JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force Medical Service announces 2024 award winners FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Air Force Surgeon General is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards. The awards include both individual and team awards. Joint Base San Antonio had a number of winners in their respective fields The nominations s  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Aircraft Boneyard Supports DOD Readiness, Saves Taxpayer Dollars The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, better known as the "boneyard," contains nearly 4,000 aircraft and 6,650 aircraft engines, making it the largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world. AMARG, located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, is creating efficiencies and readiness for the mi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Ansari Joins Effort to Ratify Historic Navajo Tribes Water Rights Settlement WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) alongside Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), David Schweikert (AZ-01), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), Eli Crane (AZ-01), and Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego introduced the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water R  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 13 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs Continues Arizona Promise Tour with Public Safety, Workforce Development, And Housing Stops Fighting dangerous drugs, creating career pathways for community college students, and lowering housing costs on the agenda Phoenix, AZ - Governor Katie Hobbs continued her Arizona Promise Tour, underscoring her investments and legislative priorities with stops throughout the state   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Congressman Cites Data as Solution Toward Tackling Reckless Government Spending WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman David Schweikert reveals the looming fiscal crisis facing the United States is not a matter of ideology, but rather inevitability, during his weekly House Floor speech. The political class remains entrapped in a cycle of partisan folklore, leaving Rep. Schweikert to expose   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 12 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Sues Real Estate Operators and Title Companies for Defrauding Arizona Homeowners PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced a lawsuit against multiple individuals and companies accused of orchestrating a widespread equity-stripping scheme that defrauded Arizona homeowners facing foreclosure. The lawsuit, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, alleges v  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area - February 2025": * * * Area prices up 0.9 percent over the past two months, up 1.8 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale advanced 0.9 percent from December 2024 to February 2025, the  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - February 2025": * * * Area prices up 0.6 percent over the past month, up 2.6 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Border Patrol Vehicle Damaged in Foiled Smuggling Attempt For More Information AZCBPPublicAffairs@cbp.dhs.gov TUCSON, Ariz. - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three Mexican nationals who attempted to flee from agents near Interstate-19 in Nogales, Arizona, last night. Nogales Station agents observed a black Trailblazer suspected of human smug  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP releases February 2025 monthly update WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics today for February 2025. CBP monthly reporting can be viewed on CBP's Stats and Summaries webpage. "The men and women of U.S. Customs and Border Protection continue to aggressively implement the President's Executive Orders to sec  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 12, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY BOH Environmental LLC, Covington, Louisiana, has been awarded a maximum $466,000,000 firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for specialized shipping and storage containers. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in the Federal Acquisition Reg  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve has received an application under the Change in Bank Control Act from a group of individuals and trusts seeking to acquire voting shares of Monticello Bancshares, Inc., and thereby gain indirect control of the Bank of Monticello, both based in Monticello, Missouri. The application, submitted by the Leland Phillips and Peggy Phillips Living Trust, includes trustees and beneficiaries from Missouri, Arizona, and North Carolina, as well as HNB Na  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve has received applications under the Change in Bank Control Act to acquire voting shares in multiple banking institutions. The applications, which involve individuals and trusts across several states, are available for public inspection at the respective Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors' offices in Washington, D.C. Among the applications, a group of individuals from Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, including Tony Steele, Tyler   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gosar Reintroduces the Public Lands Renewable Energy Act Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement after reintroducing H.R. 1994, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2025 (PLREDA),legislation which increases the production of wind and solar energy on public lands: "The previous administration's unprecedented four-year war on Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Washington, D.C. arrests illegal Salvadoran national convicted of assault in Virginia ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement along with the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested Roxana Beatriz Ayala-Duran, 41, an illegally present Salvadoran national convicted in Virginia of assault, in Alexandria Feb. 25. "The apprehensi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Jury Convicts Tolleson Man of Conspiracy to Transport and Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit TUCSON, Ariz. - Nathan Isaiah Solano, 23, of Tolleson, was convicted by a federal jury last week of one count of Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens and two counts of Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit. The guilty verdicts came after a three-day jury t  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Klobuchar & Warner Formally File Legislation to Undo President Trump's Senseless Taxes on Canadian Goods WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) formally filed legislation to undo President Donald Trump's wildly unpopular tariffs on Canadian goods, w  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Ratify and Fund Historic Navajo Tribes Water Rights Settlement Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, alongside Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), David Schweikert (R-AZ-01), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-07) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03) introduced the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Set  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego Introduce Bill to Expand Economic Opportunity in La Paz County Bill will enable La Paz County to create hundreds of jobs and power thousands of homes Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego introduced the La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act, legislation to allow La Paz County, Arizona to purchase 3,400 acres of certain federal lands to further its economic dev  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler, Carbajal Introduce Bicameral Proposal to Make Child Care More Affordable Washington, D.C. - 3/12/2025... Last week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) along with Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and the Child Care Workforce Act - bipartisan, bicameral legislation that together form a bold pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSFR) -- The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has announced the availability of funding for basic field grants to support civil legal aid organizations across the United States and its territories. The funding, contingent on congressional appropriation for Fiscal Year 2026, aims to ensure access to high-quality legal representation for low-income individuals facing civil legal matters. The grants will commence in January 2026 and will be awarded to eligible organizations  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Glenn Welcomes Spring 2025 Interns Students from colleges and universities across the country gather to start their adventure as spring interns at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Credit: NASA/Jef Janis NASA's Glenn Research Center is hosting 45 spring interns at its Cleveland and Sandusky, Ohio, campuses through May 16. This group represents 43 universities across the country, spanning from Arizona to Oh  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science issued the following commentary on March 12, 2025: * * * NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Installs LSST Camera on Telescope Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science, has achieved   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Bonamici Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on School Choice in K-12 Education WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) delivered the following opening statement at today's Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing entitl  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Applauds Passage of Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Legislation Through Committee Washington (March 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and co-author of the Green New Deal resolution, today applauded the passage of the bipartisan and bicameral Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Slams Trump Administration Freeze on Bike, Pedestrian and EV Projects in Arizona WASHINGTON, D.C--Rep. Greg Stanton released the following statement after President Donald Trump's U.S. Department of Transportation directed all agencies to halt competitively-awarded grant funding for investments in bike, pedestrian and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. "Again and again, the Trump Admini  more