PHOENIX, Arizona, April 7 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following statement: * * * Secretary Fontes Responds to DOJ Referral and Ongoing Political Theater Following Arizona State Senator Warren Petersen's announcement on X (formerly Twitter) that he had referred of Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to the Department of Justice on allegations obstruction of justice and witness tampering, the following response from Secretary Fontes was released: " more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * Senator Shamp Closes Loophole Allowing Early Release for Child Predators on Probation Former Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp is taking action to strengthen protections for children and victims, after her legislation to prevent early termination of probation for dangerous crimes against children was just signed into law. SB 1092 closes a critical gap in Arizon more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * April 8, 2026 Open Meeting Highlights The Arizona Corporation Commission voted on 30 matters, including safety, securities, telecommunications, electric and railroad items. Highlights from the meeting include: Utilities * Arizona Corporation Commission Utilities Division - FCC Combating Illegal Robocalls * Vulcan Solar Project, LLC * UNS Electric, Inc. Railroad * C more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, West Region March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - April 10, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.9 percent over the past month, up 3.1 percent from a year ago * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region advanced 0.9 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index incr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Hosts HHS Secretary Kennedy and HRSA Admin Engels, Holds Roundtable with Local Leadership * Tucson, AZ - Congressman Juan Ciscomani this week hosted Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Administrator Thomas Engels of the Health Resources and Services Administration on a visit to Arizona's Sixth Congressional District. As part of the visi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Joins Oro Valley and U.S. Chambers of Commerce for Roundtable Discussion on Working Families Tax Cuts Act * Oro Valley, AZ - Congressman Juan Ciscomani joined a roundtable in Oro Valley on Wednesday hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce to discuss important tax provisions in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act and how small businesses can benefit. The d more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona posted the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * District of Arizona Charges 171 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week During the week of enforcement operations from April 4 through April 10, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 171 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 99 cases in more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 11 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on April 10, 2026: * * * 'Secularist' Tool lead singer backs state/church separation FFRF Action Fund honors Tool lead singer Maynard James Keenan as its "Secularist of the Week" for his recent remarks on the importance of state/church more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, April 10 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Grant for Evaluating School of the Blind * North Carolina Central University (NCCU) received a $70,000 grant to evaluate the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh, North Carolina. "We will evaluate what's happening with education for the students, what's happening at the leadership level and what's happening with staff and teachers," said Alexis Redford, Ph.D., an assistant pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Phoenix, Kelly Hosts Affordability Roundtable, Joins ASU Worker Picket Line, and Accepts Worker Power Hero Award * Kelly heard from small business owners, food truck operators, and working families about how rising costs are squeezing them at every turn Kelly also joined approximately 40 ASU food service workers on the picket line Kelly was presented with the Worker Power Hero Award at  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSrep) -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on April 10, 2026: * * * Consumer Price Index Jumps to 3.26 in March Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Inflation Update for March. The headline Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) jumped to 3.26 percent year over year in March, up from 2.41 percent in February. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, was 2.60 percent year over year, compared  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego Demand an End to DHS' Sham Investigation of 2020 Arizona Election * Read more: Sens. Gallego, Kelly call for feds to drop Arizona election probe Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego demanded an immediate end to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) investigation into the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona. "The election was the subject of multiple failed l more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: * * * Manufacturing Leadership Council Announces Finalists for the 2026 Manufacturing Leadership Awards * Washington, D.C. - The Manufacturing Leadership Council, the digital transformation division of the National Association of Manufacturers, today announced the finalists for the 2026 Manufacturing Leadership Awards, honoring world-class manufacturers and individual lea more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, April 10 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * Nation's Top Media, Communications Professionals Convene at Hampton University for the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications 'State of the Media' Event April 22 * Public invited to join news media and academic leaders in a discussion about press freedom and trust, AI's impact in newsrooms and media ethics on Wednesday, April 22 nd at 4:00 pm. HAMPTON, Va. - April 10, 2026 - The Hampton Unive more PR

CROWNPOINT, New Mexico, April 11 -- Navajo Technical University issued the following news: * * * Navajo Technical University and Arizona State University Strengthen Partnership By Ty Jones On April 9, 2026, Navajo Technical University (NTU) hosted a delegation from Arizona State University (ASU) on its main campus. The visit facilitated meaningful interactions with NTU students, faculty, and staff. The primary goal of the visit was to reinforce the institutional partnership and explore aven more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 7 (TNSjou) -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * Digging Deeper In the desert of Ethiopia, Michael Rogers, professor of anthropology, and his students have spent almost two decades uncovering artifacts. Closer to home, a field site at West Rock Nature Center in Hamden is also a land of discovery, where Rogers teaches the tools of the trade to undergraduates and graduate students in Southern's new master's program in archaeology more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release: * * * Temporary Restraining Order Blocks Arizona Criminal Enforcement Proceedings on Prediction Markets * WASHINGTON -At the request of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona granted a temporary restraining order this afternoon barring Arizona from continuing to pursue criminal charges against CFTC-regulated designated contract ma more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Week in Review: Civics Not DEI * Every university student deserves a robust American civics education-in Arizona it's not a suggestion, it's a requirement. But a new Goldwater Institute report is exposing how Arizona's public universities are making a mockery of this basic duty by passing off niche classes infused with DEI as foundational civics courses. Goldwater's report, Civic De more PR