WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) has submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) voicing concerns over the agency's newly proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. AzHHA, which represents over 80 hospitals, healthcare providers, and affiliated health systems in Arizona, believes that rebate models would fundamentally disrupt the longstanding goals of the 340B program that has provided critical assistan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has taken action to deny all export privileges for a man who was convicted of smuggling firearms and magazines into Mexico. Juan Manuel Cervantes-Aceves, a resident of Tucson, Arizona, was found guilty on November 30, 2023, of violating a U.S. law against smuggling. The court sentenced him to four years of probation. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) received notice of the conviction and began  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ciscomani Joins Congressional Optics and Photonics Caucus * WASHINGTON - Representative Juan Ciscomani has joined the Congressional Optics and Photonics Caucus. This bipartisan caucus brings together members of Congress who are committed to advancing U.S. leadership in optics and photonics. These technologies are foundational to innovation in defense, health care, mining, communication  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Luz Rivas' Statement on Reseda High School Senior Returned to California * LOS ANGELES --Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after receiving confirmation that Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz, a senior at Reseda High School, has returned to the Adelanto Detention Center in California late last night. He was initially transferred across state lines, to Arizona, withou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has barred Francisco Dario Mora, a man convicted of smuggling firearms, from participating in export activities for a decade. The agency's action follows the conviction of Mora in a U.S. District Court in Arizona. Mora was found guilty of conspiring to smuggle firearms, ammunition and magazines from the United States to Mexico, leading to a sentence of 60 months of imprisonment and three years of supe  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona posted the following news release on Aug. 28, 2025: * * * Detroit-Area Man Found Guilty of Maliciously Setting Fires to Semi-Truck Trailers TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, a federal jury found Viorel Pricop, 66, of Allen Park, Michigan, guilty of three counts of arson of a vehicle or property in interstate commerce. Pricop has been in federal custody since October 2022. According to evidence presented at an 8  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Leads Colleagues in Demanding Answers from Navy Federal Credit Union on Overdraft Fees * Letter comes after Trump's CFPB refused to explain why it cancelled an order requiring Navy Federal to pay back servicemembers and military families ASHINGTON - Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representatives Maxine Waters (CA-43) and Bill Foster (IL-11) are demand  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 29 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Learning and Employment Records Pilot Test University of Phoenix announces successful pilot testing verifiable digital credentials wallet capability for learner records Pilot tested innovative delivery of learner credentials to a digital wallet By Sharla Hooper University of Phoenix conducted a pilot testing interoperable exchange of Learning and Employment Records (LERs) into a digital wallet w  more