PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 16 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes this week sent a letter to Arizona's cities and towns addressing the recent Arizona Supreme Court ruling in Gilmore v. Gallego and discussing some of its potential implications for public entities, unions, and workers across Arizona. The letter highlights the importance of maintaining productive employer-employee relations while seeking constitutional  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 15 -- The Arizona Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * Result of efforts of STOP-IT Task Force, partnership with state agencies * * * Flanked by representatives from multiple state agencies and members of department's task force who worked to procure lifesaving Narcan for Arizona schools, state Superintendent Tom Horne today announced more than 16,000 Narcan kits are now available for distribution to school campuses. Superi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: CHIPS Investment Incentivizes Creation of Leading-Edge Cluster in Phoenix, Arizona, and Over 20,000 Jobs; and Includes Commitment to Produce A16 Technology Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded TSMC Arizona Corporation (TSMC Arizona), a subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), up to $6.6 billion in direct funding under  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: With the Committee's strong approval, Desai's nomination now heads to the U.S. Senate floor for confirmation Sinema worked directly with the White House to nominate Sharad Desai to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge in Arizona Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced today that Sharad Desai, nominee to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Arizona, was approved by the U.S. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: On the third anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Senate Commerce Committee Democrats are highlighting some of the impacts this once-in-a-generation investment in America's infrastructure is having across the country. Since 2021, the law has channeled $568 billion across all 50 states for more than 66,000 project  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Native American women, like their male counterparts, share a proud tradition of military service. During the Revolutionary War, Tyonajanegan, an Oneida, fought on the side of the United States with her husband during the Battle of Oriskany, Aug. 6, 1777, in New York. She died in 1824 at the age of 84. The first active duty Native American women were four Sioux nuns, serving as Army nurses during the Spanish-Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Liliana "Lili" Beltran, a lead heavyweight production engineer at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, was honored as a Technology Rising Star at the 2024 Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Conference in Detroit, Michigan, Oct. 3 5. The Technology Rising Star award honors women of color who have made impactful contributions to STEM fields and who help inspire future leaders   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Ontario M. Yarbrough, 26, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 135 months in prison for his involvement in a narcotics conspiracy involving kilogram quantities of drugs being mailed from Arizona to Columbus. According to court documents, from April until October 2023, Yarbrough received and accepted at least five packages of narcotics. In addition to r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2024, on the final CHIPS and Science Act award for TSMC: * * * Two years ago, shortly after I signed the CHIPS & Science Act, I visited Arizona to announce a commitment by TSMC to invest in America, create American jobs, and shore up American supply chains. On that day, I spoke about how the United States invented semiconductors and used to manufacture nearly 40% of the world's chips, but now makes closer to 10%   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: Today, the Federal Trade Commission released the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2024 which shows that consumer reports about unwanted calls continue to drop for the third straight year, with complaint volume down by more than half since 2021. The FTC has pursued a multifaced strategy to crack down on unwanted calls. In 2023, the agency announced Operation Stop Scam Calls, the largest  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Antonie Albert Eaddy, 49, of Arizona, has pleaded guilty in Columbia to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, a quantity of crack cocaine and a quantity of marijuana. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Eaddy was supplying multiple people in Columbia, Florence,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, the Department of Commerce announced it has finalized a $6.6 billion award to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) from the CHIPS and Science Act to support the expansion of TSMC's microchip manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona. This award follows the previously announced preliminary agreement made in April and will also come with approximately $5 billion in loans to support the con  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)--co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus--and 52 other senators in a bipartisan letter to Senate leadership emphasizing the importance of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP). Earlier this year, a short-term reauthorization of SDP funding was secured with the first funding increase for the SDP in 20 years. Without further   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced two judicial nominations and one U.S. Marshal nomination to the full Senate, continuing the Committee's work to bring balance to the federal judiciary and keep our communities safe. Additionally, the Committee advanced a bill to improve the collection of information on barriers inventors fac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced two judicial nominations and one U.S. Marshal nomination to the full Senate, continuing the Committee's work to bring balance to the federal judiciary and keep our communities safe. Additionally, the Committee advanced a bill to improve the collection of information on barriers inventors face in accessing the patent system. At the top of the hearing,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema and Kelly negotiated the CHIPS and Science Act in 2022 historic legislation bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to the U.S., creating strong careers, and strengthening supply chains Sinema's CHIPS and Science Act included the funding to make the CHIPS in America Act operational Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced the finalized $6.6 billion award to Taiwan Semiconductor M  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Department of Commerce and TSMC Reach Final Agreement, Securing Major Investment for Arizona's Economy and National Security PHOENIX--Today, the Department of Commerce announced it has finalized a $6.6 billion award to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) from the CHIPS and Science Act to support the expansion of TSMC's microchip manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona. This award follow  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) today issued a decision in Union Pacific Railroad Company--Construction and Operation Exemption--in Maricopa County, Ariz., Docket No. FD 36501, a docket in which UP has petitioned the Board for an exemption from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. Sec. 10901 to construct a 6-mile rail line in Maricopa C  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the statement below, following an announcement by the Biden-Harris administration that TSMC will receive up to $6.6 billion in direct funding, which will be paired with over $65 billion in private investment to support three leading-edge facilities in Arizona that will manufacture the world's most advanced semiconductor process technologies. This funding was awarded throug  more