TUCSON, Arizona, July 29 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audubon sued the U.S. Forest Service today to challenge policies that protect cattle grazing at the expense of endangered species and native wildlife dependent on fragile streams in the Coronado National Forest in Arizona. Today's lawsuit also includes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, whose administrators recently approved the g  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs approved Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema's Border Patrol Enhancement Act - bipartisan legislation improving Border Patrol agent overtime pay - and her Securing America's Ports of Entry Act - bipartisan legislation increasing staffing at ports of entry. "A secure border relies on a strong Border Patrol and CBP workforce. My bipar  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Juan Ciscoman, R-Arizona, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on July 25, 2023: * * * TUCSON PASSPORT CENTER AND WESTERN PASSPORT CENTER Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the monumental effort happening in my district of the Tucson Passport Center and Western Passport Center. The employees here are working around the clock--sometimes 7 days a week--to help Americans across our country receive their passports during   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced that they secured major Arizona defense priorities in the bipartisan annual defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was passed by the Senate today. The defense bill advances efforts to bring new missions to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in southern Arizona, makes critical infrastructure upgrades to military  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * To increase the chances of receiving proper care, people with symptoms of pneumonia should ask to be tested for Valley fever. * * * Studying Valley fever trends over several years, a team at the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson has created a forecasting tool to determine when the illness is spiking in the community. Data for July   more