PHOENIX, Arizona, July 20 (TNSper) -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs appointed three new members to the five-member board of the Arizona Finance Authority. These members have the finance, economic development and entrepreneurship background and expertise to advance the Governor's mission of an Arizona for Everyone by fully leveraging the Finance Authority as a tool for inclusive economic development. The Arizona Finan  more

NOGALES, Arizona, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: On July 11, a judge sentenced Hector Francisco Ramirez-Roman, 39, of San Luis, Rio Colorado, Mexico, to 108 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for posing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The sentence follows an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Drug En  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Jesus Alberto Ibarra-Barraza, 31, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Monday, by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to a term of 36 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Ibarra-Barraza pleaded guilty on February 27, 2023, to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit and Threats to Murder an Employee of the United   more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 19 (TNSfund) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors designated $4 million in ARPA funds to support research to prevent and treat diseases such as long COVID. The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies received a strong vote of support from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors with the June 28 approval of $4 million in funding for  more