PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued the following public notice: * * * Small Water Systems FY2026 Master Priority List for Technical Assistance Revised On: Apr. 24th, 2025 - 09:06 am On April 25, 2025, the comment period begins for the draft Master Priority List for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, which helps determine the small water systems across Arizona that are most in need of technical assistance. The comment period ends May 27, 2025. Background  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- Arizona Senate Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Epstein, Kuby, Community Organizations call to 'Stop Bills for Billionaires' PHOENIX - The Arizona State Legislature, under the Republican majority's leadership, has left working-class Arizonans behind in favor of billionaire-class handouts. Tomorrow, Saturday, April 12th from 10am-Noon in the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza (across the street from the capitol) Arizona State Senators Epstein, Kuby, and  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hobbs Vetoes Legislation That Would Have Provided Critical Groundwater Data Rural Arizonans want to know how much groundwater they have beneath their feet, but Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed the only legislation that would have provided them with that information. House Bill 2271 (supply and demand; assessment; groundwater), sponsored by Representative Gail Griffin, Chair o  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 23 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Vote to Approve Bipartisan Emergency Funding Plan for Disability Services PHOENIX - House Democrats released the following statement on the bipartisan passage of emergency funding for the Division of Developmental Disabilities. The House passed HB2945, which included a bipartisan compromise to provide emergency funding for services for Arizonans living with disabilities and the p  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-30) on the Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect our Communities from Duis Act (H.R. 875), which aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on March 21, 2025. Here are excerpts:   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-39) on a concurrent resolution (H.Con.Res. 9), which aims to authorize the use of the Capitol grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on March 25, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H. Con. Res. 9 is to authorize the use of the   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Denounce Trump Ultimatum for Ukraine Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Representative Adam Smith (D-WA-09), Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY-5), Representative Jim Himes (D-CT-04), and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) issued the following statement in response to the ult  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- Arizona Senate Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democratic Leader Sundareshan celebrates the passage of supplemental funding for Arizona's disability community PHOENIX - Arizona State Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan (LD18) released the following statement celebrating the bipartisan passage of HB2945, a bipartisan supplemental funding bill to provide stability for our disability community and their parental caregivers: "Today   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- Arizona Senate Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democratic Leadership responds to 'Arizona ICE Act' veto PHOENIX - On Friday, Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed SB1164, the "Arizona ICE Act." If signed into law, SB1164 would have prohibited Arizona's public agencies and any political subdivision of the state from enforcing any policy preventing them from cooperating with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Senate Democratic Leade  more