PHOENIX, Arizona, March 8 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on March 7, 2025: * * * ACA Announces Nick Capozzi As New State Broadband Director PHOENIX, AZ (March 7, 2025) -- The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) today announced that Nick Capozzi will serve as Arizona's new State Broadband Director. Capozzi replaces Sandip Bhowmick, who has served in the position since February 2022 and is departing for a role in the private sector. "We're excited to welcome Nick in   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Ahniwake Rose, president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on fiscal 2026 funding priorities: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Ahniwake Rose, and I am President of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). I ap  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states in 2024 March 07, 2025 In 2024, annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states and were little changed in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate increase  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Demands Answers on Veterans and Spouses Fired by Trump Administration PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes, along with a coalition of state attorneys general, has sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demanding information on how many veterans and their spouses   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Files Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes tonight joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. These mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expenses on the part of the states  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Successfully Resolves Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit against Hardware Retailer PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes announced today that the Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office has secured a Consent Decree to successfully resolve a public enforcement employment discrimination lawsuit against Precision Tool & Construction Supply, Inc. ("Precisio  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands Answers as HHS Secretary Kennedy Fails to Address Ongonig Measles Outbreak, Undercuts Future Flu Response [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) this week wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy raising concerns over HHS's response to the ongoing measles outbreak in light of troubling comments from Kennedy do  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP Air and Marine Operations and U.S. Border Patrol work together to evacuate an injured agent from a remote area of southern Arizona TUCSON, Ariz. - Air and Marine Operations (AMO), an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, worked alongside U.S. Border Patrol to conduct a medical evacuation of injured agent in a remote area of southern   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP Air and Marine Operations and U.S. Border Patrol work together to evacuate an injured agent from a remote area of southern Arizona. TUCSON, Ariz. -- Air and Marine Operations (AMO), an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, worked alongside U.S. Border Patrol to conduct a medical evacuation of injured agent in a remote area of souther  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on March 7, 2025: * * * Chairman Schweikert on February Jobs Report WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Chairman David Schweikert, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 151 thousand nonfarm jobs in February. "This February jobs report begins to reveal the gratifying economic policies of the Trump administrati  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Chairman Scott, Senator Kelly's Resolution Designating March 6 as National Slam the Scam Day Unanimously Passes Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Senator Mark Kelly announced the designation of March 6, 2025 as National Slam the Scam Day following the unanimous Senate passag  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Biggs Introduces Legislation to Combat the Weaponization of the Department of Education Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced legislation to align the Department of Education (ED) with the mandate delivered by Americans last November. The Guarding Religious And Career Education (GRACE) Act directs the Secretary of Education to eliminate the Office of Enforcement within the Office of Fede  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Biggs Leads Bipartisan Effort to Recognize Grand Canyon University's Nonprofit Status Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced legislation to clarify that any institution of higher education (IHE) considered a nonprofit organization by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should also be considered a nonprofit IHE by the Department of Education (ED). The IHE Nonprofit Clarity Act will provide  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Grijalva Denounces Trump's VA Reorganization Plan: A Reckless, Dangerous Overhaul That Puts Veterans at Risk WASHINGTON -- Congressman Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) is speaking out against the Trump Administration's proposal to terminate an additional 72,000 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees. Today the Administration officially announced their goal is to reduce VA employment lev  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 7, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (SPE2DX-25-D-1000 $5,649,602,820); DMS Pharmaceutical Group Inc.,** Parkridge, Illinois (SPE2DX-25-D-9000, $277,666,966); and Cardinal Health Inc., Dublin, Ohio (SPE2DX-25-D-8000, $16,564,367), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price requirements contract under solicitation SPE2DX-24-R-0001 for   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump's Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced Resolutions to terminate President Trump's unlawful use of "emergency" authorities to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump's Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced Resolutions to terminate President Trump's unlawful use of "emergency" authorities to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico.   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump's Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced Resolutions to terminate President Trump's unlawful use of "emergency" authorities to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The Resolutions end the Administration's abuse of the International Emergency Economic P  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on March 7, 2025: * * * JEC Establishes Committee Leadership for the 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, the Joint Economic Committee concluded its committee organizational vote to adopt the committee's leadership for the 119th Congress. Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) and Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO) formally ratified the committee's membership,  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Crapo, Hickenlooper Reintroduce Legislation to Preserve Air Force Fighter Structure This week, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) reintroduced the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act to preserve U.S. Air Force (USAF) fighter force structure and prioritize the recapitalization of the 39 service-retained, combat-coded fighter squadrons avail  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego Fight to Protect Bureau of Indian Affairs' Western Regional Office from Musk-DOGE Cuts The Phoenix-based BIA office serves 53 tribes across the western U.S. Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego called on the Trump administration to keep open the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) Western Regional Office. The Phoenix-based office, which serves 53 tribes across the western U  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Lee, Curtis Take On Biden's Hydropower Restriction at Glen Canyon Dam WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and John Curtis (R-Utah), introduced the Basin Fund Preservation Act. Citing protection of an endangered species, a federal decision was made last year to restrict  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library Announces Teaching with Primary Sources Regional Grant Awards The Library of Congress recently awarded six Teaching with Primary Sources regional grants. Recipients of these regional grants will make subgrants on behalf of the Library to organizations that wish to integrate Library resources and Teaching with Primary Sources methods into their educational programming. The recipients include Illinois Stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Reinstate Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program That Has Served New Mexico Students and Educational Institutions Senators to USDA: "The Department's decision to suspend EKDLG Fellowship Program threatens the U.S. agricultural workforce pipeline and the opportunities this program provides educators and students nationwide" NMSU Was Part  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Maj. Alley's Evolution into a Lethal F-16 Pilot * Published March 6, 2025 * By A1C Belinda Guachun-Chichay * 56th Fighter Wing LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz.-- The cockpit hummed with a steady vibration, the scent of jet fuel thick in the air as U.S. Air Force Maj. Isaiah Alley, 309th Fighter Squadron director of operations and instructor pilot, tightened his grip on the  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Maj. Alley's Evolution into a Lethal F-16 Pilot * Published March 6, 2025 * By A1C Belinda Guachun-Chichay * 56th Fighter Wing LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz.-- The cockpit hummed with a steady vibration, the scent of jet fuel thick in the air as U.S. Air Force Maj. Isaiah Alley, 309th Fighter Squadron director of operations and instructor pilot, tightened his grip on the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Navajo Nation President Buu V. Nygren from a Feb. 26, 2025, public witness hearing on fiscal 2026 appropriation requests: * * * Ya'at'eeh, Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Dr. Buu Nygren, President of the Navajo Nation ("Nation"). The Nation is one of the largest Native American tribes in the country.   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Esther Lucero, president and CEO of the Seattle Indian Health Board from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on funding to address homelessness, mental health disorders and substance use: * * * Chair Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and members of the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, my  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Yavapai-Apache Nation Chairwoman Tanya Lewis from a Feb. 26, 2025, public witness hearing on the funding of tribal programs: * * * Good afternoon, my name is Tanya Lewis, I am the Chairwoman of the Yavapai-Apache Nation. I want to thank the Committee for the opportunity to testify. The Yavapai-Apache Nation is a federally recognized Indian Tribe pursuan  more