PHOENIX, Arizona, March 26 -- Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee and AZ529, Arizona's Education Savings Plan, Announce Statewide Future Career Art Contest Winners PHOENIX, AZ - Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee honored 15 Arizona kindergarten through sixth grade students as winners of the fourth-annual AZ529 Future Career Art Contest. The 15 winners represent different schools among district, charter, pri  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Murkowski Announces Indian Affairs Committee Staff for the 119th Congress New and Returning SCIA Staff Members to Serve the Republican Majority U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), announced her SCIA Majority staff for the 119th Congress. "Following my recent transition to Chairma  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12531) on March 24, 2025, by American national government analyst Barry J. McMillion. Here are excerpts: * * * Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings in U.S. District Courts (2024): Overview and Analysis The Administrative Office of U.S. Courts regularly compiles data related to the workload of the federal courts. This Insight provides a brief overview and analysis of  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 25, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,065,310,000 undefinitized contract action modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-2110) for long lead time material associated with the Virginia-class Block VI submarines. Work will be performed in Sunnyvale, California (30%); Florence, New Jersey (5%); York, Pennsy  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the receipt of multiple applications for permits related to foreign endangered species, inviting public comment before final decisions are made. Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), certain activities involving endangered wildlife--such as importation, captive breeding, or culling for population management--require federal authorization. The applications under review include requests from  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gosar Reintroduces Legislation to Eliminate Program Favoring Foreign Workers over Americans WASHINGTON D.C. - Representative Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S (AZ-09) issued the following statements after reintroducing H.R. 2315, the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act, legislation that would terminate the Optional Practical Training (OPT) Program administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigratio  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 26 -- The History Colorado issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * History Colorado Hires Senior Director of Tribal and Indigenous Engagement Position will lead History Colorado American Indian Boarding Schools research and facilitate government-to-government consultations DENVER -- March 24, 2025 -- History Colorado is pleased to announce the hiring of Phillip Gover III (Pawnee/Choctaw), as senior director of Tribal and Indigenous engagement. Gover  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin Travels to Superfund Sites, Disaster Areas Around the Country WASHINGTON - Last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin traveled across the country to Superfund sites, disaster recovery areas, and met with state and local officials. His first stop was to St. Louis, Missouri to visit the West Lake Superfund site, Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Larsen, Stanton Statements from Hearing on Reforming FEMA Washington, D.C.--The following are opening remarks from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Manag  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Statement from Rep. Nydia Velazquez on the Passing of Rep. Raul Grijalva WASHINGTON- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ): "I am devastated by the passing of my dear friend and longtime colleague, Congressman Raul Grijalva. Raul fought a courageous battle against cancer, and his  more