PHOENIX, Arizona, June 13 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Immigrants' Rights Advocates Request Records on Phoenix PD Correspondences with ICE Following trespassing threats against advocates and reporters outside of the U.S. Immigration Court in Phoenix, ACLU of Arizona and Our Thriving Arizona ask for transparency. * PHOENIX -- Today, the ACLU of Arizona and Our Thriving Arizona submitted a public records request ask  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Biggs Leads Effort to Protect American Jobs and Consumers Congressman Biggs led a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging his department to reverse its plan to terminate the Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA) and instead pursue substantive negotiations that strengthen American businesses and protect American jobs through a bilateral arrangement. Since its inception in 19  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Arizona, has urged the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service to abandon its proposal to rescind the longstanding definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. The zoo, a leader in wildlife conservation, argues that the proposed change would "eviscerate one of the ESA's essential protections" by narrowly interpreting "harm" to be synonymous with "kill" and "capture." Nancy J. Kluge, president and chief executive officer o  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Crane Applauds Passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act Today, the House of Representatives passed the HALT Fentanyl Act, a bill supported by Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ). This legislation would make the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances permanent and provide law enforcement with the necessary tools to combat this deadly crisis. For years, America has faced a surge of lethal opioids   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: * * * Schweikert Reintroduces Forgotten Funds Act to Rescind Unused Federal Spending and Reduce Deficit WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ) reintroduced the Forgotten Funds Act, H.R.3785, legislation to rescind the available unobligated discretionary balances in Executive Branch agencies. The bill targets a persistent issue across federal agencies: billions in taxpay  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Schweikert, Crane, Ciscomani "Chose Tax Breaks For Billionaires Over Clean Energy Jobs And Public Health" [Arizona Mirror] * Arizona nurse: AZ Republicans are "handing out tax breaks to billionaires while our communities suffer" Bad headlines continue to roll in for vulnerable Arizona Republicans David Schweikert, Eli Crane, and Juan Ciscomani, all of whom support the GOP Tax Sc  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * Six Months of Arbitrary Detention: Global Call for Immediate Release of Venezuelan Human Rights Defender Jesus Armas This week marks six months since the arbitrary detention of Venezuelan human rights defender and civil society leader Jesus Armas. The McCain Institute is part of a broad coalition of national and international organizations coming together to demand his immediate and unconditional  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Slams Republican Move to Claw Back $9.4 Billion in Federal Funds for NPR, PBS, Foreign Aid * WASHINGTON--U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement after House Republicans passed a bill to rescind nearly $10 billion in previously-appropriated federal funding. The bill claws back $8.3 billion in foreign aid and $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadca  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 13 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * President Garimella highlights progress, priorities in presentation to regents Addressing the Arizona Board of Regents from the Grand Challenges Research building on the University of Arizona campus Thursday afternoon, President Suresh Garimella emphasized a shared commitment to student success, research excellence and community engagement - strategic imperatives developed through a collaborative pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: In SASC Hearing, Kelly Presses Army Leaders on Plan to Cut Fort Huachuca's Electronic Warfare Testing Center * This week, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Army's priorities, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly raised concerns about proposed staffing cuts at Fort Huachuca's Electronic Proving Ground (EPG), the Army's primary site for electronic warfare testi  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: In Senate Floor Speech, Kelly Condemns Use of Force Against Senator Padilla * "What happened to Senator Padilla was outrageous." Today, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly took to the Senate floor to condemn the forcible and violent removal of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) by federal agents during a Department of Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles. Kelly tied the i  more