PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced a lawsuit against RealPage, Inc. and nine major residential apartment landlords operating in Arizona for conspiring to illegally raise rents for hundreds of thousands of Arizona renters in the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas. RealPage is a software company that offers what it calls "revenue management" to its clients, including those nam  more

LYONS, Nebraska, Feb. 29 -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release: Individuals from across the nation have been recognized by the second annual Environmental Leader Awards, an independent project administratively supported by the Center for Rural Affairs and made possible by the Walton Family Foundation. "We are thrilled to continue to be the stewards of this program," said Anna Johnson, farm and community manager with the Center for Rural Affairs. "Environmental justi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 28 -- The Flinn Foundation issued the following news release: Heather Carter and Jennifer Barton, accomplished Arizona leaders in the biosciences, higher education, and public policy, have been named chair and vice chair of the Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee. The committee, administered by the Flinn Foundation, is the statewide leadership group responsible for overseeing Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap, the long-term strategic plan to guide the growth and d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NOGALES, Ariz. -- On Feb. 21, a federal grand jury indicted Jose Rene Murrieta, 30, of Nogales, on one count of smuggling goods from the United States, felony receipt of a firearm, and conspiracy to smuggle firearms out of the United States to promote a felony. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigated the case. The complaint alleges that on Jan. 23  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Manuel Alejandro Beltran-Quintero, 35, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 120 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release. Beltran-Quintero pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine on September 7, 2023. Five co-defendants also charged in this ca  more