PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Governor Hobbs is announcing more than $650,000 in grant awards to five construction and trades registered apprenticeship programs. This round is the first phase of Governor Hobbs multi faceted BuildItAZ Apprenticeship Initiative to advance the state's skilled construction workforce. The initiative aims to double the number of construction trades registered apprentices by 2026 to support  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs took the following legislative action: Signed HB2662, homeowners' associations; meeting agendas Vetoed HB2063, exempt wells; certificate; groundwater use HB2124, agricultural operations; water; protection; definition HB2591, forced labor; child labor; prohibitions Read HB2063 veto letter here (https://mcusercontent.com/44a5186aac69c13c570fca36a/files/43  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following statement on April 30, 2024, by State Rep. Lorena Austin, D-Mesa: * * * Representative Lorena Austin released the following statement regarding a social media post by House Speaker Toma condemning a planned drag story hour hosted in a House conference room and subsequent retaliation. "This is the people's House and that includes the LGBTQ+ community, whether my colleagues on the other side of the aisle like that or no  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following statement on April 30, 2024, by House Democratic Whip Nancy Gutierrez, D-Tolleson: * * * House Democratic Whip Nancy Gutierrez released the following statement after House Speaker Ben Toma unilaterally banned House Democrats from using conference rooms Monday after Representative Lorena Austin and Planned Parenthood hosted a scheduled drag story hour. Austin is a member of the Arizona LGBTQ Legislative Caucus, and Ariz  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: Arizona State Representative David Cook, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has written Governor Katie Hobbs, urging that the state agency hiring freeze recently ordered by her does not compromise the protection of public safety and child welfare. Representative Cook highlights the detrimental impacts of the hiring freeze on critical agencies, particularly the Departme  more

OAKLAND, California, May 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a broad, bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in submitting letters to U.S. House and Senate leaders urging them to fund the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in full. LSC is funded by federal appropriation and is a critical compliment to state and other funding for legal aid. LSC provides civil legal services to low-i  more

OAKLAND, California, May 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of Delaware's election officials, who are defending a challenge to Delaware's early voting law in Albence v. Mennella. In the case, a trial court ruled that Delaware's constitutional provisions, which set the date of the statewide general election as the Tuesda  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recognized outstanding employee performance April 22 in the first in-person Commissioner's Annual Award Ceremony since 2019, in D.C. "The people and accomplishments we are recognizing are representative of the amazing things CBP does every single day, across the country, and around the world," said Troy A. Miller, Senior Offici  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following remarks on April 29, 2024, by Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas at the #SummerReady Extreme Heat Summit: * * * Victoria, thanks so much - thanks for the incredible work you do every day, and thanks to all of you for giving me a chance to share some thoughts. You know, here in Washington and across the country, it has been a beautiful spring week. We do not expect it to remain so for long, though. Last summer w  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston field office, with assistance from ERO Guatemala and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force, removed an unlawfully present Guatemalan fugitive wanted for aggravated robbery from the United States on April 29. Santos Alfredo I  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general, urged Congress to allocate the maximum amount of funding for the grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers who extend legal assistance to low-income Americans in every county, state a  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a letter of appeal led by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) urging leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to provide maximum funding for grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers who   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 1 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 52 of her fellow governors oppose legislation that disregards gubernatorial authority over the National Guard, Legislative Proposal 480. The bipartisan group of governors sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The full letter can be found here. Governor Noem understands the importance of her role as Commander in Chief of the Sou  more