WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Introduces Legislative Package to Combat Extreme Heat * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) introduced a comprehensive package of legislation to address the growing and deadly threat of extreme heat. Ansari's extreme heat agenda includes her Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act, the Coordinated Federal Response to Extreme Heat Act, and the Extreme Heat Economic Study Act.  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Questions Dept of Ed Secretary in first Education and Workforce Hearing * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) participated in her first hearing as a member of the Education and Workforce Committee and questioned Trump's Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon. She and Secretary McMahon spoke about school vouchers, with Rep. Ansari sharing their devastating impact on Ari  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Arizona teens charged with human smuggling plus endangerment after attempting to flee from Border Patrol * For More Information AZCBPPublicAffairs@cbp.dhs.gov TUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Tohono O'odham Nation reservation in San Miguel arrested two U.S. Citizens teenagers, three Guatemalan nationals, and a Mexican national who w  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 5 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Babylon Bee challenges Hawaii law criminalizing political memes, satire ADF attorneys represent popular satire site, state resident in legal challenge to censorship law * HONOLULU - Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing The Babylon Bee and a Hawaii resident filed a federal lawsuit Wedne  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 5 -- Native Public Media issued the following news: * * * CPB Rescission Will Hurt Rollout of the Missing and Endangered Persons Alert Flagstaff, AZ, June 4, 2025 -- The nationwide implementation of the Missing and Endangered Persons (MEP) Alert, set to launch nationwide in September 2025, is at risk following the proposed defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). This critical public safety alert poised to save lives, particularly in Tribal and rural   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * Crane Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Clean Up Abandoned Mines, Bolstering Public Safety in Rural Arizona * Today, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced the bipartisan Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025. The bill would codify the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains (OMDP) within the EPA, strengthening coordination among Federal, State, and Tribal authorities on hardrock mine cleanup. It would also ensure congression  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Mullin, Kelly, Cramer Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Broadband Connectivity in Rural America * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) and Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) introduced the Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require proper contributions to th  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Juan Ciscomani Touts "Commitment to Protecting" Rural Hospitals... After Casting Deciding Vote to Gut Funding for Rural Hospitals * Thousands of rural Arizonans would lose their health care under Ciscomani's plan to gut rural health care funding to pay for tax cuts for billionaires SHOT : Vulnerable Republican Juan Ciscomani held a photo op at a rural Arizona hospital to supposed  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Judge to Consider Motions to Block Oak Flat Land Exchange * PHOENIX-- A federal judge in Arizona will hear arguments Friday on two motions for a preliminary injunction to stop the Oak Flat land exchange pending further consideration of the lawsuits' merits. One lawsuit was filed by the San Carlos Apache Tribe and the other by a coalition of conservation and recreation grou  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly and Cotton's Bill to Study Cancer Among Military Aviators Passes Senate * Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) celebrated the Senate passage of their ACES Act, bicameral and bipartisan legislation to address cancer rates among Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps aircrew members. The House companion led by Representatives August Pfluger (R-TX-11) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * McCain Global Leaders Commemorate 30 Years of Normalized Relations Between U.S. and Vietnam McCain Institute 2024 Global Leaders conclude fellowship with legacy experience and graduation ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Hanoi, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - The McCain Institute at Arizona State University's (ASU) McCain Global Leaders (MGLs) concluded their 2024 Changemaker Tour wi  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 5 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Nebraska governor signs a bill protecting women's sports The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Erica O'Connell regarding Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen's signing Wednesday of LB 89, a bill that protects female athletes of all ages against males competing on their  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Applauds Arizona Abortion Providers' Lawsuit to Block Restrictive State Abortion Laws * Phoenix, AZ -- Today, abortion providers in Arizona filed a lawsuit to block restrictive abortion laws in Arizona. The lawsuit challenges Arizona laws that require two in-person doctor visits and create a 24-hour waiting peri  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 5 -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Offers Assistance Programs to Support Customers During Summer Months SRP offers a variety of customer assistance options and information on available programs and resources that can help customers manage electricity costs during the summer months. * Economy Price Plan - Income-eligible customers can receive a $23 monthly discount on their SRP electric bil  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Study shows loss of Y in blood cells hinders immune response to cancer By Mark Anthony Febbo A new paper published in Nature provides insights into why men with loss of Y have increased cancer risks and poorer outcomes. A study initiated by a University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center physician-scientist defined for the first time how loss of the Y chromosome in male  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 5 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Water Resources Research Center conference highlights cross-boundary collaboration By Brad Poole When Jesuit missionary Eusebio Kino came north from what is now Mexico in the late 1600s, he saw the same thing you see now as you near the southern edge of Tucson - irrigated farmland. The fields were maintained, then as now, by the Tohono O'odham, the Indigenous people who have lived and farmed along   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 4 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * University of Phoenix and University of Idaho Conclude Affiliation Discussions University of Phoenix's focus will be on strategic opportunities that best serve students, alumni and faculty in the adult learner market University of Phoenix and University of Idaho have jointly agreed to end discussions regarding a potential affiliation through the acquisition of University of Phoenix by Four Three Ed  more

NEW YORK, June 4 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon Business launches Vehicle-to-Everything connected-driving platform with multiple customers * Edge Transportation Exchange is an integrated mobile-network vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication platform that allows a vehicle to communicate with other connected vehicles, road users, and infrastructure around it. Volkswagen Group o  more