PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 13 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news: * * * 25 Days To SEMICON West In Arizona Arizona Prepares For Global Spotlight As SEMICON West Approaches * With 25 days until SEMICON West kicks off in Phoenix, Arizona's semiconductor industry and historic ecosystem growth are gearing up to take the global stage. SEMICON West, North America's premier microelectronics exhibition and conference, will be held in Arizona on October 7-9, 2025 for the first  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations (CSRO) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expressing urgent concerns regarding proposed changes to Medicare payment policies. The coalition, comprised of over 40 state and regional rheumatology societies, advocates for high-quality care for managing rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diseases. In its letter, CSRO praised the p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Advances Peace Through Strength Agenda with Vote on FY26 NDAA * WASHINGTON D.C. - On Wednesday, Congressman Abraham Hamadeh joined his fellow Republicans in passing the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), on a bipartisan vote of 231-196. Congressman Hamadeh is proud of his vote in favor of this historic legislation that includes key support for our service members  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2025 * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.94 per hour in the South to $56.67 in the Northeast in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Final basing decision for Special Operations Wing to Davis-Monthan AFB, revisions to maximize effectiveness * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force has selected Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, as the new location for the 492nd Special Operations Wing.  Originally announced in August 2023, the plan to establish the 492nd SOW at Davis-Monthan AFB has been refined to prioritize mission effec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Cantwell & Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Extend Public Comment Period for Roadless Rule Repeal Trump's administration is pushing forward on plan to overturn protections on nearly 60 million acres of pristine National Forest lands, despite massive public pushback *  Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) led 54 of their Congressional colleagues in sendin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues: Trump Administration Must Do More to Protect Wildland Firefighters from Dangerous Smoke Exposure * Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) demanded the Trump administration ensure federal wildland firefighters are adequately protected from wildfire smoke as these heroes risk thei  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Duckworth Urge Reversal of Ashli Babbitt Military Honors * Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) sent a letter to Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth condemning the Air Force's decision to grant January 6 insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt with military honors. "We write to demand that you immediately reverse your Department's shameful decision on August 15, 2025   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Defiance of Bipartisan Cooperation, Departure of Decades of Precedent on ENR Committee, Opposition to FERC Nominees * WASHINGTON -- In his opening statement during a business meeting on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to consider pending nominations and legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, criticized   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party and House Committee on Education and the Workforce issued the following majority staff report on Sept. 11, 2025, entitled "Joint Institutes, Divided Loyalties - How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits U.S. University Partnerships to Empower China's Military and Repression": * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the past two years, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Louisiana Chiropractor Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Schemes * A Louisiana chiropractor was sentenced today to seven years in prison for his role in health care fraud and unemployment insurance fraud schemes. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Dr. Benjamin Tekippe, 40, of New Orleans, was a chiropractor and ow  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Nigerian National Sentenced to Prison for International Scheme that Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims * A dual U.K.-Nigerian national who was extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom was sentenced to 90 months in prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme. With today's sentencing, all three defendants who were extradited from the United Kingdom in connection with t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 13 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2025: * * * Rep. Rachel Keshel Condemns Celebration of Charlie Kirk's Assassination, Calls Out Radical Left Rhetoric Arizona State Representative Rachel Keshel today issued the following statement in response to the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and the disturbing reaction of certain public officials and employees who celebrated his death: "The murder of Charlie K  more