PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 20 -- Arizona Senate Democrats posted the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024, by State Sen. Christine Marsh: * * * A new analysis from ConsumerAffairs (https://www.consumeraffairs.com/movers/best-states-for-public-education.html) ranked Arizona 51st (50 states plus the District of Columbia) in public education. It also ranked Arizona 40th in K-12 performance, 50th in school funding and resources, 43rd in higher education quality and 45th in school safety. Senator Chr  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 19 -- The Arizona Department of Game and Fish issued the following news: The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), partnering with Arizona's wildlife conservation organizations, put a combined total of $24.2 million into on-the-ground projects for terrestrial and aquatic wildlife conservation in 2023. Equally impressive to the dollar amount was the teamwork it took to make these projects happen: 151 conservation partners helped complete 867 distinct efforts. See the  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced the appointment of Sandra Bensley to the Pima County Superior Court. Judge Bensley was appointed as a court commissioner earlier this year. Her prior experience includes eleven years of private practice, focused on probate, trusts, and estate planning, as well as guardianship and conservatorship matters. She also worked nearly five years at the Pi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: SAN YSIDRO, Calif., CBP officers assigned to the San Ysidro Port of Entry made a significant discovery last Friday evening, intercepting approximately 187 pounds of cocaine concealed within the rear cargo area of a commercial passenger bus. The discovery took place around 8:20 p.m. when CBP officers encountered a 51-year-old man driving an empty commercial passeng  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Katelynn Kennedy, 355 Wing Public Affairs On Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, at the cross streets of Yuma and Casa Grande, the Recycling Center is part of an essential service, waste disposal for all mission activity on base. It's currently run by Joseph Goyathlay, service contracts core for the refuse program at Davis-Monthan AFB and U.S. Air F  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The Indian Health Service is announcing the award of an additional $1.19 million through six cooperative agreements to enhance tribal and urban Indian health system local capacity to provide dementia care and services. The total commitment for the new three-year awards is nearly $3.6 million. This new round of funding builds on early work and lessons learned from awards offered in 2022and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 19, 2024, at the Economic Club: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Thank you, David. In my household, we refer to David as the Washington Monument. (Laughter.) He's been a friend a long time -- a long time. And not only thank you for the introduction, David, but thank you for your friendship. And thank you all for being here and allowing me to be here. Yesterday was an important day for the cou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts Colonias are predominantly rural, Hispanic communities near the U.S.-Mexico border. Many have poor access to drinking water, inadequate sewage systems, and substandard housing. Poverty rates are higher in regions with colonias. HUD and USDA have 5 grant and loan programs that target colonias to improve water and wastewater systems and housing. But USDA doesn  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Smithsonian-Sparked Study Co-Led by University of Arizona Underscores Perils Presented by Unprecedented Rate of Human-Made Warming * * * A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. In a paper published today, Sept. 19, in the journal S  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 19 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: State Representative Julie Willoughby, a professional ER trauma nurse, proudly acknowledges the important role surgical technologists play in healthcare during National Surgical Technologists Week, observed from September 15-21, 2024. This weeklong observance highlights the critical contributions these professionals make in ensuring patient safety and supporting surgical teams nationwide. "Surgical t  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Tickets for the guided tours are now available and are expected to sell out quickly * * * Gov. Jim Justice announced today the much-anticipated return of Elk Management Tours, offering an exciting opportunity for nature enthusiasts and wildlife lovers to witness the majestic elk population in their natural habitat. Historically, tickets have sold out quickly so  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The White House issued the following readout of a roundtable on Sept. 17, 2024, with youth voting leaders: * * * Yesterday, on National Voter Registration Day, the White House hosted a roundtable discussion to hear directly from youth leaders about their nonpartisan efforts to promote youth civic engagement across the country. College and high school student leaders from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Texas discussed their n  more