PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 16 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * ABOR partners with U.S. Department of Education to lead national FAFSA beta testing initiative Arizona Diamondbacks donate 1,600 tickets to student and family participants at Corona del Sol High School. * For the second consecutive year, the Arizona Board of Regents was selected by the U.S. Department of Education to lead beta testing for the Free Application for Federal Stude more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers, Phoenix, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expressing serious concerns regarding the reinterpretation of "Federal Public Benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The organization, representing over 235 Community Health Center (CHC) sites, argues that the new interpretation could undermine the mission of health c more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Arizona CEO Indicted for Embezzling Over $2.4M from Employee Benefit Plans * An indictment unsealed today in the District of Maryland charges an Arizona man with embezzling more than $2.4 million from an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefit plan and related money laundering offenses. According to court documents, James Vincent Campbell, 47, of Scottsdale, Arizona, is CEO and fo more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 16 -- The Arizona Department of Gaming issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Arizona Department of Gaming Continues Enforcement Against Unlicensed and Unregulated Gaming Operators The Arizona Department of Gaming ("ADG") has issued cease-and-desist orders to four additional unlicensed and unregulated gambling operators targeting Arizona residents. The identified operators are reportedly offering access to illegal online gambling platforms, including  more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 16 -- The city of Tucson issued the following news on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * City of Tucson Receives State Award for New Modern Affordable Housing The Arizona Department of Housing today awarded El Pueblo Housing Development (EPHD), the City of Tucson's non-profit development entity, the Urban Development of the Year Housing Hero Award for Milagro on Oracle. The 63-unit affordable housing complex, located in the Thrive in the 05 and the Miracle Mile National Historic Distr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Statement on President Trump Signing the ACES Act into Law * Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 August 15, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement celebrating President Trump's signing of the bipartisan, bicameral Aviator Cancer Examination Study (ACES) Act into law. The ACES Act seeks to lower military aviation canc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Gallego Meets with Family of Peoria Small Business Owner Facing Deportation PHOENIX - On Tuesday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with the family of Kelly Yu, a mother and local restaurant owner who has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since May after living in the United States for the past 21 years. Kelly Yu fled China as a teenager in 2004 after learni more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a protest filed by Skyladder Corp., a small business in Scottsdale, Arizona, challenging a contract awarded to General Electric (GE) of Lynn, Massachusetts. The dispute involved a contract for critical wiring harnesses used in military helicopters. The protest, filed by Skyladder, challenged a delivery order issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation for wiring harnesses for T700 engines, which power Apache, Blackhaw more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-200) on the Stop Illegal Entry Act (H.R. 3486), which aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the U.S. after being removed. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on July 15, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK), would i more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Ends the Inflation Act's Welfare for the Wealthy, Big Banks, Billion-Dollar Companies, & China Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement ahead of Saturday's three-year anniversary of the Democrats' Inflation Act becoming law: "The Inflation Act showed Democrats'  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Reclamation announces 2026 operating conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead Latest projections stress the need for robust operational agreements for the Colorado River after 2026 * The Bureau of Reclamation released the August 2025 24-Month Study, reaffirming impacts of unprecedented drought in the Colorado River Basin and pressing the need for robust and fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gallego Presses Trump Administration to Reverse Medicare Premium Hikes Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take immediate action to prevent steep increases in Medicare Part D prescription drug premiums for 2026. "I am deeply concerned about the impact premium increases will have on individuals who rely on Medicare Part D for access to more PR