WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Fifty-four immunization and public health advocacy organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to enhance patient access to immunizations while prioritizing parental choice. As the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season approaches, the coalition emphasizes the importance of maintaining broad recommendatio more ST

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * ACC Unanimously Approves Verizon-Frontier Merger Settlement At the Arizona Corporation Commission's (ACC) September 17, 2025, regular open meeting, the Commission voted unanimously to approve a settlement agreement reached with Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) and Frontier Communications Inc. et.al., allowing Version to acquire ownership of Frontier and its Arizona  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * ACC Votes to Initiate Repeal of Electrical Energy Efficiency Mandate The Arizona Corporation Commission voted during the September 17, 2025 Open Meeting, to direct Staff to take the next step to repeal the Electrical Energy Efficiency Standards Rules - A.A.C. Title 14, Chapter 2, Article 24. The rules were established by the Commission in 2010 and require large electric  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The American Pistachio Growers (APG) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice outlining concerns over inconsistent state laws that they argue impose significant burdens on interstate commerce and the food supply chain. The letter responds to the DOJ's Request for Information on state laws that have substantial negative impacts on the national economy and interstate commerce. In its communication, APG highlights the remarkable growth the org more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Secures Delayed Funding for Urban Strategies Early Head Start in Phoenix * WASHINGTON - This week, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), a Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Acting Director of the Office of Head Start Tala Hooban demanding they release delayed fede more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Chair Thompson Votes to Initiate Repeal of Costly Energy Efficiency Mandate The Arizona Corporation Commission unanimously initiated the official repeal process for the Demand Side Management / Energy Efficiency (DSM/EE) standards. In February 2024, Thompson offered a motion to kick off the repeal process, culminating with this week's vote to initiate public hearings and more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Vice Chair Myers Votes to Reduce TEP and UNSE LFCR Surcharges At the Arizona Corporation Commission's (ACC) September 17, 2025, regular open meeting, Vice Chairman Nick Myers joined the Commission in a 5-0 vote reducing the Lost Fixed Cost Recovery (LFCR) surcharges for Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) and UNS Electric, Inc. (UNSE) customers. This vote results in slig more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted Arizona primary enforcement responsibility, or primacy, for regulating all classes of underground injection wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Effective October 15, 2025, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will oversee the state's Underground Injection Control (UIC) program, ensuring compliance with federal standards to protect groundwater sources. The EPA will retain permittin more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * eX(2) Technology and Arizona Partners Announce Agreement With Cox Communications To Expand Broadband Access 20-Year Agreement Will Support Northern Arizona E-Rate Project and Underscore Ongoing Statewide Broadband Expansion * eX(2) Technology, a Vivacity company, in partnership with Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), today announc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting five-year status reviews for 14 plant and six animal species in the Mountain-Prairie Region. This review is required by the Endangered Species Act and is intended to assess each species' status based on the best scientific and commercial data available. The listed species are from the states of Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * From Gridlock to Growth: Pfluger Participates in Hearing to Discuss Permitting Reform * WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, participated in an Environment Subcommittee hearing to discuss permitting reform under the Clean Air Act. During the hearing, Rep. Pfluger emphasized the need for permitting reform by highlighting how non more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Leads Colleagues in Calling Out Wells Fargo's Union-Busting * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led colleagues in writing to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf to condemn the bank's union-busting tactics and refusal to bargain in good faith with employees. "As Senators representing constituents who are Wells Fargo employees and customers across the country, we write with conce more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Leads Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Cuts to Baltic Security Initiative * WASHINGTON - Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Statement on the Trump Administration Decertifying Colombia * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement on the Trump administration's announcement to decertify Colombia with a one year national interest waiver: "This decision comes after tireless work behind the scenes. Last month, Senator Bernie Moreno and I went on an official trip to Colombia to speak  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Gosar Introduces Bills Nullifying Efforts to Lock Up Federal Lands * Washington, D.C. \-- Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement after introducing two bills nullifying previously declared national monuments that lock up federal lands: "The reckless declaration of vast national monuments has locked up thousands of acres of land, plac more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Expanded School Choice Boosts American Students' Academic Performance Today, the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on "Opening Doors to Opportunity: The Promise of Expanded School Choice a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-180) on the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (H.R. 3898), which aims to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the U.S. and other matters. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on July 2, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Hearings For the purposes of rule XIII, clause 3(c)(6)( more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE lodges detainer against illegal alien who murdered a teenage girl after she rejected his sexual advances * NEW YORK -- ICE New York City lodged an immigration detainer with the New York City Department of Corrections against the release of 38-year-old illegal alien Jose Edwin Cruz Gomez on Sept. 15. Cruz is an illegal alien from Honduras who was  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Releases AI for America, a Roadmap to Make AI Work for All Americans, Not Just Big Companies * By 2030, there could be 12 million job transitions as labor demand grows in certain fields and retracts in others By the same year, data center power consumption could more than double, with some estimating that it could account for up to 12 percent of national electricity demand Today, Arizona Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on unleashing Alaska's natural resource potential, which will create jobs, spur economic growth nationwide, help meet future resource needs and reduce dependence on foreign adv more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Support Rolls in for Kelly's AI for America * Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) released AI for America, a new roadmap to make AI work for all Americans, not just a few big companies, by making AI firms part of the solution. The plan establishes an AI Horizon Fund, fueled by contributions from leading AI companies that would provide the resources needed to reinvest in workers, infrastructure, and resp more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- University of Arizona - Phoenix Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine Ambrose F. Panico submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expresing strong support for adding electrophysiology catheter ablation procedures to the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Covered Procedures List for 2026. According to the writer, who is a practicing electrophysiologist, he has performed hundreds of cardiac device procedures in ASCs and has no more ST