PHOENIX, Arizona, May 2 -- The Arizona Department of Revenue issued the following news on May 1, 2024: The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) is sending renewal billing letters to businesses with overdue renewal fees. Businesses must pay their past 2024 Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) License renewal fees plus additional penalties. Renewals were due on January 1, 2024. Taxpayers can no longer manually renew online, but they can still pay the license fee liability at AZTaxes.gov. Prompt compl  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today filed a motion with the Arizona Supreme Court to stay the issuance of the mandate in Planned Parenthood v. Hazelrigg for 90 days as the Attorney General's Office decides whether to ask the United States Supreme Court to review the state Supreme Court's recent decision in this case. "The Arizona Supreme Court's decision in the 1864 case relied on   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 2 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on May 1, 2024: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs released the following statement after the Arizona Senate voted to repeal of the 1864 total abortion ban: "Today, I am glad to see the Senate answered my call and voted to repeal Arizona's 1864 total abortion ban, and I look forward to quickly signing the repeal into law. This total abortion ban would have jailed doctors, threatened the lives of women across our st  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 2 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The Arizona State Senate voted today to pass Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton's HB2677 with 16 yes votes, sending it to the desk of Governor Hobbs where it will be signed soon. After weeks of intense debate - HB2677 passed the House last week - one of the most restrictive abortion bans, passed in 1864 decades before Arizona became a state and women had the right to vote, has been repe  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 2 -- Arizona Senate Democrats issued the following information: After almost a month of Republicans blocking and prolonging Democrats attempts to pass legislation that would repeal Arizona's total abortion ban that was upheld by the Arizona Supreme Court in early April, Senate Democrats forced the repeal to the governor's desk. On Wednesday, Senator Anna Hernandez (LD24) made a motion to immediately first read House Bill 2677, which repeals the ban, and have it substitute  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 2 -- Arizona Senate Democrats issued the following statement on May 1, 2024, by Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Lela Alston: * * * Senate Democratic Caucus Chair, Lela Alston, celebrates the final passage of the 1864 total ban on abortion and released the following statement about the ongoing Republican misinformation campaign: "As the longest currently serving member of the legislature, I believe we need to get the facts straight. By 1977, Roe v. Wade had been long decid  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 2 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: As the relentless crisis at the border rages in Arizona, Governor Katie Hobbs and Arizona State Democrat lawmakers are neglecting their duties to not only keep our citizens safe from the associated criminal activity infiltrating our communities, but to also stop the drain of taxpayer dollars being used to handle the mass numbers of illegals entering our state. In response, Arizona State Sena  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 16 New Mexico counties and neighboring counties in Arizona of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The Department of Labor today announced the availability of $6.5 million in grants to help organizations improve their delivery of safe and sanitary housing solutions for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents. Administered by the department's Employment and Training Administration, the National Farmworker Jobs Program will award approximatel  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: In a final letter to congressional leaders, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel again stressed the urgency of providing additional funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) before funding is officially exhausted by the end of May, and participating households can no longer receive any ACP benefit. The FCC had already announced that April would be the last month households coul  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary; R- State Runoff (if necessary); SP- Special Primary Election; SG- Special General Election; SSP- U.S. Senate Special Primary *Dates subject to change. May 2024: May 7th: Indiana (P)(S) May 14th: Maryland   more

LEWISTOWN, Montana, May 1 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Governor Greg Gianforte launched his fourth annual 56 County Tour as governor, meeting with Montanans in Meagher, Judith Basin, and Fergus counties. "The best and most important part of my job is meeting with Montanans where they live and work," Gov. Gianforte said. "It's great to get our 2024 tour started and highlight some of the innovative small businesses and family farm  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 2 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein urged leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to allocate 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 that provide legal assistance to low-income Americans in every U.S. county, state, and territory.  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Ali Joseph, 44, of Phoenix, was sentenced on Monday by United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 102 months in prison, followed by three years supervised release. Joseph pleaded guilty on December 12, 2023, to one count of Use of Interstate Commerce Facilities in the Commission of Murder for Hire. Between May and August 2022, while Joseph was involved  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced that it has completed reprocessing 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA(r)) forms impacted by known issues with IRS data, which should enable all institutions to package financial aid offers. The Department also announced changes to allow applicants and contributors without a Social Security number (SSN) to immediately access   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Billion to Replace Toxic Lead Pipes and Deliver Clean Drinking Water to Communities Across the Country - Funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Will Accelerate Progress Toward the President's Commitment to Replace Every Lead Pipe in the Country Within a Decade President Biden believes that every American should be able to turn on the tap and drink  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 522,000 Arizona Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of a mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSresL) -- The White House issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, a key component of Bidenomics, the Biden-Harris Administration has made historic progress towards lowering costs - including internet costs - for American families across the country. The Affordable Connectivity Program, enacted under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the largest internet affordability program in our nation's history, has he  more