Sunday - May 19, 2024
Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Saturday May 04, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Arizona Democratic Party: Kari Lake's Abortion Record Is Clear
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 4 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake says her record on abortion is clear. We agree: * Arizona Republic: Here's everything that Senate candidate Kari Lake has had to say about abortion rights * NBC News: Kari Lake says 'unfortunately' Arizona isn't enforcing 1864 abortion ban, flipping again * CNN: Kari Lake bemoans fact that Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is not being enforced, in another apparent shift * Arizona Republic Opinion  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Billion for Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, May 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3 billion from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help every state and territory identify and replace lead servic  more

EPA Announces $28.7 Million for Arizona Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Inves  more

MAGA Malarkey: The Extremism You Missed From Republicans This Week
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: MAGA Republicans stooped to new lows this week with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and -- as President Biden would call it -- malarkey. In case you missed it: Donald Trump endorsed prosecuting women who get an abortion, bragged about overturning Roe, and said states should be allowed to monitor pregnancies; Trump threatened political violence if he loses in November and promised pardons for violent Jan  more

National Park Service Designates 19 Sites in 9 States, P.R. for National Register of Historic Places
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2024, entitled "National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions." The notice was issued by Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register of Historic Places/National Historic Landmarks Program. COMMENT DEADLINE: May 20, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the sig  more

SecSecretary of State Blinken, Tucson Mayor Romero Issue Remarks to Press on May 3, 2024
TUSCON, Arizona, May 4 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks to the press on May 3, 20214, at the Tucson Emergency Communications Center by Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Tucson Mayor Regina Romero: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It's a great pleasure for me to be in Tucson today. We spent some time this morning at our Western Passport Center, which is doing incredible work connecting Americans with the world by providing that little blue book, th  more

State Department Issues Public Schedule for May 3, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for May 3, 2024: * * * SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN Secretary Blinken is on travel to Arizona on May 3, 2024. 11:20 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken visits the Tucson Passport Center and holds a meet and greet with employees of the Western Passport Center in Tucson, Arizona. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 12:55 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken and Mayor of Tucson Regina Romero visit an emergency call center and participate   more