PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Overcoming a two-week Republican blockade, House Democrats on Wednesday put forth the bill and key votes to the repeal of Arizona's draconian and archaic 1864 total abortion ban. Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton's House Bill 2677 passed the House 32-28 and has now been transmitted to the Senate where they could take final action on it next week. Without legislative action the ab  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on April 24, 2024, on House repeal of an 1864 abortion ban: * * * "I am grateful that sanity prevailed in the Arizona House today with the repeal of the draconian, near-total 1864 abortion ban. That 160 year-old-law that criminalizes doctors and nurses for caring for their patients and endangers the lives and health of woman across our state has no place in in the 21st century. "I call on the Sena  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, Governor Hobbs, in collaboration with Attorney General Kris Mayes, unveiled ReproductiveHealth.az.gov to educate Arizona women about their healthcare rights and resources following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the 1864 total abortion ban. The website includes information on where to find reproductive healthcare providers and resources, as well as a "Frequently Asked Q  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Today, following action by the House that will repeal the 1864 abortion ban, Governor Katie Hobbs released the following statement: "Today, I am glad to see the House follow my calls to repeal the archaic 1864 total abortion ban that could jail doctors and endanger the lives of women in Arizona. I'm thankful to House Democrats who worked relentlessly for years to repeal this drac  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on April 24, 2024: The state's goal of expanding broadband internet access in rural areas is taking a big step forward with a public-private partnership. The agreement with eX(2) Technology is to operate, maintain and lease space in fiber-optic conduit installed along Interstate 17 and Interstate 19, and being installed later this year along much of Interstate 40. The Arizona Department of Transportation, in  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma released a statement on today's vote on HB 2677: "I am deeply disappointed. As I have said before, Democrats apparently believe that abortions should occur with no limits and no regulations. "We should not have rushed this bill through the legislative process. The pre-Roe law has been on the books for decades and was readopted in 1977 by Democrat  more

OAKLAND, California, April 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. -- the nation's largest health insurer as well as physician group, and the parent company of Change Healthcare -- urging them to take action to better protect providers, pharmacies, and patients impacted by the catast  more

OAKLAND, California, April 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: During National Infertility Awareness Week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act. The Act would guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situ  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: With the Arizona Supreme Court allowing an 1864 near-total abortion ban to take effect, women in Arizona will soon be left without access to abortion care across the state. Arizona abortion providers will be unable to provide care without fear of extreme repercussions and unless the life of their patients are already at risk. Governor Newsom and the California Women's Caucus  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced today that he has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies, and patients harmed by the recent catastrophic outage of Change Healthcare. UnitedHealth Group is the   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (Bank) today announced its unaudited first quarter 2024 operating results. Net income for the first quarter of 2024 was $124 million, a decrease of $71 million compared with net income of $195 million for the first quarter of 2023. Net income for the first quarter of 2023 included $4  more

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, April 26 -- The Commander of the Hawaii Navy Region issued the following news release: By Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Pearl Family, friends, veterans, active-duty service members, and community leaders gathered to memorialize the life of retired Lt. Cmdr. Louis (Lou) Conter April 23, 2024 at Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery. Conter, the last living survivor from the USS Arizona (BB-39), which sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor, died peacefully in his home  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 26 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez announced today she has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. -- the nation's largest health insurer and the parent company of Change Healthcare -- urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies and patients harmed by the recen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, which would guarantee nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF). In the wake of a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that jeopardized essential reproductive health services by clas  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." In the letter (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/2024.04.09%20  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongside 23 attorneys general and four cities, filed a motion this week to intervene in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicles emissions standards for model years 2027-2032 (Final Rule). The Final Rule sets s  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 26 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein urged Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act and guarantee women's right to access assisted reproductive health care, including in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. Following a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that jeopardized essential reproductive health services, Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 21 attorneys general are a  more

NEW YORK, April 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, legislation that would guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situations the opportunity to grow their families, in  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has made a $20 million award to support the creation of the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS). The center will combine vast amounts of available data on molecular and cellular systems with diverse research expertise and computational resources to understand how and why new properties and phenomena emerge in   more

MESQUITE, Nevada, April 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Horsford (NV-04) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) proudly celebrated the grand opening of the Hafen Village Apartments in northeast Nevada. Advancing initiatives that uplift marginalized communities throughout Nevada is central to Congressman Horsford's work, a commitment he reinforces in his role as chair of the   more