WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego, Hobbs and Other Arizona Leaders Call on Congress to Protect Arizona's Energy & Manufacturing Investments * Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) joined Governor Katie Hobbs, Arizona elected officials, and business leaders in opposing provisions in Trump and House Republicans' budget bill that would jeopardize Arizona's economic momentum as a hub for innovation in more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 13 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Vice Chair Myers Votes to Support Accelerating Natural Gas Permitting and Repealing Outdated Gas Energy Efficiency Mandate At the Arizona Corporation Commission's (ACC) June 11, 2025, regular Open Meeting, Vice Chair Nick Myers voted with the Commission (5-0) to authorize the Office of General Counsel, on behalf of the Commission, to file a notice of intervention and comme more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 14 -- The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued the following public notice: * * * Aquifer Protection Permit Amendment | Pink Cliffs On June 12, 2025, the comment period begins for the preliminary decision to issue an amended Individual Aquifer Protection Permit to Zeniff Landfill, LLC, for the Pink Cliffs Land Co., LLC Mill Monofill and Mill Pond Landfill (Pink Cliffs) located in Navajo County, Arizona. The comment period ends July 13, 2025. Aquifer Prote more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Leads Bipartisan Push to Increase Benefits for Online Student Veterans * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani reintroduced a bipartisan bill to increase housing stipends for student veterans attending classes online. Specifically, the Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act ( H.R. 3753 (link is external) ) would increase the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA)  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, intends to repatriate 97 cultural items, identified as unassociated funerary objects, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum has determined a cultural connection exists between these objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. This process allows for the return of these culturally important items, which may occur on or after July 11, 2025. The inventory describes 97 unassociated f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Neguse Introduce Legislative Package to Improve Wildfire Mitigation, Research, and Management WASHINGTON -- As fire season stretches into a yearlong struggle for communities across the West, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Representative Joe Neguse (CO-02) introduced a package of bills to improve wildfire prevention, mitigation, and management. "As Arizona's wildfire seasons get longer a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Secures Historic RECA Expansion in Base Text of 'Big, Beautiful Bill' * U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced today that the largest expansion to date of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been included in the text of the "Big, Beautiful Bill." This historic provision is a victory for nuclear radiation survivors in Missouri and across America--and a major win for the Make Americ more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 13 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * House Budget Clears Committee, Heads to Floor on Friday Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro today announced that the House Republican budget proposal has passed the Appropriations Committee and is set for consideration of the full House tomorrow. "This budget is ready to move," said Speaker Montenegro. "It's balanced, conservative, and focused on delivering safe communitie more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 13 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * House Introduces Responsible, Balanced Budget Focused on Public Safety, Protecting Taxpayers, and Government Accountability Arizona House Republicans today introduced a structurally balanced, law-and-order budget designed to serve Arizona families. The budget package, filed as bills HB2947 through HB2961, focuses on public safety, infrastructure, and protecting taxpayers, and is grounded in the more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 14 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Conservative, Fiscally Responsible Balanced Budget Focused on Public Safety, Protecting Taxpayers, and Government Accountability The Arizona House of Representatives today passed a structurally balanced, conservative budget that fulfills House Republicans' promise to strengthen public safety, lower costs for families, and hold government accountable. "This budget delivers safe com more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on June 13, 2025: * * * ICYMI: JEC Hearing on the Barriers to Supply Chain Modernization and Factor Productivity Enhancement Washington, D.C. - On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee held a hearing titled Barriers to Supply Chain Modernization and Factor Productivity Enhancement. Members engaged with witnesses on how "smart regulation" and harnessin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Statement on Israeli Strikes on Iran * Today, Arizona Senator, Navy combat veteran, and Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committee Member Mark Kelly released the following statement on the Israeli strikes on Iran: "It's unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. President Trump killing the Iran nuclear agreement accelerated Iran's development towards a bomb. Israel has a right to de more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego, Stanton, Ansari, Hobbs, and Other Arizona Leaders Call on Congress to Protect Arizona's Energy & Manufacturing Investments * 69,000 jobs and $58 billion in investments in Arizona in jeopardy without federal tax credits Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined Governor Katie Hobbs, Arizona elected officials, and business leaders in opposing provisions in Trump and House Republicans' budget b more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Luke Air Force Base Graduates its 1,500th F-35 Pilot By Senior Airman Elias Carrero  LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- The 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base marked a major training milestone with the graduation of its 1,500th F-35 pilot, Maj. Rolandus "Turbo" Scherders of the Royal Netherlands Air Force June 5, 2025.  RNLAF Maj. Rolandus Scherders, RNLAF 312th Squadron more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 14 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Senator Farnsworth Leads Senate Education & Transportation Committee, Aiming to Improve Arizona's Infrastructure Committee Chairman David Farnsworth is working to improve Arizona's transit systems, both on the ground and in the air, with a new Senate Education and Transportation Committee overseeing innovative transportation solutions. With Arizona's rapid population growth and in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Praise EPA's Proposed Repeal of Biden-Harris EPA Regulations for Power Plants, Which Would Spark Industry and Save Americans More than $1B * WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that EPA is proposing to repeal all "greenhouse gas" emissions standards for the power sector under Section 111 of the Clea more PR