PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced the fourth of six total workforce accelerators with a new partnership between LG Energy Solutions and Central Arizona College in Apache Junction. The Future48 Workforce Accelerators, launched in June 2023, provide an innovative path for industry leaders and community colleges to train Arizonans for good-paying jobs in advanced manufacturing. "Arizo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Governor Hobbs took the following legislative action: Signed SB1021, scope of practice; process; repeal SB1055, off-highway vehicle study committee; extension SB1173, licensed professional counselors; compact SB1218, exclusive agreements; residential property sales SB1342, elections; parties; hand count audits SB1671, prisoner spendable accounts; restitution HB2012, depar  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on April 3, 2024: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs released the following statement in response to Dr. Robert C. Robbins announcing he will step down at the end of his contract, or once a successor is named: "I look forward to continued work to address the University of Arizona's finances and restore the public's trust in one of our state's most important public institutions. "From day one I have been laser-fo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following news release: The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has appointed Deborah Nardozzi of south Scottsdale to fill the vacant seat in Legislative District 8. Nardozzi owns the Ta Da Agency, a campaign, lifestyle, events and travel consulting business with clients around the country. She has also served as Chair of the old Legislative District 24, which is now part of District 8. "It is an honor to be chosen as the nex  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: With the 100th day of session approaching on April 16, Senate Republicans are working diligently over the next several weeks to wrap up all outstanding work and negotiations behind-the-scenes on remaining bills, as well as a fiscally conservative state budget. The Senate has approximately 40 bills left that need to be finalized and voted on, including important reforms fo  more

YUMA, Arizona, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced a $25 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to protect and maintain two areas important for resilience and drought mitigation in the Southwest -- the Yuma East Wetlands and Topock Marsh in Arizona. "Through President Biden's Investing in America agenda, we have historic new resou  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 4 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Legislation sponsored by Senator Nick Hinrichsen, D-Pueblo, that would protect Colorado's elections by punishing future attempts at "fake elector" schemes cleared the Senate today. HB24-1150 would make it a crime of perjury or forgery to create, serve in, or conspire to create or serve in a false slate of presidential electors, punishable by up to a $10,000 fine. A person who is convi  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 4 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, the Senate approved Senators Sonya Jaquez Lewis, D-Longmont, and Chris Kolker's, D-Centennial, bill to protect communities from gun violence and create safer public spaces by prohibiting the carrying of firearms in certain locations. SB24-131 would restrict the presence of firearms in certain locations where children and families may be present. The bill would prohibit carrying  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Kimberly M. Colloton, deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., to deputy chief of engineers, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army; and deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C. Maj. Gen. Lance G. Curtis, dep  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston Field Office, with assistance from ERO Guatemala and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) task force, removed from the United States on April 1, three unlawfully present Guatemalan fugitives wanted for rape. Aurelio Coy-Quib, 41, Byron  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 4 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Two teams of Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers headed out today on a three-week deployment to help the State of Texas secure the U.S.-Mexico border. The send-off for ISP took place this morning in front of the Idaho Capitol after Governor Brad Little took the troopers to breakfast at locally owned Moon's Cafe in Boise. Governor Little announced the three-week mission during his State of the  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The Justice Department today filed a civil injunction suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas seeking to permanently bar Mayuen K. Ajak, Yier B. Deng, Bol C. Guot, Gabriel M. Kuot and Golden D4 Heart Tax Services LLC from owning or operating a tax preparation business and preparing tax returns. The complaint also requests that the court require the defendants to d  more

BISBEE, Arizona, April 4 -- Cochise County Board of Supervisors issued the following statement on April 2, 2024, by Superintendent Loy Guzman: * * * We are happy to announce and congratulate two of our esteemed educators Ms. Rebecca Bhasme, Science Teacher at Willox Unified School District and Ms. Loy Guzman, Superintendent, Principal, and Lead Teacher at Apache Elementary School District. They are both finalist for the School Connect Champions of Education Awards taking place on April 25th in  more