WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Twenty attorneys general submitted a public comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) proposed rescission of regulations concerning nondiscrimination based on sex in education programs that receive federal funding. The coalition asserts that the proposed direct final rule threatens critical affirmative action provisions that empower states to take proactive measures to promote gender equality in educational settings. The public comment letter expresse  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Five academics and researchers submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing grave concerns over proposed changes to the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). The researchers argued that these modifications would severely undermine the agency's ability to fulfill its mission to guarantee equal access to quality education for all students. The CRDC is utilized as a pivotal tool by various stakeholders-including parents, policyma  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 11 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Arizona Opens New Trade And Investment Office In Japan Governor Hobbs and the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) announced today the opening of a new Arizona Trade and Investment office in Japan. The new office, a part of the Arizona Commerce Authority, is located in Tokyo, Japan, and will serve as a platform to increase economic collaboration and foreign direct investment opportuniti  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 11 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Arizona Senate Republicans Mourn the Loss of Charlie Kirk, Condemn Political Violence Arizona Senate Republicans are mourning the loss of Charlie Kirk, after a shooting at an event at Utah Valley University today. The suspect is currently at large. The state lawmakers are calling on all Arizonans to pray for his family during this horrific time. Kirk, Turning Poi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 11 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Senate President Petersen, House Speaker Montenegro Work with Trump Administration to Reimburse Arizona for Border Security Costs Republican leaders in the Arizona Legislature are working with the Trump Administration to ensure taxpayers are reimbursed for the hundreds of millions of dollars Arizona spent securing the southern border while the Biden Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Grants Arizona Primacy to Protect Underground Water Resources * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule approving the State of Arizona's request to administer all classes of underground injection wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This action recognizes that Arizona is best positioned to protect its underground sources of drinking  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is issuing an order that requires money services businesses to report and retain records of transactions. This action, known as a Geographic Targeting Order, affects businesses along the southwest border of the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's order directs money services businesses in specific geographic areas to file Currency Transaction Reports for transactions in currency of $  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Statement on Charlie Kirk's Passing * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement in response to the news of Charlie Kirk's passing: "This is beyond terrible. Charlie Kirk was a husband, father and son. "Violence is never the answer. Sydney and I are keeping the Kirk family in our prayers." *** Original text here: https://www.gallego.senate.gov/press-r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego: "Ashli Babbitt was a traitor." * Senator Gallego Presses Senate Colleagues to Block Ashli Babbitt from Military Funeral Honors WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke on the Senate floor on his resolution to block January 6 insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt from receiving military funeral honors. READ MORE: Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego seeks to block Ashli Babbitt from mil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ciscomani joins Bipartisan Colleagues Recapping Border Trip During Press Conference * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) joined the Problem Solvers Caucus (PSC) co-chairs Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), and PSC member Jim Costa (D-CA) for a press conference in Washington, D.C. to recap their recent trip to southern Arizona. Ciscomani, who serves as the PSC's  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Lummis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines * Kelly's Legacy Mine Cleanup Act passed the Senate unanimously last Congress This week, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) reintroduced the Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would cut bureaucratic red tape and hold the federal government accountable for bett  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Pacific Biodiversity Institute has voiced concerns regarding the role of roads in exacerbating wildfire risks in a public comment letter to the U.S. Forest Service. Their findings indicate that increasing road networks may not only fail to reduce wildfire incidents but may in fact contribute significantly to their occurrence. The institute's research, based on comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) analyses of wildfire data across the contiguous United Sta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA to Close Business Recovery Centers in Flagstaff and Marble Canyon * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that SBA will close its Flagstaff and Marble Canyon Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The SBA opened the centers in Coconino County to assist small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) or  more