WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability's Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on Judiciary's Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance traveled to the Tucson sector of the U.S. southern border to hold a joint field hearing titled, "Biden's Border Crisis and its Effe  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 10 -- Tucson Electric Power issued the following news release: New rates for Tucson Electric Power customers will take effect Sept. 1 to help cover rising costs and support recent investments in safe, reliable service. The new rates, approved Aug. 8 by the Arizona Corporation Commission, are expected to increase the average monthly bills of residential customers with typical usage on TEP's Basic pricing plan by about $11. The impact will vary with usage and is likely to b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: In a blow to Tucson Electric Power (TEP) ratepayers, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), Arizona's public utilities commission, today voted to approve TEP's rate increase proposal which will raise residential ratepayers' bills by an average of 9.02%. After the ACC's decision today, customers will see their bills increase as early as September 1. TEP had requested an additional $20.2 million in spending at the Four C  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 10 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Jeremy Bessett knew he wanted to be a veterinarian more than 10 years ago, and soon he and about 100 of his classmates will celebrate as members of the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine's first graduating class. A lifelong Tucsonan, Bessett always dreamed of attending veterinary school in Arizona and jumped at the opportunity three years ago to be part of the college's inaugural class.   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 9 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * A $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute will help University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers establish a training program geared to introduce students to prevention science careers. * * * University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers were awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to deliver an intensive, multidisciplinary cancer preventi  more