PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * ACC Summer Preparedness Workshop 2025 Highlights Phoenix, Ariz. -- The Arizona Corporation Commission's Summer Preparedness Workshop is an important annual exercise, where state utility providers present their plans to the Commission regarding their capacity to meet peak demand during the extreme heat in the summer months. The Commission also ensures that regulated utili  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Governor Hobbs Announces Thousands of Apprentices Added and $3 Million to Continue Revitalizing Arizona's Construction Workforce Nearly 3,000 apprentices added since 2023 Phoenix, AZ - Today, Governor Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) announced that the BuildItAZ Apprenticeship Initiative, a signature effort that aims to create a robust constru  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * Chair Thompson and Vice Chair Myers Question Utilities Regarding Cholla and Springerville Coal-Fired Power Plants Phoenix, Ariz. -- During its annual Summer Preparedness Workshop on Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Arizona Corporation Commission heard presentations from electric utilities regarding their preparations for meeting summer peak demand. During Arizona Public S  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Hosts Second Annual Veteran Servant Leader Award Ceremony TUCSON, AZ - U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani on Thursday hosted the second annual Veteran Servant Leader Award Ceremony, honoring 31 local veterans who served in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force. This award recognizes veterans from Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal, and Pima Counties for their continued service to our   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 25, 2025 NAVY Marine Hydraulics International LLC, Norfolk, Virginia, is awarded an $89,676,030 firm-fixed-price contract for USS New York (LPD 21) Fiscal 2025 Selected Restricted Availability. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $111,422,163. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia, and is expected to be complet  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Phoenix, Kelly Visits Benchmark to See Tariff Impacts, Provides Capitol Hill Update to Arizona Leaders In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly spent the day yesterday in Phoenix meeting with workers and business leaders to hear firsthand how recent policy changes are impacting Arizona families and the economy, and to share his work in Washington to push back on harmful tariffs and   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * National Medical Ethics Group Praises University of Arizona for Replacing Animals in Surgery Training TUCSON, Ariz.--The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine--a nonprofit with more than 17,000 doctor members--today announced that the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson has replaced animals in its surgery training program. The group rece  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 26 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * Teton County, WY becomes the world's first county certified as an International Dark Sky Community Teton County, Wyoming Teton County, Wyoming, was certified as an International Dark Sky Community on April 11th, 2025, by DarkSky International. This achievement culminates a decade of collaborative work between the Town of Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming Stargazing, Dr. John Barentine, Dr. Bryan Boulange  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land Acquires 47 Acres of Land for Addition to Saguaro National Park TUCSON, Ariz. - Trust for Public Land (TPL) announced today the protection of two properties totaling 47 acres in the foothills of the Tucson Mountains as an addition to Saguaro National Park [Saguaro NP]. This marks the fourth and fifth additions to the park completed by TPL in t  more