PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 28 -- The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued the following public notice: * * * New Air Quality Permit | Yuma Foothills US-95 On Feb. 28, 2025, the comment period begins for the proposal to issue an Air Quality Control Permit to Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. for the construction and operation of Yuma Foothills (US-95) located in Yuma County, Arizona. The comment period ends March 31, 2025. Permittee: Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Facility: Yuma Foothills (U  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued the following public notice: * * * Air Quality Permit Renewal | Superior Industries Southwest Division On Feb. 28, 2025, the comment period begins for the proposal to issue Air Quality Control Renewal Permit Number 103028 to Superior Industries, Inc. for the continued operation of a conveyor manufacturing facility located located in Prescott Valley, Arizona. The comment period ends on March 30, 2025. Permitte  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 3 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Announces Top Five Consumer Complaint Trends and Kicks Off Consumer Protection Week March 2-8 PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes is kicking off Consumer Protection Week by releasing a list of the 2024 Top Consumer Fraud Complaint trends and providing tips to avoid falling victim to fraud and scams. National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is an annua  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 28 -- The Arizona Department of Gaming issued the following news release: * * * PHOENIX - After serving over 24 years as a Commissioner on the Arizona Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts ("MMA") Commission, Joe Pennington presided over his final commission meeting on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Pennington was appointed to the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission in 2001 by Governor Jane Hull and served under the next four administrations of Janet Napolitano, Jan Brewer, Doug Du  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news: Arizona Western College Breaks Ground On Future48 Workforce Accelerator In Yuma The Accelerator will expand Wellton Manufacturing Training Center YUMA, AZ (February 27, 2025) - Today, Arizona Western Entrepreneurial College broke ground on the Future48 Workforce Accelerator in Wellton, Arizona. The 5,600-square-foot multi-purpose training facility will equip the Wellton Manufacturing Training Center at Ariz  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10256) on Feb. 25, 2025, by Karen M. Sutter, Asian trade and finance specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-Taiwan Trade and Economic Relations Taiwan is a top U.S. trade partner and a key link in global technology and manufacturing supply chains. Taiwan's economy is highly dependent on global trade; exports account for about 70% of its gross domestic product (GDP). Taiwan's  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 7, 2025, from the American Pistachio Growers, Fresno, California: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Comments on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Commi  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from the Tohono O'odham Nation, Sells, Arizona: * * * To: Ms. Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Docket HHS-OASH-2024-0017 - Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee * * * Dear Ms. De Jesus: We are grateful to the Dietary Guid  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted two committee hearings on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND SETTING FORTH THE APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2034; PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL RELATING TO WASTE EMISSIONS CHARGE Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearin  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * House Passes Resolution Honoring Flight 5342, Black Hawk PAT 25 Victims Today, the House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the victims of the Jan. 29, 2025, collision of American Eagle Flight 5342 and Black Hawk PAT (Priority Air Transport) 25. Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced the resolution as the representative of Wichita, Kansas, where Flight 5342 originated and the   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- A report released in December 2024, titled "The Dark Figure of Prison Violence: A Multi-Strategy Approach to Uncovering the Prevalence of Prison Violence," by the Prison Violence Consortium, exposes a hidden crisis behind bars. Authored by H. Daniel Butler, Natasha Frost, Nancy Rodriguez, Melinda Tasca, and Jillian Turanovic, and supported by Arnold Ventures, the study draws on data from seven state correctional systems--Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Penn  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani to Bring Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple as Guest to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani announced that Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple will be his guest for President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. "Our law enforcement officers consistently go above and beyond to safeguard our communities, and I am c  more