PHOENIX, Arizona, June 6 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * 2025 Arizona Great Read Youth and Adult Selections Announced PHOENIX - The Arizona Center for the Book, part of the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, has selected Arizona Friend Trips: Stories from the Road by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger and Julie Morrison, and The Beat I Drum (Life of a Cactus, 3) by Dusti Bowling, to represent Arizona in the Library of Congress Cen more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 7 -- The Arizona Department of Water Resources issued the following news: * * * ADWR Director Briefs UA Water Resources Research Center Conference on Colorado River Negotiations In his much-anticipated keynote speech at the conclusion of this year's Water Resources Research Center's Annual Conference at the University of Arizona, ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke laid out the vast complexities of managing the Colorado River system. With a deep sigh, he acknowledged that man more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Arizona Riparian Council has voiced strong opposition to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's proposal to remove the regulatory definition of "harm" from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Arizona-based advocacy group argues that such a change would severely undermine protections for imperiled species and their essential habitats. Kris Randall, president of the Arizona Riparian Council, a retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist wi more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Boosting readiness: AETC's plan to train 1,500 pilots annually * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- To maintain air superiority, project global power and ensure national security, the U.S. Air Force requires a consistent supply of trained aviators--specifically, 1,500 pilots per year. Achieving this goal has been a persistent struggle prompting Air Education and Training Command officials to develop a c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Takes Action to Increase Accountability of Program Dedicated to Addressing Veterans Health Administration Staffing Shortages WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Abraham J. Hamadeh (AZ-08) and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) proudly introduced the Health Professionals Scholarship Program (HPSP) Improvement Act of 2025 to alleviate the Veterans Health Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- A notice of intended repatriation has been issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, announcing the Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, its plan to repatriate specific cultural items. These items meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and have been determined to have a cultural affiliation with the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The museum intends to repatriate 42 unassociated fun more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Obesity Epidemic WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) supported the bipartisan Treat and Reduce Obesity Act to combat the obesity crisis in the United States by providing regular screenings. The bill would also prevent diseases associated with obesity through expanded coverage of new health care specialists and chronic weight management medicatio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Gosar Reintroduces Federal Death Penalty Legislation to Combat the Fentanyl Crisis * Washington, D.C. \-- Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement after reintroducing H.R. 3764, the Death Penalty for Dealing Fentanyl Act, legislation that would punish a defendant with the death penalty or life in prison if convicted of selling or distribu more PR

PASADENA, California, June 6 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Mars Orbiter Captures Volcano Peeking Above Morning Cloud Tops * A new panorama from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter shows one of the Red Planet's biggest volcanoes, Arsia Mons, poking through a canopy of clouds just before dawn. Arsia Mons and two other volcanoes form what is known as the Tharsis Montes, or Tharsis Mountains, which are often surrounded by water ice clouds (as oppos more PR

PASADENA, California, June 6 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Ready-to-Use Dataset Details Land Motion Across North America * NASA is collaborating with the Alaska Satellite Facility in Fairbanks to create a powerful web-based tool that will show the movement of land across North America down to less than an inch. The online portal and its underlying dataset unlock a trove of satellite radar measurements that can help anyone identify where an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSFR) -- A notice from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has detailed pending nominations and related actions concerning the National Register of Historic Places, impacting numerous sites in nine states and District of Columbia. This public announcement serves to inform stakeholders about various cultural and historical resources under review for listing or status changes. The nominations encompass a diverse array of properties spanning multiple stat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Introduces Bill to Lower Cost of Housing, Reduce Corporate Housing Ownership Rates * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) introduced the American Neighborhoods Protection Act (link is external) to protect and improve family home ownership opportunities. The American Neighborhoods Protection Act would require corporations that own more than 75 single- more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Senator Gallego Speaks on Balancing Crypto Innovation and Regulation at the Blockchain Association Summit Series WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined the Blockchain Association's inaugural Summit Series program. In a conversation with Blockchain Association Board President Marta Belcher, Senator Gallego spoke on the future of the cryptocurrency industry and the  more PR