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*Arizona Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Friday May 23, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Ansari Votes No on Republican Budget that Cuts Medicaid
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Votes No on Republican Budget that Cuts Medicaid WASHINGTON - Early this morning, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) voted no on Republicans' dangerous Republican budget that cuts essential benefits including Medicaid and SNAP. WATCH Ansari speak following the bill's party-line passage. "House Republicans just pushed through a budget that betrays the American people," said Rep. Ansar  more

Arizona Treasurer Yee Announces Local Government Investment Pool 5 Maintains Top 'AAAf' and 'S1+' Ratings for 17 Consecutive Years
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23 -- Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Arizona Treasurer Yee Announces Local Government Investment Pool 5 Maintains Top 'AAAf' and 'S1+' Ratings for 17 Consecutive Years AUM Increases by 140% Under Treasurer Yee's Leadership * Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee announced that the S&P Global Ratings affirmed an 'AAAf' fund credit quality rating (FCQR) and 'S1+' fund volatility rating (FVR) for the Arizona Local Go  more

Bipartisan Policy Center: Arizona Election Fellows Program Proves Early Success, Sets a Model for America's Election Workforce
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23 (TNSrpt) -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Bipartisan Policy Center: Arizona Election Fellows Program Proves Early Success, Sets a Model for America's Election Workforce The Arizona Secretary of State's Office today celebrated the resounding success of the Arizona Fellows in Election Administration, a first-of-its-kind talent pipeline that is already reshaping the future of America's election workforce. A new in  more

Ciscomani Issues Statement After House Passage of H.R. 1, the Reconciliation Package
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Issues Statement After House Passage of H.R. 1, the Reconciliation Package WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani issued the following statement after the House passage of H.R. 1, the House Reconciliation package: "This is a reconciliation package that works for Americans and for Arizonans. It funds border security, prevents the highest tax increase in American history, and r  more

Congressman Hamadeh Delivers on Promise, DOJ Retracts Phoenix Police Department "Pattern and Practice" Report
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Delivers on Promise, DOJ Retracts Phoenix Police Department "Pattern and Practice" Report WASHINGTON DC - On Wednesday, Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (AZ-08) proudly announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has rejected the politically motivated and baseless "patterns and practice" report from a weaponized investigation by the Biden Administration into the Pho  more

Gosar Lauds Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Gosar Lauds Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement after voting in favor of passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: "Following the four disastrous years of the failed and corrupt Biden administration that created historic inflation, destroyed our economy and welcomed nearly 20 million  more

Kelly, Ossoff Reintroduce Congressional Stock Trading Ban
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Ossoff Reintroduce Congressional Stock Trading Ban Kelly, Ossoff continue leading push to ban stock trading by members of Congress Bill requires members of Congress & their families to place stock portfolios in blind trusts or divest holdings 86% of Americans support banning stock trading by members of Congress Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduced their Ban Cong  more

LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR: "IF THEY WON'T FIGHT FOR YOU, WE WILL"
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR: "IF THEY WON'T FIGHT FOR YOU, WE WILL" Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the dangerous GOP Tax Scam passed by House Republicans to strip healthcare and nutritional assistance from the American people in order to enact massive tax breaks for billionaires. JEFFRIES: Mr. Speak  more

LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR: "IF THEY WON'T FIGHT FOR YOU, WE WILL"
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR: "IF THEY WON'T FIGHT FOR YOU, WE WILL" Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the dangerous GOP Tax Scam passed by House Republicans to strip healthcare and nutritional assistance from the American people in order to enact massive tax breaks for billionaires. JEFFRIES: Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong  more

Stanton Slams Republican Tax Scheme Jammed Through in Dead of Night
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Slams Republican Tax Scheme Jammed Through in Dead of Night WASHINGTON, D.C.--Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) released the following statement after House Republicans jammed through their unpopular budget mega-bill in the dead of night and along party lines. "House Republicans have spent months lying and hiding from their own plan, but here's the truth: this bill makes the largest cuts  more

US Department of Labor recovers $207K in back wages, damages for 157 workers after Michigan-based contractor failed to pay correct overtime wages
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor recovers $207K in back wages, damages for 157 workers after Michigan-based contractor failed to pay correct overtime wages LOUISVILLE, KY - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $207,470 in back wages and damages for 157 workers after finding a Michigan-based electrical services contractor failed to pay proper overtime rates to workers at job sites in Arizona and K  more