PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * ABOR report showcases national leadership in campus free speech The Arizona Board of Regents Committee on Free Expression reviewed a draft of its 2025 Free Expression Annual Report reaffirming that Arizona's public universities are committed to protecting intellectual freedom and fostering a campus culture where varied viewpoints can be expressed lawfully and respectfull more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The Army is seeking to add approximately 22,000 acres of land to the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. This expansion is meant to create a safety buffer for testing advanced air delivery and aviation systems. A final Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) has been completed and will be sent to Congress for a decision. The land, currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management, is needed to expand the proving ground's safety zone. According to the Army, t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office has amended a prior notice regarding the cultural affiliation of human remains. This adjustment revises the list of Indian tribes or native Hawaiian organizations connected to the remains. The amendment concerns human remains previously addressed in a notice published on May 16, 2025. BLM has now determined a connection between the human remains and several groups across Arizona,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office intends to facilitate the disposition of native American human remains and cultural items discovered in Pinal County, Arizona, to the Gila River Indian Community. The discovery, reported in late 2023, includes fragments of cremated bone, believed to be from one individual, along with 29 brownware pottery sherds and two basalt flakes. These items were found within a Hohokam-tradition more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Urges U.S. Air Force to Bring New Space Force Mission to Fort Huachuca * SIERRA VISTA, AZ - In a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) and two of his House colleagues say there is no better place for this U.S. Space Force mission than Fort Huachuca. The lawmakers are urging the Department of the Air Force to select Fort Huachuca in Coch more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Mayo Clinic for Religious Discrimination * Suit says employer forced security guard to get vaccination against federal civil rights laws MINNEAPOLIS -- The Mayo Clinic, which operates hospitals in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida, violated federal law when it refused to grant a security guard's request for a reasonable religious accommodation to its mandatory COVID-19 vaccina more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $12 Million to Protect Underground Sources of Drinking Water through State and Tribal Programs * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $12 million in grant funding for states and Tribes to develop underground injection control (UIC) programs that protect sources of drinking water while supporting industry and energy projects. This funding a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Doggett Urge CMS to Reject New Model That Would Increase Medicare Patient Denials * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) led 40 colleagues in sending a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Deputy Administrator Abe Sutton urging them to reject any  more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Pacific IAMD Center hosts Korea Tabletop Academy with Japan Air Self Defense Force observing * JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense Center hosted the sixth U.S.-Republic of Korea Tabletop Academy from July 14-25, 2025, advancing combined and joint integrated air and missile defense efforts across the Indo-Pacific. This year' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- S'edav Va'aki Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, and the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs have completed an inventory leading to the return of native American human remains and funerary objects. This action aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The inventory identified the remains of at least one individual, along with six associated funerary objects, including basketry fragments, cordage and faunal bone.These items more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Noem is Taking a Sledgehammer to Criminal Human Trafficking Rings * On this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security continue taking action to disrupt criminal human trafficking organizations WASHINGTON - On this year's World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing a series more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Justice Announces Compensation Process for Victims Trafficked Through Backpage.com * Today, the Department of Justice announced the launch of the Backpage remission process to compensate victims whose trafficking was facilitated through the Backpage.com website. This marks the largest remission process to date to compensate victims of human trafficking. "Backpage.com facilitate more PR