WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Alliance for Excellent Education issued the following agency statement on March 14, 2025: * * * All4Ed Statement on the Passing of Representative Raul Grijalva "It is with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of Representative Raul Grijalva, a tireless champion of working families, immigrants, and Native peoples across the nation, and in his home state of Arizona. His death leaves an immeasurable void in our hearts and in the halls of Congress where his powe  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 15 -- The Arizona State Parks and Trails issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * Arizona State Parks Partners with Historic Brewing Company to Launch Slide Rock Blonde Coffee Stout Specialty brew honors iconic Arizona park, tasting event set for April 2025 One of the state's most visited parks is now the namesake of a new craft beer. Arizona State Parks and Trails and Historic Brewing Company have teamed up to create a limited-edition specialty brew inspire  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 15 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news: * * * Arizona Utilities Provide Coal Plant Communities with Grants to Support Economic Development, Planning Efforts Four organizations serving Arizona communities impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants will receive grant funds to strengthen their local economies from the Utilities' Grant Funding Program. The program, which is jointly funded by Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Pr  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 15 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * Arizona Utilities Provide Coal Plant Communities with Grants to Support Economic Development, Planning Efforts Seventh Round of Grant Opportunities Now Available Four organizations serving Arizona communities impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants will receive grant funds to strengthen their local economies from the Utilities' Grant F  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Phoenix Man Sentenced to Prison for Alien Smuggling Resulting in Death TUCSON, Ariz. - Steven Beltran-Lugo, 19, of Glendale, was sentenced on March 11, 2025, by United States District Judge Angela M. Martinez to 38 months in prison for his role in transporting two illegal aliens in March 2024, one of whom suffered fatal injuries after jumping out of the vehicle wh  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 14 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Trust for Public Land on the Passing of Representative Raul Grijalva Phoenix, AZ -- Statement from Jim Petterson, TPL's Vice President Mountain West Region, Colorado & Southwest Region Director, on the passing of former Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee and Congressman Raul Grijalva of Arizona: "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Representative Raul Grijal  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Charges Over 230 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct in Arizona This Week PHOENIX, Ariz. - During this week of enforcement operations from March 8, 2025, through March 14, 2025, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona has brought immigration-related criminal charges against 232 defendants. Specifically, the Un  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 14 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * University of Arizona announces proposed fee changes for the academic years 2025-26 and 2026-2027 The University of Arizona is proposing fee changes for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic years in accordance with the Arizona Board of Regents' tuition and fee-setting policy. The university's proposal establishes new program fees for two developing graduate health profession programs. The first is for  more