WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update on March 20, 2025: * * * APHIS Reduces Karnal Bunt (Tilletia indica) Regulated Areas in Maricopa County in Arizona To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is reducing the Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica; KB)-regulated areas in Maricopa County, Arizona, in   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 22 -- The Arizona Department of Gaming issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Arizona Department of Gaming Reports $30.8 Million in Tribal Gaming Contributions for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 PHOENIX - The Arizona Department of Gaming ("ADG") announced today $30,845,042 in tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund for the third quarter of Fiscal Year ("FY") 2025. This amount represents an approximate 7.9 percent increase whe  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0378) on March 20, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2025": * * * Job openings rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 11 states and increased in 4 states. Total separations rates increased in 7 states and decreased i  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates averaged 1.8 percent in South Dakota, 5.6 percent in Nevada, in 2024 South Dakota had the lowest annual average unemployment rate among the states in 2024, 1.8 percent. Unemployment rates were 2.3 percent in Vermont and 2.4 percent in North Dakota. Two states, Arizona and Pennsylvania, had record low unemployment rates in 2024, b  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Clearing Skies, Protecting Lives: 56th Fighter Wing Air Traffic Control * Published March 20, 2025 * By Airman Tekorey Watkins * 56th Fighter Wing LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. - I n the cockpit of every jet that takes off from Luke Air Force Base, is not only millions of dollars worth of taxpayers' money, but the lives of pilots that tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Congressman Biggs Demands FBI Investigation Into Domestic Terror Threats Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) led a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel requesting an investigation into the incitement of, and acts of, domestic terrorism by the radical Left. Elon Musk, Tesla dealerships, and Tesla car owners have been threatened, harassed, and attacked   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- 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 Draft Advisory Opinions Advisory Opinion Request 2025-02 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2025-02/) (Democratic Party of Puerto Rico) On March 20, the Commission made public a draft advisory opinion. Advisory Opinion Request 2025-03 (https://www.fec.gov/d  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: * * * Federal Court Orders Recovery of Nearly $2.3M for Victims of an Online Romance Scam # Release Number 9058-25 # Ruling Stems from a CFTC Complaint Against Debiex March 21, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona issued a default judgment against Debiex, a purported digital as  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE joins US Department of the Treasury in announcing sanctions against Mexico-based transnational criminal organization leader responsible for smuggling migrants into the US WASHINGTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement joined the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control in announcing sanctions against Jumilca Sandi  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Luke AFB participates in Bamboo Eagle 2025 * Published March 20, 2025 * By A1C Belinda Guachun-Chichay LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- The 13th Combat Air Base Squadron participated in exercise Bamboo Eagle, a large-scale operation consisting of multiple eight-day exercises conducted across various locations and major commands within the U.S. Air Force, last month at Tyndall  more