PHOENIX, Arizona, July 22 -- The Arizona Department of Transportation issued the following news on July 21, 2025: * * * Public comment sought on North-South corridor in Pinal County Meetings scheduled in August on route from Florence to Eloy * PHOENIX - The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking public comment as it begins engineering and environmental study for the portion of the proposed North-South Corridor, known as State Route 505, between Florence and Eloy in Pinal County. T  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 22 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Horne vows funding for armed campus officers despite federal pause School safety is not negotiable * PHOENIX - State schools chief Tom Horne has committed to cover any gaps in funding for armed campus officers whose salaries are paid through federal funds currently under review by the U.S. Department of Education. Horne said, "School safety is not ne  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 22 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Liability for Negligence of Deputy County Sheriffs PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court has made clear in the case of Jacquelin Jamilex Lopez Sanchez, et al., v. Maricopa County, that a county does not have the required control over a deputy county sheriff to be liable for a deputy's negligence in the performance of law enforcement duties. Instead, th  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Army scales down Military Working Equid program for warfighting priorities * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army is streamlining its Military Working Equid program to align more resources with warfighting capability and readiness. MWEs include horses, mules, and donkeys owned by the Department of Defense and housed on Army installations. Starting in July 2025, the  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Calls for Peace and Accountability in Syria * Washington D.C. - The following quote may be attributed to Congressman Abraham J. Hamadeh (AZ-08): "The barbaric violence against the Druze community in Syria must end immediately. Under the bold leadership of President Donald J. Trump, Secretary Rubio, and Ambassador Barrack, the United States took bold steps to ease sanctions a  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on July 21, 2025: * * * Name of Product: 48-inch and taller above-ground pools with compression straps running on the outside and over the vertical support legs Hazard: The compression strap that surrounds the outside of the pool legs may create a foothold, allowing a child access to the pool, posing a drowning risk. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: July 21, 2025 Consumer Contact * Bestway toll free  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Reintroduce Bill to Split Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals * Washington, D.C. \-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) have reintroduced the Judicial Reorganization Act that would split the current Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and create a new Twelfth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. "The nation's largest and busiest circuit court of appeals has been overburdened for y  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Halts Illegal Debt-Relief Operation that Falsely Impersonated Businesses and the Government, Harming Consumers * At the Federal Trade Commission's request, a federal court has temporarily halted an alleged debt relief services scheme that targeted seniors, including veterans, using a wide range of deceptive conduct, including falsely impersonating consumers' banks and credit card companies as wel  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Blumenthal & Murray to Trump VA: Stop Endangering VA Research Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine Corps combat veteran and member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Patty Murray (D-WA) expressed their deep concerns with the ongoing setbacks to medical research at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as a result of VA Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Demand Answers from Delta CEO as Company Moves Toward AI Pricing Model to Set Airfares Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led colleagues in demanding answers from Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian after the company announced its plans to ramp up use of AI to set individualized, surveillance-based fares. "Delta's current and planned individualized pricing practices  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * National Guard leaders see heroism, partnership in Central Texas * KERRVILLE, Texas - Early on July 4, 2025, almost 30 inches of rain fell within hours across central Texas's Hill Country, surging the Guadalupe River and triggering catastrophic flash flooding. Within hours, Texas National Guardsmen sprang into action, launching search-and-rescue operation  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Nordhaus, Raines see heroism, partnerships in Central Texas * KERRVILLE, Texas (AFNS) -- Early on July 4, almost 30 inches of rain fell within hours across Central Texas's Hill Country, surging the Guadalupe River and triggering catastrophic flash flooding. Within hours, Texas National Guard members sprang into action, launching search and rescue operations alongside civil authorities. Today, hundreds of Guard m  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Progressive Caucus Launches New Task Forces Aimed at Reclaiming a Democratic Majority in 2026 Today, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC)announced four newly constituted Task Forces aimed at helping Democrats reclaim the House majority in 2026--with a sharp, populist, pro-working-class agenda that meets the moment. These four Task Forces--focused on lowering costs, ending corporate gree  more