PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Arizona Department of Gaming issued the following news release: Bettors in Arizona wagered approximately $637.5 million on sports in February of 2024, according to a new report by the Arizona Department of Gaming. This represents an approximate 4.6% increase when compared to February of 2023. The state collected approximately $2.8 million in privilege fees in the month. You can view the full February report on the ADG website: LINK (https://gaming.a  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Colleges and universities can now compete for the best voter registration and turnout rates in the Arizona Campus Voting Challenge, a new nonpartisan initiative announced today by Arizona's Secretary of State, Adrian Fontes, in partnership with the nonpartisan nonprofit initiative the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. All higher education institutions in Arizona are invited to be   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release: State schools superintendent Tom Horne is praising University of Arizona president Robert Robbins and Arizona State University president Michael Crow for their handling of student protests and says K-12 schools that may be confronted with similar unrest should follow those universities' model. Horne stated, "Robert Robbins and Michael Crow deserve exceptional praise for stand  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Healthy Start funding will better support moms and babies to improve health in communities experiencing high disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes Announcement made in Atlanta, GA, the second stop of HRSA's year-long Enhancing Maternal Health Initiative Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (H  more

ABERDEEN, Maryland, April 30 -- Aberdeen Proving Ground issued the following news: By Rachel Ponder In a developmental detail, Kama Mountz is currently serving as the executive officer to the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command's Deputy to the Commanding General Liz Miranda, a Tier 2 Senior Executive Service member. Mountz has been serving in this capacity for nine months and has two more months left in this role. She will train the next person selected for this assignment during the  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House today passed gun violence prevention legislation sponsored by Majority Leader Monica Duran and Representative Meg Froelich that would improve investigations of illegal firearm activity. SB24-003 passed by a vote of 35-26. The House also passed legislation sponsored by Representatives Kyle Brown and Mandy Lindsay that would protect communities from gun violence and create safer public spaces   more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, April 30 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Noah D. Coger, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Various fighter squadrons from Luke Air Force Base and Davis Monthan participated in Haboob Havoc 2024, an annual fighter pilot training exercise, April 24th and 25th, 2024, at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona. Haboob Havoc is a total force, multinational training exercise that brings together numerous fighter squadrons from different   more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 30 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: U.S. Marines flying a CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter transported an F-35C Lightning II airframe from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Patuxent River (Pax ITF) to a Navy unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 24. A Marine aircrew from Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) flew the most powerful helicopter in the Department of Defense that   more

NEW YORK, April 30 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a multistate, bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (United), the nation's largest health insurer, to better protect patients, providers, and pharmacies harmed by the recent cyberattack on its subsidiary, Change Healthcare. Following the cyberattack on Change Healthcare in February 2024 that disrupted health car  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: A resident of Chicago, Illinois, has been sentenced in federal court to 54 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and $20,000 in restitution on his conviction of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge William S. Sti  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: John Christopher Spence, 67, of Huntington, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation, including six months on home detention with GPS monitoring, and fined $5,000 for making a false declaration in a bankruptcy case. According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about April 30, 2019, Spence filed f  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Delivers on Permitting Progress to Build America's Infrastructure and Clean Energy Future Faster, Safer, and Cleaner During the previous Administration, important projects stalled; Under the Biden-Harris Administration, projects are moving more quickly President Biden's Investing in America agenda is making once-in-a-generation investments in America's infrastructure and our c  more