WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Administrator Zeldin Proposes to Approve Arizona's Primacy Application for All Underground Injection Wells Keeping promise to fast track, expand cooperative federalism and bolster energy dominance WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposal to approve the State of Arizona's request to oversee Safe Drinking Water Act permitting fo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15 -- The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued the following public notice: * * * Air Quality Permit Renewal | El Paso Natural Gas Company - Hackberry Compressor Station On May 14, 2025, the comment period begins for the proposal to issue a renewal air quality permit to El Paso Natural Gas Company for the continued operation of the Hackberry Compressor Station located in Mohave County, Arizona. The comment period ends June 14, 2025. Permitee: El Paso Nat  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Enacts Utility Securitization Law to Cut Energy Costs and Boost Grid Investment House Bill 2679, a key initiative of the House Republican Majority Plan, was signed into law Tuesday, establishing enabling legislation that gives Arizona utilities a new financing tool to reduce energy costs, reinvest in critical infrastructure, and ensure reliable and affordable power across the state. The  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16 -- The Arizona Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Arizona State Troopers Seize More Than 900 Pounds of Illegal Drugs in One Week Between Monday, May 5, and Saturday, May 10, 2025, Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) state troopers seized more than 900 pounds of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl, during multiple traffic stops across the state. The first significant seizure occurred  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Questions Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about Aviation Security WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani, who serves on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, questioned U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy during an oversight hearing about DOT's budget. Ciscomani questioned Secretary Duffy about pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 15, 2025 NAVY Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is awarded a $580,589,011 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract for the production and delivery of low rate initial production Lot V of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band ship sets, to include spares and data in support of ensuring that manufacturing technologies and processes are mature and will support full rate production deci  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16 -- Arizona Senate Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Senators, joined by former corporation commissioners and environmental policy experts, held press conference to highlight the dangers of HB2679 PHOENIX - Democratic State Senators, joined by former corporation commissioners and environmental policy experts, gathered to highlight the dangers of HB 2679 (power; public utilities; UCC; securities). HB2679 shifts from historical uses of securit  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has issued a final notice regarding agency actions for a significant infrastructure project in Cochise County, Arizona. The project, formally titled the City of Douglas New Commercial Land Port of Entry Connector Road Study, aims to develop a connector road approximately 4.5 miles west of the existing Raul Hector Castro International Port of Entry (IPOE) in Douglas. This transportation initiati  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16 -- The Arizona Department of Water Resources issued the following news on May 15, 2025: * * * Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs convened a "roundtable" of state water users and other officials on Tuesday to assess the condition of Arizona's Colorado River water supplies and to increase public awareness of the challenges the state faces as negotiations over the future operations of the river system go forward. The event at the headquarters of the Central Arizona Project inc  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Hobbs Vetoes Legislation, Undermining the Civil Rights of Children in Arizona PHOENIX, ARIZONA--Senator Mark Finchem is expressing outrage after learning Governor Hobbs callously vetoed legislation that would have protected the safety and civil rights of children in Arizona's family court system. "This commonsense measure would have safeguarded Arizona's vulnerable youth from the   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation is moving forward with the renewal of its information collection process for the Lower Colorado River Well Inventory. This initiative is crucial for the agency to meet its water accounting obligations as mandated by the Consolidated Decree of the United States Supreme Court in Arizona v. California. The inventory gathers essential data from well and river-pump owners and operators in Arizona, California  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48536) on May 14, 2025, entitled "Medicaid: Selected Resources for National, State and Local Enrollment Data" by research librarians Sarah K. Braun and Angela Napili: * * * Contents Purpose and Scope ... 1 Federal Data Sources ... 2 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National and State Data ... 2 Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC): National and State Da  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * President Petersen Continues Legal Battle Against Unlawful Land Grab in Northern Arizona PHOENIX, ARIZONA-- Senate President Warren Petersen is continuing a legal battle against an unlawful, dictator-style land grab in northern Arizona by the Biden-Harris Administration that occurred in 2023. In a brief filed today in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the Ar  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * President Petersen Recognizes Arizona's Law Enforcement During National Police Week PHOENIX, ARIZONA-- During this National Police Week, Senate President Warren Petersen is recognizing the men and women in law enforcement who selflessly serve Arizona's communities and safeguard law-abiding citizens from criminal activity. "Our police officers put their lives on the line every singl  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following floor remarks on May 14, 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 support of long-overdue legislative measures to prevent Members of Congress from trading stock. The original STOCK Act passed in 2012 bars a Member of Congress, the President, Vice President, and high-level staff from engaging in insid  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Representative Walt Blackman Urges Governor to Declare State of Emergency for Greer Fire Arizona State Representative Walt Blackman is urging Governor Katie Hobbs to declare a State of Emergency in response to the rapidly expanding Greer Fire in eastern Arizona, which has grown to over 7,000 acres and is 0% contained. The wildfire, which ignited Tuesday morning near the unincorporated community  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 16 -- Arizona Senate Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Hell-Bent to Enshrine Universal Vouchers in State Constitution After months of waiting for Republicans to put forward a responsive proposal for Proposition 123 extension, it is now clear they are now set to rush through a ballot referral that would hijack public school funding once again to enshrine universal vouchers in the Arizona State Constitution. Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sunda  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Kelly Presses Trump Nominees to Advance Stalled Arizona Infrastructure Projects Today, during a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly secured commitments from Trump administration nominees to move forward on critical Arizona infrastructure projects that have been stalled, including flood mitigation efforts in Winslow and Flagstaff and the 22nd Str  more