PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: State Representative David Cook, Chairman of the Arizona House Committee on International Trade, issued a statement today strongly condemning the recent raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican Embassy in Quito, Ecuador: "I vehemently condemn the violent incursion into the Mexican Embassy by Ecuadorian authorities last week. This action flagrantly disregards the principles of d  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following statement on April 10, 2024: * * * House Speaker Ben Toma addressed the disorderly and chaotic disruption of House proceedings by Democrats today. "One thing is clear: Democrats are so eager to enshrine in our state constitution a right to kill unborn children up until birth with virtually no restrictions. Under the Democrats' view, partial birth abortions would be allowed, and minors could get abortions on deman  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - March 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.9 percent over the past month, up 3.6 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.9 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: NOGALES, Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today announced that it will lead an expanded, multi-agency effort to target the transnational criminals funneling fentanyl from Mexico into American communities. Operation Plaza Spike targets the cartels that facilitate the flow of deadly fentanyl, as well as its analogs and precursors and tools to make the  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: NOGALES, Arizona - La Oficina de Aduanas y Proteccion Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en ingles) anuncio hoy que liderara un esfuerzo ampliado de multiples agencias para atacar a los delincuentes transnacionales que canalizan fentanilo desde Mexico hacia las comunidades estadounidenses. La Operacion Plaza Spike tiene como objetivo los carteles  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $411,000 in funding to 14 Tribal Nations and organizations to support local and community projects that expand the reach and impact of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative (FIBSI). Special NEH Chair's grants of up to $30,000 will support federally recognized Tribes, nonprofit Tribal entities, and state organizations that work   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for March 25-29, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Universal Protection Services, LLC d/b/a Allied Universal Security Services (12-CA-305972; 373 NLRB No. 38) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583cbf6bf) Homestead, FL, March 27, 2024. The Board granted the General Counsel's Motion for Summary Judgment in this test-of-certification case on the ground that the Respondent fail  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- President Biden issued the following statement on April 9, 2024, on Arizona Supreme Court's decision to uphold an abortion ban from 1864: * * * Millions of Arizonans will soon live under an even more extreme and dangerous abortion ban, which fails to protect women even when their health is at risk or in tragic cases of rape or incest. This cruel ban was first enacted in 1864--more than 150 years ago, before Arizona was even a state and well before women had secured th  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio issued the following remarks on April 10, 2024, in a joint news conference: * * * PRESIDENT BIDEN: Please, have a seat. It's an honor to stand here today with the Prime Minister of Japan, President Kishi- -- Prime Minister Kishida. When I became president, I said that the United States would rebuild the muscle of our demo- -- democratic alliances and we'd stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies again, becau  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 11 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following statement on April 10, 2024 : * * * Today's ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court, affirming the state's antiquated abortion ban, is an alarming and deeply concerning decision that undermines the fundamental rights of those accessing reproductive healthcare in our neighboring state. The ruling restricts access to safe and legal abortion and sets a very dangerous precedent for the continued erosion of   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Two Cass County, Mo., brothers pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy and to illegally possessing firearms. Serjio Diaz, 39, of Belton, and Tony Diaz, 41, of Raymore, pleaded guilty in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays. Serjio and Tony Diaz each pleaded guilty to on  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water - EPA Announces First-Ever National Standard to Address PFAS in Drinking Water, Delivers an Additional $1 Billion through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to Combat PFAS Pollution President Biden believes every community has the right to clean, safe drinking water, free of pollutant  more