PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs Legislative Action Update Phoenix, AZ - Today, Governor Katie Hobbs signed bipartisan legislation that will protect vital services for Arizonans with cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, and other developmental disabilities. The signing comes after the governor led bipartisan negotiations to find common sense guardrails and funding solutions for the Pare  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 24 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Stolen Valor Act Signed into Law State Representative Walt Blackman celebrated the signing of SB1424, the Master Sergeant Orlando Dona Stolen Valor Act, which makes it a crime to knowingly falsify military service or awards to obtain employment, access benefits, or claim recognition reserved for those who served honorably. "You don't get to wear the uniform if you didn't earn it, and you sure  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Horne critical of Phoenix Union board for rejection of safety officers Board voted against wishes of principals and PXU administrators PHOENIX - A recent vote by the Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) governing board rejecting requests of two high schools' administrators and employees for armed officers was an error and puts those campuses at r  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * April 22, 2025 Open Meeting Highlights Phoenix, Ariz. -- The Arizona Corporation Commission voted on 22 matters, including securities, electric, and water items. Highlights from the meeting include: Securities * Reliant Income Properties, et al. * Ryan Morgan, et al. (Saddlebrook Investments, LLC) Safety * Arizona Eastern Railway Company Utilities * Southwest Gas   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 24 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * House Advances Responsible Solution to DDD Crisis Secures needed funding and reforms for Arizona's Developmental Disabilities Program Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro issued the following statement after the House passed HB2945, amended legislation to fund and reform the Developmental Disabilities (DDD) program: "The House has overwhelmingly approved a responsible and effective plan to  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 23, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * A look at employment for National Park Week Did you know that National Park Week is being celebrated from April 19 to April 27? There are about 500 federal museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks around the nation, employing 25,226 workers total in September 2024. Let's take a trek through some additional data. * * * Chart:   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Marked Earth Day at Santa Cruz Watershed Collaboration TUCSON, AZ - On Earth Day, U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani joined Audubon Southwest, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and Business for Water Stewardship, and other key local water stakeholders while visiting a desert riparian area in Pima County. Ciscomani, a consistent champion of the Cooperative Watershed Managemen  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Reiterates Support for Medicaid at Arizona Chamber Event Phoenix, AZ - U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to preserving Medicaid benefits for those who rely on it, like single mothers, the working poor, individuals with disabilities, and the elderly. "We've got to make sure that we protect Medicaid for people the program was intended to serve," said Ci  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 23, 2025 NAVY PCG-SMX JV, LLC,* Lexington Park, Maryland, is awarded a $532,138,874 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract This contract will provide support services for enterprise-wide applications, server, storage, data protection/recovery, data transport, and data environment engineering, operations, and hosting support services. Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 24, 2025 NAVY Black Construction - Tutor Perini JV, Harmon, Guam (N62742-25-D-1327); CDM Constructors Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (N62742-25-D-1328); Conti Federal Services LLC, Orlando, Florida (N62742-25-D-1329); ECC Expeditionary Constructors LLC, Burlingame, California (N62742-25-D-1330); Icon SI (AUST) Pty Ltd., Richmond, Victoria, Australia (N62742-25-D-1331); MVL USA Inc., Lans  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 24 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority posted the following news on April 23, 2025: * * * Cyclic Materials To Invest Over $20 Million In First U.S. Commercial Facility In Mesa MESA, AZ (April 23, 2025) - Cyclic Materials, the advanced recycling company creating a circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical materials, today announced it is investing over $20 million in its first commercial facility, located in Mesa, Arizona. The new state-of-th  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 24 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Hobbs Vetoes Opportunity to Support New Jobs, Economic Development in Rural Arizona through Nuclear Energy Governor Katie Hobbs on Friday vetoed HB2774, bipartisan legislation that would have reduced bureaucratic red tape and streamlined the process for large industrial energy users like data centers and advanced manufacturing facilities to build small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) near exis  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 24 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on April 23, 2025: * * * Legislation from Majority Whip Carroll to Tackle Fraudulent Claims Within Sober Living Home Industry Signed into Law Senate Majority Whip Frank Carroll is providing a much-needed fix to protect against fraudulent activities surrounding sober living homes with legislation just signed into law this past Friday evening. SB 1308 modifies requirements of the Departme  more

PASADENA, California, April 24 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Orbiter Spots Curiosity Rover Making Tracks to Next Science Stop NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has never been camera shy, having been seen in selfies and images taken from space. But on Feb. 28 -- the 4,466th Martian day, or sol, of the mission -- Curiosity was captured in what is believed to be the first orbital image of the rover mid-drive across the Red Planet. Taken by the HiRIS  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Neguse, Bennet, Hickenlooper Demand Commerce Department Reverse Planned Cuts to NOAA and Colorado-Based Research Centers In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik the lawmakers underscored the importance of Cooperative Institutes at Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Boulder. Lafayette, CO -- Following public reports (link is external) of President Trump's expected ef  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Statement on Transportation Secretary's Threat to Withhold Infrastructure Funding Over 'Immigration, DEI' Policies WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Rep. Greg Stanton released a statement in response to a memorandum from U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to recipients of federal funding. The memo announced USDOT's formal intent to withhold grant funds from states and localities i  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Gillibrand, Schumer, 100+ Lawmakers Demand Social Security Head Keep Field Offices Open Volunteers across country to visit 50+ field offices in support, deliver copies of lawmakers' letter, emphasize harm of shutting down offices "Field offices provide vital services to Social Security recipients, and beneficiaries need the opportunity to seek assistance from SSA in person  more