PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 28 -- The Arizona Auditor General issued the following audit report on Sept. 27, 2024, entitled "Arizona Board of Executive Clemency - Sunset Review." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Members of the Arizona Legislature The Honorable Katie Hobbs, Governor Ms. Gretchen McClellan-Singh, Executive Director, Arizona Board of Executive Clemency Transmitted herewith is the report Performance Audit and Sunset Review of the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency. This audit was con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today marked major progress for the short and long-term health of the Colorado River System. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton joined leaders from the Imperial Irrigation District (California), Bard Water District (California), Metropolitan Water District (California) and Gila River Indian Communit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Today, HHS' Administration for Children and Families' (ACF), through its Office of Community Services, announced the fourth cohort of grant recipients of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot, also known as the Diaper Distribution Pilot. This fourth funding release comes during National Diaper Need Awareness Week and will support a new cohort of seven grant recipients   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO On Sept. 18, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations San Antonio, with assistance from ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement in El Salvador, removed Luis Roberto Vasquez Vasquez, 26, and Jose Alexander Quijano-Ochoa, 35, both Salvadoran nationals with gang affiliations who were unl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Requests Received Advisory Opinion Request 2024-13 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2024-13/) (DSCC, Montanans for Tester, and Gallego for Arizona) On September 23, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request from the DSCC, Montanans for Tester   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: PUSLATPUR 5, Indonesia After years of daily drills, deployments, and the relentless cadence of active duty, former U.S. Army Soldiers often find themselves at a crossroads when transitioning to the Reserve. The shift demands more than just adjusting to a different schedule, it requires navigating the mental health struggles that often linger from active service while searching for  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: A Springfield woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to an indictment charging conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. Denise Guyette, 31, of Springfield, Mass. was charged in February 2023 al  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 23 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: Arizona State Representative David Cook has submitted comments in response to the U.S. Air Force's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which outlines plans to release flares at lower altitudes across wildfire-prone areas in Arizona. Citing the state's long-term drought and previous wildfire incidents, including the 2021 Telegraph Fire, Representative Cook is calling on the Air Force to modify   more

TRAVIS AFB, California, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: Team Travis members, veterans, military and local community leaders gathered to bid farewell to the last U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender and commemorated the aircraft's rich history in a ceremony Sept. 26, 2024. After 44 years of service, the KC-10 was decommissioned during the final farewell event hosted by U.S. Air Force Col. Jay Johnson, 60th Air Mobility Wing co  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Airmen from 11 Food 2.0 installations went head-to-head in the Salute Hospitality Epicurean Faceoff culinary battle on Sept. 17 at the San Antonio Culinary Institute of America. The SHEF competition, sponsored by the Air Force Services Center and its industry partner Aramark, is the marquee event of a year-long quarterly competition to give culinar  more