordable and reliable energy. Co-sponsor Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Today, the Senate passed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), bipartisan legislation shaped and led by Arizona Senator Mark Kelly that will tackle water infrastructure, flood control, and drought resilience across Arizona and the west. Authorized every two years, WRDA directs U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' infrastructure, drought, and flood control work. This yea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: $5,054,410 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investments and Jobs law led by Senator Kyrsten Sinema and shaped by Senator Mark Kelly will be invested in Arizona projects aimed at strengthening roadway, pedestrian, and cyclist safety. The $5,054,410 investment was allocated through the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program--created by Kelly and Sinema's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law--which supports projects more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Today, legislation introduced by Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema and Representatives David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) and Greg Stanton (DAZ-04) to expand affordable and reliable hydropower in Arizona passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent--sending it to the president's desk to be signed into law. It previously passed the House by a vote of 384-1. Kelly spoke on the Senate floor in s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: This year, Arizonans saw the direct benefits of the Chips and Science Actnegotiated by Arizona Senator Mark Kelly as grants were awarded to companies expanding in Arizona that will create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs, many of which don't require a four year degree, and to Arizona community colleges and universities that will prepare Arizonans to start careers in the industry. In 2022, more PR