WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ansari, Stanton Call on Secretary of Defense to Reinstate Stories of Arizona Tribal Service Members WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Reps. Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04) urged Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to reinstate the stories of two Native American service members to the Department of Defense's website. "We write to request the immediate reinstatement o  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs Announces Actions to Control Costs and Protect Care at Division of Developmental Disabilities Phoenix, AZ - Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced responsible, common sense steps to protect critical health care for Arizonans with disabilities while ensuring responsible use of taxpayer dollars. The administrative actions were developed over the past months i  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs Legislative Action Update Phoenix, AZ - Today, Governor Katie Hobbs took the following legislative action: Signed SB1040, recall elections; procedures; timeline SB1078, manufacturer plates; proof of contract SB1102, pharmacy benefits; prescribing; exemption SB1105, medical marijuana dispensaries; location SB1218, townsites; trustees; board of supervi  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari Delivers Weekly Democratic Address Saturday, March 22, 2025 PHOENIX -- Following the nationwide Medicaid Day of Action, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari delivered House Democrats' Weekly Democratic Address. Rep. Ansari spoke from her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona and sounded off against Congressional Republicans' plans to put accessible and affordable healthcare  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- The Arizona Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * AZDPS and Cochise County Sheriff's Office Announce Initial Success of 'Operation Desert Guardian' The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) and the Cochise County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) are happy to announce the initial success of Operation Desert Guardian, a targeted enforcement detail aimed at disrupting illicit drug transportation and criminal activity wit  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 26, 2025 AIR FORCE Aptim Federal Services LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (FA8903-25-D-0036); Aytekin-Serol Eng. Construction Inc., Mahallesi Seyhan Adana, Turkey (FA8903-25-D-0037); Bristol Communication & Power Systems LLC, Anchorage, Alaska (FA8903-25-D-0038); Catawba Day & Zimmerman LLC, Rock Hill, South Carolina (FA8903-25-D-0039); CMS Corp., Bargersville, Indiana (FA8903-25-D-0040);  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has revoked the registration of Thomas Andre Endicott, D.D.S., a dentist based in Salt Lake City, Utah, following findings that he no longer holds the necessary state licenses to handle controlled substances. The decision, published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2025, states that Endicott's Utah dental and controlled substance licenses were revoked by state authorities on February 22, 20  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 13, 2025, from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0419 Re: Comments on the U.S Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Proposed Rule: Review of New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Combustion Turbines and Stationary Gas Turbines * * * Dear Mr. Ashley: The Texas Commiss  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Laser Strikes on Aircraft Continue to be Dangerously High WASHINGTON -- Pilots reported 12,840 laser strikes to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last year. While that is a 3 percent decrease from 2023, the numbers are still too high. Shining a laser at an aircraft poses a serious safety threat and is a federal crime. Lasers can inc  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11140) on March 25, 2025, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities Federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participatio  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- The Arizona Department of Education issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Horne, Maricopa Co. Sheriff Sheridan urge more action to battle truancy, absenteeism MCSO pledges help as resource for parents and school districts PHOENIX - in response to the 30 percent statewide chronic absenteeism rate in Arizona, state schools chief Tom Horne and Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan are urging law enforcement, the courts, parents and schools to   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) have completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects removed from the Glen Canyon area in Utah. The agencies have determined that these remains and artifacts are culturally affiliated with several Native American Tribes and have issued a formal notice of inventory completion under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatria  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly: Hegseth Must Resign Today, after the Atlantic released screenshots showing that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth texted detailed planning for strikes on the Houthi in Yemen on an unsecure app, Arizona Senator and former U.S. Navy combat pilot Mark Kelly called on Hegseth to resign. "Two months ago, on the day of Secretary Hegseth's confirmation vote, I asked my colleagues if it was worth the  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has released the following public communication dated March 13, 2025, from Public Employes for Environmental Responsibility, and Wilderness Watch, Missoula, Montana: * * * To: Jay Calhoun, National Park Service, Division of Regulations, Jurisdiction and Special Park Uses, MS-2472, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1024-AE79 From: Public Employees for Environmental Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Rep. Ansari Introduces Legislation Honoring Nowruz and Designating Iranian American Heritage Month WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) introduced legislation expressing support for the establishment of Iranian American Heritage Month in the United States and, along with Representative Zoe Lofgren, recognizing the cultural significance of Nowruz, the   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to honor a friend, a colleague, and a leader who we have lost--someone whose absence we feel deeply. To me, Raul Grijalva will always be "Mr Chairman." Now, to be clear, I never served on a committee with Chairman Grijalva. But you didn't need to be in committee to feel his presence. Whe  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, this one is going to be a little thick, so put on your economics hat, and let's have a ride here. On Friday, the Congressional Budget Office responded to a request I made in my capacity as chairman of the Joint Economic Committee. I was trying to get an answer to whether the economists' projections from the Joint Econom  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, in the last couple of weeks, I have had the opportunity to travel in many parts of our country, and I have been able to talk to folks in Nebraska, in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona. What I am hearing from in all of these States and, in fact, all over the country is that our Nation right now faces enormous crises-unprecedented crises in th  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Calls for Resignation of Trump's Secretary of Defense, National Security Advisor WASHINGTON, D.C.--Following reporting by The Atlantic showing the Trump Administration's Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz shared classified war plans over the commercial messaging app Signal, Rep. Greg Stanton released the following statement: "Hegseth and Waltz sha  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Defends FEMA from Trump Admin Attacks in Transportation and Infrastructure Hearing, Urges Expanded Authorities to Respond to Wildfires, Extreme Heat WASHINGTON, D.C.--In one of his first hearings as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Rep. Greg Stanton defended the Feder  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * USINDOPACOM Hosts U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Hawaii, March 24-26, 2025, where he received briefings on regional security challenges and the strength of alliances and partnerships across the Indo-Pacific. * * * Hegseth met with Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Guardians on Camp H.M. Smith, Joint Base Pearl Har  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Kelly Presses Intelligence Chiefs on Use of Unsecured Channels for Military Deliberations Today, during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly pressed senior intelligence officials on the risks of discussing sensitive national security matters over unsecured platforms--stressing that any military deliberation, if intercep  more