PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: House Democratic leaders today said the Arizona Supreme Court chose chaos over common sense when justices chose to impose the draconian 1864 total ban on abortion that criminalizes reproductive care with no exceptions for survivors of rape and incest. "The Arizona Supreme Court chose chaos over reason and common sense today," said House Democratic Whip Nancy Gutierrez. "This is outrage  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 10 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is co-leading a coalition of 19 states seeking to join litigation to defend the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) climate disclosure rules (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/28/2024-05137/the-enhancement-and-standardization-of-climate-related-disclosures-for-investors) against challenges brought by industry entitie  more

SANTIAGO, Chile, April 10 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news on April 9, 2024: An Alabama delegation including five companies is in Chile's capital city for this week's International Air and Space Fair, or FIDAE, seeking to develop business connections at South America's foremost aerospace exposition. The Alabama Department of Commerce is heading the trade mission delegation to Santiago and hosting a "Made in Alabama" exhibition booth for the state businesses to sh  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on the Arizona Supreme Court's decision in Planned Parenthood of Arizona v. Mayes. The decision made by the Arizona Supreme Court today is unconscionable and an affront to freedom. Make no mistake, by effectively striking down a law passed this century and replacing it with one from 160 years ago, the Court has ris  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- The Arizona Department of Education issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * State schools chief Tom Horne is responding to state legislators who made inaccurate assertions in a letter about the Department of Education's disbursement of federal education dollars. * * * Here is his statement: "We received a letter from six Democrat legislators, including the minority whip, stating the following: 'In light of recent information about the Arizona Dep  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Department of Education releases new state-by-state numbers showing the effect of four major discharge program proposals for the 4 million borrowers who have already been approved for relief The Biden-Harris Administration today released initial details of a new set of plans that would provide student debt relief for tens of millions of borrowers across the country. The plans would bring the total   more

BISBEE, Arizona, April 10 (TNSres) -- Cochise County Board of Supervisors issued the following news on April 9, 2024: On Tuesday, Cochise County Administrator Richard Karwaczka released to the public the findings of a month-long investigation into the events surrounding two ballots from a past election that were found in an Election Marshal ballot drop bag. In early March, in preparation for this year's March 19th Presidential Preference Election (PPE), Election Director Tim Mattix obtained fr  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The average domestic air fare of $396 in the third quarter of 2014 was virtually the same as the average fare in the third quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. During the July to September 2014 period, passengers originating in Cincinnat  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SALT LAKE CITY -- Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Salt Lake City removed a fugitive wanted in Mexico for qualified intentional homicide April 5. Jorge Luis Martinez Frias, 38, is wanted in his native Mexico for homicide. He was transported Aug. 5 from Las Vegas, Nevada, via ground transportation, arriving the same day in San Diego at th  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, April 10 -- The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command issued the following news: By Kelvin Ringold Service members, civilians and members of the community gathered at the Thunder Mountain Activity Center to celebrate the Month of the Military Child April 6. Hosted by the Fort Huachuca Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation, the theme of this year's observance is, "Military Children and Youth: Brave, Fearless and Resilient." Celebrated every April, the Month of  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, April 10 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Huachuca issued the following news: By Kelvin Ringold Service members, civilians and members of the community gathered at the Thunder Mountain Activity Center to celebrate the Month of the Military Child April 6. Hosted by the Fort Huachuca Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation, the theme of this year's observance is, "Military Children and Youth: Brave, Fearless and Resilient." Celebrated every April, the Month of the Military Child re  more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Marion Duane Taylor, 71, of Illinois, Ricardo Sodari, 49, of Arizona, and Christopher Utley, 52, of Evansville, have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Marion Duane Taylor was convicted by federal jury in 2023 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and was sentenced to  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 10 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs today called for significant changes in national abandoned uranium mine cleanup policy in a letter to the federal government. In a letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Lujan Grisham and Hobbs request a renewed commitment from the federal government, including  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following news release: This week, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta recognized individuals and initiatives of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program at the 2024 National HIDTA Awards Ceremony for their critical work to prevent overdoses and save lives by cracking down on the trafficking of dangerous drugs. "Members of our High Intensity  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- President Biden issued the following statement on April 8, 2024, on the CHIPS and Science Act preliminary agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.: * * * Semiconductors - those tiny chips smaller than the tip of your finger - power everything from smartphones to cars to satellites and weapons systems. America invented these chips, but over time, we went from producing nearly 40% of the world's capacity to just over 10%, and none of the most advanced chips, e  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, Biden-Harris Administration leaders will fan out across the country as President Biden announces his Administration's new plans to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans. The plans, if implemented, would provide debt relief to over 30 million Americans when combined with actions the Biden-Harris Administration has already taken to cancel student debt over the past three years. While   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 10 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Below is a statement from Arizona Board of Regents Chair Cecilia Mata on the retirement of Banner Health Chief Executive Officer Peter S. Fine and the appointment of it's new CEO, Amy Perry. "On behalf of the Arizona Board of Regents, we extend our sincere congratulations to Amy Perry who will become the chief executive officer and president of Banner Health, following the retirem  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Juan Manuel Soto-Guzman, 41, of El Mirage, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 37 months in prison. Soto-Guzman pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Illegal Aliens for Profit on January 23, 2024. Soto-Guzman was a United States-based human smuggling coordinator. For approximately 13 months, he worked with his brothe  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Hurt American Workers While Rigging the Economy for Big Corporations and the Wealthy State-by-state analysis shows how the Republican Study Committee budget would gut job training and workforce development programs that strengthen our economy and create pathways to good jobs President Biden is building our economy from the middle out and bottom up--an economy where we in  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 8, 2024: * * * Vice President Kamala Harris Launches Call to Action to Bring the Benefits of Space to Communities Across America - Federal agencies and private sector companies announce additional commitments to build awareness of the benefits of space - including the use of space-based data to address the climate crisis - and increase economic opportunities from space activity Under Vice President Kamal  more