PHOENIX, Arizona, April 1 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs Legislative Action Update Phoenix, AZ - Today, Governor Katie Hobbs took the following legislative action: Signed SB1039, homeowner's associations; meetings; recordings SB1060, internal investigations; notice; confidentiality SB1070, tax deed land sales; procedures SB1122, property tax exemptions; inflation adjustment SB1124, dental board; oral preven  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rates up in Arizona, Vermont, and Connecticut In January 2025, job openings rates increased in 3 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Job openings rates increased in Arizona and Vermont, up 1.4 percentage points each. The rate in Arizona increased from 5.3 percent to 6.7 perce  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Chairman Steil Delivers Opening Remarks at Rules Committee Hearing on SAVE Act WASHINGTON - Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) delivered remarks today at the House Rules Committee hearing on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. Chairman Steil's full opening statement as prepared for delivery: Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Ciscomani Ranked Most Effective Lawmaker from Arizona in the 118th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani was one of the most effective members of the House of Representatives during his first term in the 118th Congress, according to new report by the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL). The two-term congressman from Tucson was the most effective  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Congressman Biggs Introduces Resolution to Remove Judge Boasberg for Failure to Comply with Good Behavior Clause Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced a resolution to remove James Boasberg, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for failure to maintain the standard of good behavior required by the U.S. Constitution. Article III, Secti  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Announce Bill to Establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Park WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Cesar Chavez Day, Representative Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.-25) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced bicameral legislation to create the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park. Th  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Boston arrests Guatemalan alien charged with sex crimes in Connecticut HARTFORD, Conn. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present Guatemalan alien charged with second-degree felony sexual assault, fourth-degree felony sexual assault and felony risk of injury to minor. Officers with ICE Boston's Hartford field offi  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Affordable Housing Access in Fast-Growing Cities Despite population booms in recent decades, cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas receive far fewer affordable housing vouchers Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), along with Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV-01), Greg Stanton (D-  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * 20-Year Hubble Study of Uranus Yields New Atmospheric Insights The ice-giant planet Uranus, which travels around the Sun tipped on its side, is a weird and mysterious world. Now, in an unprecedented study spanning two decades, researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered new insights into the planet's atmospheric composition and dynamics. This was possible only because of Hubble's sharp resolution, spectral  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Joins Sen. Padilla, Rep. Ruiz to Introduce Bill to Establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Park Washington, D.C. -- On Cesar Chavez Day, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.-25) in introducing bicameral legislation to create the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement Natio  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Ruiz Introduce Bill to Establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Park WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Cesar Chavez Day, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.-25) introduced bicameral legislation to create the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park. This bill would preserve the nationally significant sites  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Phoenix man sentenced to prison for alien smuggling resulting in death following ICE Arizona investigation SELLS, Ariz. - A Glendale man was sentenced March 11 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 while it was moving. U.S. Immigration   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey, Rep. Ansari Introduce Legislation to Help Families Pay their Heating and Cooling Bills Legislation would provide urgently needed relief for families as energy prices rise Bill Text (PDF) | Section-by-Section (PDF) Washington (March 31, 2025) -- Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) today  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Titus, Ansari Introduce Bill to Expand Affordable Housing Access in Fast-Growing Cities Despite population booms in recent decades, cities like Phoenix receive far fewer affordable housing vouchers than smaller, older cities. WASHINGTON, D.C.--Reps. Greg Stanton, Dina Titus of Nevada and Yassamin Ansari, along Senators Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly, and Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen   more