PHOENIX, Arizona, May 13 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Arizona Strengthens Protections for Children Against Marijuana Marketing Representative Bliss's HB2179 Signed into Law Legislation strengthening Arizona's restrictions on marijuana advertising was signed into law today after receiving strong bipartisan support in both chambers. HB2179, sponsored by State Representative Selina Bliss, Chairman of the House Health and Human Services  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 12, 2025 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Raytheon, Tucson, Arizona is being awarded a $2,134,000,000 modification (P00043) to a previously awarded contract (HQ0851-21-D-00001). The value of this contract is increased from $1,197,726,000 to $3,331,830,000. Under this modification, the contractor will provide the management, material, and services associated with the sustaining engineering and produ  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Crimes Bulletin - April 2025 View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: * Cases by District/Circuit * Recently Charged * Guilty Pleas * Sentencings Cases by District/Circuit District/Circuit Case Name Conduct/Statute(s) District of Alaska United States v. Jason Christenson Tampering with a Monitoring Device/Clean Air Act United States v. Matanuska Die  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Fresh & Ready Foods Voluntarily Recalls Ready-to-Eat Sandwiches and Snack Items Sold in Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington Due to Possible Listeria monocytogenes Contamination Summary Company Announcement Date: May 10, 2025 FDA Publish Date: May 11, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Potential Listeria monocytogenes   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- NASA has issued a Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of expanding its Scientific Balloon Program. This program has been essential for more than 35 years, launching scientific balloons from NASA's Balloon Program Office (BPO) facilities in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and Palestine, Texas. These balloons are utilized to collect critical scientific data and conduct research in fields such as geosc  more

PASADENA, California, May 12 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Europa Clipper Captures Mars in Infrared On its recent swing by Mars, NASA's Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The data will help mission scientists calibrate the spacecraft's thermal imaging instrument so they can be sure it's operating correctly when Europa Clipper arrives at the Jupiter system in 2030. The mission's sights are set   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 13 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Preston's Law Signed to Strengthen Penalties Involving Violent Group Assaults Arizona State Representative Matt Gress announced that HB2611, known as Preston's Law, was signed into law today, delivering a powerful new tool to prosecutors and law enforcement to combat coordinated group assaults and restore accountability in Arizona communities. Preston's Law, sponsored by Represe  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Crane Moves to Enhance Capitol Police Authorities to Counter Drone Threats During National Police Week, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) will introduce the U.S. Capitol Police Empowerment Act, which authorizes the interdiction of drones that pose a risk to Capitol facilities. While D.C. prohibits drone flights over the U.S. Capitol, numerous reports have surfaced in recent years regarding drone activity near the comp  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Air Safety WASHINGTON D.C.--U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), alongside Representatives Nick Begich (R-Ala.), Tracey Mann (R-Kan.), and Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), introduced the Air Traffic Controller Workforce Development Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to tackle the nation's air traffic controller staffing shortage and invest in the f  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * STB Adds Experts to Drive Efficiency and Regulatory Reform Efforts Surface Transportation Board Chairman Patrick Fuchs today announced the addition of Sharon Clark, Rob Reilly, and Chris Bertram as senior advisors to the Chairman. These appointments, which are temporary term positions intended to help drive reforms, underscore Chairman Fuchs' comm  more