WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Statement on Voting YES on H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement after voting YES on H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, of which Ansari is an original cosponsor: "I voted YES to release the Epstein Files because the American people deserve the full truth and survivors deserve  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 19 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2025: * * * Arizona Board of Regents launches College Ready AZ FAFSA Scholarship Arizona Community Foundation, Helios Education Foundation and Valley of the Sun United Way partner with the board to drive FAFSA completion. * The Arizona Board of Regents has announced the College Ready AZ FAFSA Scholarship, a new statewide initiative designed to encourage Arizona high school seniors and the  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 19 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2025: * * * Vice Chair Nick Myers Thanks Arizona Water Company and City of Sedona Vice Chairman Nick Myers extends his appreciation to Arizona Water Company and the City of Sedona for working together to provide relief to Sedona water customers related to the cost of the East Sedona Storage Tank and Booster Station Project (Sedona Project). The Sedona Project includes an underground   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Kelly Champion Extension of Water Research Grant Program * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced legislation to reauthorize and update a federal-state partnership to address local, state and regional water challenges. The senators' Advancing Water Research and Collaboration (AWRC) Act of 2025 would amend the Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) of 198  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson, Arizona, and Coastal Plains Institute, Crawfordville, Florida, have submitted a public comment letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) urging the agency to elevate the status of the southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus) from "threatened" to "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal aims to offer enhanced protections for the species, which is at risk of extinction due to severe habitat loss and other th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Presses Eli Lily, Novo Nordisk on Secret Trump Drug Pricing Deal * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on drug manufacturers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to clarify the companies' agreement with the Trump administration on anti-obesity medications (AOMs), direct to consumer pricing through the TrumpRx drug purchasing platform, and the implementation of "Most Favored Nation  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Demand Answers on Unlawful Head Start Funding Delays Worsened by Shutdown * Earlier This Year, GAO Found That Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Head Start Funds WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 21 Senate colleagues in a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Voug  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Heinrich, Introduce Anti-Cash Grab Act to Repeal Taxpayer-Funded Senator Payouts * The Anti-Cash Grab Act repeals a last-minute provision allowing Republican senators to collect $500,000 per lawfully subpoenaed phone record Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) led 26 Senate colleagues to introduce the Anti-Cash Grab Act, legislation that will repeal a provisionquietly   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Crane Supports Epstein Files Transparency Act * On July 16, 2025, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) cosponsored H.Res.581 to ensure public access to Department of Justice (DOJ) records connected to Jeffrey Epstein and his criminal network. Today, he voted in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which passed the House and now awaits consideration in the U.S. Senate. The legislation, introduced by Reps. Tho  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Sounds Alarm on Trump Admin's Deep Cuts to Homelessness Funding: "Abandoning Decades of Evidence-based Policy" * Maricopa County stands to lose $32 million and up to 1,388 housing units for vulnerable residents WASHINGTON, D.C.U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ) today called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary to rescind guidance that cuts federal funding  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Leads Republican Senate Rules Committee Members in Reintroducing Legislation to Help Prevent Noncitizens From Voting in Federal Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, today led all Republicans on the committee in reintroducing the Citizen Ballot Protection Act, the Senate companion bill t  more