TUCSON, Arizona, July 26 -- Tucson Electric Power issued the following news release: Four organizations serving Arizona communities impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants will receive a total of $125,000 in economic development grants from the Utilities' Grant Funding Program. The program, which is jointly funded by Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP), provides funding for critical grant writing technical assistance and m  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Arizona State Office issued the following news release: YUMA, Ariz. -- The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a draft environmental assessment for the proposed Elisabeth Solar Project near Dateland in Yuma County. If approved, the project could produce up to 270 megawatts of clean electricity and up to 300 megawatts of battery storage. Elisabeth Solar, LLC, proposes to construct,   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Raytheon Technologies, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a sole-source, hybrid (fixed-price incentive and cost-plus-fixed-fee) contract for $1,944,082,765 to perform the manufacture and assembly of Standard Missile-3 Block IIA All-Up Rounds for the U.S. government and Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case requirements. The work will be performed in Tucson  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez for the District of New Mexico, Acting Special Agent in Charge Jason T. Stevens of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso, and Chief Patrol Agent Anthony Scott Good of the U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector, announced the unsealing of an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on July 17, 202  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Take a deep breath, hold back the tears, wipe away the pain; no one prepared her for the mental fortitude it took to leave her family behind for a better life. This woman's story began in the heart of Biratnagar, Nepal, where the steady hum of daily life blends with the vibrant colors of Nepali culture. Airman 1st Class Benja Rayamajhi, 97th Force Support Squadron career development  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, celebrated the House passage of the FY2025 appropriations package for Interior and Environment. This includes $8 million that Ciscomani provisionally secured for water resources and infrastructure in Arizona's 6th District. The Interior and Environment package is the fifth FY25 appropriations bill to pass the U.S. Hous  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Sophia Tripoli, senior director of health policy at Families USA, from a July 11, 2024, hearing entitled "Health Care Transparency: Lowering Costs and Empowering Patients": * * * Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify at this critical hearing focused on health care affordability and the harmful impact of medical monopolies that flour  more