PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14 -- The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued the following public notice: * * * AZPDES Permit Renewal | Town of Patagonia Wastewater Treatment Plant On May 13, 2025, the comment period begins for the proposal to issue a renewal Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) permit to the Town of Patagonia for its wastewater treatment plant located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The comment period ends June 13, 2025. Aquifer Protection Permit No.  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Horne surprised by veto of bill to protect parental rights, student safety Bill would address pronoun usage, protect space for girls PHOENIX - State schools' chief Tom Horne says he is surprised at the governor's veto of legislation that would have required schools to inform parents when a child requests to use a pronoun other than their biological sex   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Rules Arsonist's Lone Presence at Scene of Crime Does Not Support Conviction for Arson of "Occupied Structure" PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that an arsonist's lone presence at the time of the crime is insufficient to support a conviction for arson of an "occupied structure" under Arizona law. Under the arson statutes, an "occupied structure" is   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Hosts Send Off Ceremony for U.S. Service Academy Appointees TUCSON, AZ -- U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani honored more than 20 students from across Arizona's 6th Congressional District for achieving one of our country's most prestigious academic honors: an appointment to a United States Service Academy. "You are the best of the best and the brightest of the bright," Ciscomani told the st  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Introduces Legislation To Rename Phoenix Post Office After Officer Zane Coolidge WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Abraham Hamadeh has introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to rename the United States Postal Service facility located at 12208 North 19th Avenue in Phoenix, as the "Officer Zane T. Coolidge Post Office." Representatives Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Juan C  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 14, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $216,493,753 cost-plus-award-fee modification against a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-4212), DDG-51 Planning Yard Services. Work will be performed in Bath, Maine, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2026. Fiscal 2025 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $398,542 (<1%) will be obli  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to Lutnick: Chinese Networking Equipment Risks National Security Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 14, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the department to prohibit TP-Link equipment sales. This state-sponsored networking equipment company has deep ties to the Chinese Communi  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego Introduce Legislation to Quantify Economic Costs of Extreme Heat Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego introduced the Extreme Heat Economic Study Act of 2025, legislation that would direct a federal study to determine the growing financial impacts of extreme heat. As Arizona and other states continue to face longer, more dangerous heatwaves, this bill would require the fede  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention EdCOPS Act would provide higher education benefits to help recruit and retain public safety officers Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the Educational and Career Opportunities for Public Safety (EdCOPS) Act, bipartisan legislation to address staffing shortages in law enforceme  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Elijah Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in favor of my bill, the Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025. This legislation would transfer Federal land currently under the purview of the U.S. Forest Service to Navajo and Apache Counties. For more than a dec  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1829, the Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025, a commonsense bill that will help rural Arizona communities meet an essential public service need. This legislation would direct the Secretary of Agricul  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I strongly support Congressman Crane's bill, the Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025. This legislation would transfer small parcels of Federal land to Apache and Navajo Counties to expand existing cemeteries. Located in eastern Ari  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, in March of this year, I delivered remarks right here on the Senate floor about a piece of legislation-bipartisan, commonsense childcare legislation. I spoke about how the Republican Party is now the party of parents, the party of families, the party   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 11 committee hearings on May 13, 2025: * * * PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD: CONSERVATION Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on conservation, after receiving testimony from Gary Blair, National Association of Conservation Districts, Starkville, Mississippi; Brad Doyle, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Weiner; Lynn Tjeerdsma, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, Plat  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall and Rep. Nehls Reintroduce Bill to Support Families of Victims Killed by Illegal Aliens Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today reintroduced the Justice for Angel Families Act, legislation that would amend the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) to expand financial coverage for Angel Families - the immediate relatives of victims killed by illegal aliens, including in dru  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top House Dems Demand All Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Trump Crypto Ventures, Musk PAC, and WinRed Investigation Targets Potential Fraud, Bribery, Campaign Finance Violations, and Predatory and Deceptive Practices Targeting Vulnerable Americans Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly,   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top House Dems Demand All Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Trump Crypto Ventures, Musk PAC, and WinRed Investigation Targets Potential Fraud, Bribery, Campaign Finance Violations, and Predatory and Deceptive Practices Targeting Vulnerable Americans Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judi  more