WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- A coalition of 22 attorneys general has formally opposed a Proposed Rule issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that seeks to ban abortion and abortion counseling from the medical benefits package provided to veterans and their dependents. The public comment letter, spearheaded by the attorneys general of California and Massachusetts, raises serious concerns about the implications of the rule, which aims to reinstate a full exclusion on these services that   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * ACC and City Leaders Take Action to Manage Data Center Growth As Metro Phoenix Ranks #2 in North America for Planned Development According to the latest JLL North American Data Center Report - Midyear 2025, metro Phoenix ranks second in North America when it comes to leading locations for data center development. Among the top three, Northern Virginia ranked numb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego, Urge Trump to Prevent Removal of Arizona Mother and Business Owner * Today, Representatives Yassamin Ansari, Greg Stanton, alongside Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, urged President Donald Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to use their discretion to stay or suspend the removal of Kelly Yu, a long-time A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Leads Bipartisan Congressional Leaders to Southern Arizona for Border Briefings * TUCSON - Last week, U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), hosted bipartisan colleagues from the Problem Solvers Caucus to southern Arizona. The members included co-chairs Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3), and members Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11), and Jim Costa (D-CA-21  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers has submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) expressing serious concerns regarding the implications of the 340B rebate pilot. This proposed model, outlined in HHS Docket No. HRSA-2025-14998, is anticipated to have adverse effects on Community Health Centers (CHCs) and the 32.5 million medically underserved patients they assist. The Arizona Alliance for Community Health Ce  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Senators Release Framework for Market Structure Legislation * WASHINGTON - Today, Democratic Senators released a framework for market structure legislation. The group of Senators include Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Warner (D-VA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Ad  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Launch Probe into Trump Administration's Betrayal of Immigrant Service Members, Veterans, and Military Families * Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined his colleagues in opening a new investigation into the Trump administration's arrest, detention, and deportation of non-citizen service members, veterans, and military families. The lawmakers wrote to the Department of Homeland Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Amendment to Raise Annual Pay Cap for Wildland Firefighters * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced an amendment that would permanently raise the annual pay cap that limits the total compensation a federal wildland firefighter can earn in a calendar year,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Demand Trump VA Rescind Dangerous New Proposed Rule to Ban Life-Saving Abortions for Veterans * "This proposed rule seriously calls into question whether the Department is putting political allegiances and culture wars ahead of its sacred obligation to deliver quality, life-saving health care to veterans." Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined Senate Veterans' Af  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Study: Celestial 'Accident' Sheds Light on Jupiter, Saturn Riddle An unusual cosmic object is helping scientists better understand the chemistry hidden deep in Jupiter and Saturn's atmospheres -- and potentially those of exoplanets. Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, and gas planets like t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * New Hampshire ANG to spearhead KC-46A modernization with new test force * PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. (AFNS) -- The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center established its first-ever KC-46A Combined Test Force during a ribbon -cutting ceremony Sept. 5. The milestone establishes the New Hampshire Air National Guard's 157th Air Refueling Wing and AATC as key players in testing and fielding ad  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Taxpayers Getting A Tax Cut Is Making News President Trump's working class tax cuts are making news. Media reports - including from local outlets around the country - are showing how the tax cuts deliver for workers, families, small businesses, and farmers in all 50 states, according to a recent study. "Taxpayers in ever  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Vaporizer Devices, Cartridges Used Therewith, and Components Thereof (II) * News Release 25-104 Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1460 Contact: Claire Huber, 202-205-1819 The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain vaporizer devices, cartridges used therewith, and components thereof. The produc  more