SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Arizona - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.0 percent in Arizona, similar to t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in Arizona - 2023": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 103 in 2023 for Arizona, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Arizona was unchanged from the previous year. (See chart 1.) Fatal occupatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- 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 Request Received Advisory Opinion Request 2025-04 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2025-04/) (Government Accountability Institute) On March 5, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request from the Government Accountability Institute. The requestor  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks and 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 Resolutions te  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE removes Mexican fugitive wanted for kidnapping, criminal association NOGALES -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Jose Ramon Torres Cordova, a 47-year-old Mexican fugitive wanted in Hermosillo, Mexico, for kidnapping and criminal association, March 7. ICE transported Torres from the Eloy Detention Center in Eloy to the Dennis DeCo  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Visits Ukraine as the Country Keeps Fighting Against Putin's Illegal Invasion Kelly visited a military hospital and met with Red Cross staff He was briefed by Ukrainian military leaders and U.S. embassy officials This is Kelly's third visit to Ukraine ; his most recent trip was in September 2023 To download photos, click here Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly returned from a visit to Ukra  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- 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 Par  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: * * * Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Using Stolen Identities to Fraudulently Obtain Over $1 Million in COVID-19 Relief and Unemployment Compensation MIAMI - On March 6, 2025, Conrad Brandon Bernard, age 24, was sentenced to 50 months federal prison and ordered to pay restitution and forfeit assets in the amount of $1.08 million for committing bank frau  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news on March 10, 2025: * * * Rep. Eli Crane's Bipartisan Border Security Bill Passes U.S. House Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Subterranean Border Defense Act--legislation reintroduced by Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) and Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA). As Transnational Criminal Organizations continue to grow in both size and sophistication, illicit cross-border tunnels along the southwest border of the Un  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kennedy Joins Rep. Ciscomani's Congressional Delegation to the U.S. - Mexico Border WASHINGTON, D.C. - From Thursday, March 6 to Saturday, March 8, 2025, Rep. Kennedy (R-UT-03) will join Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) and colleagues on a congressional delegation to the southern border to meet with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DOD) officials and local stakeholders.   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Estes, Larson Reintroduce Bipartisan R&D Expensing Legislation Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John Larson (D-Connecticut) reintroduced the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act. They are joined by Reps. Rudy Yakym (R-Indiana) and Suzan DelBene (D-Washington) and 64 additional original cosponsors. The bill permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing looking back to  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Kelly Lead Entire Arizona Delegation in Requesting Meeting with Interior Secretary to Find Path Forward on Colorado River Negotiations WASHINGTON, D.C--Representative Greg Stanton and Senator Mark Kelly led the entire Arizona congressional delegation in a letter requesting a meeting as soon as possible with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to discuss the future of the Colorado River. The requ  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Secures 14-Year Sentence for Arizona Drug Trafficker ALBUQUERQUE - An Arizona man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses following his arrest at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in New Mexico in 2023. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on April 27, 2023,   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination and Harassment Letters warn of potential enforcement actions if institutions do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus. WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Education's  more

SEATTLE, Washington, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Violent pimp who trafficked women through the west, beating and threatening them, sentenced to 15 years in prison When one victim tried to escape, defendant engaged in rolling gun battle on Aurora Avenue North Seattle - A California man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 180 months (15 years) in prison for two  more