PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 5 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down City's Illegal Trash Monopoly * In an important victory for the right to earn a living, the Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Goldwater Institute client Steven Hedrick, striking down efforts by the city of Holiday Island to bar him from running his dumpster business. Steven started his company to serve his rural Northwest Arkansas communi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-AZ Condemns ICE Pepper Spray Attack on Rep. Grijalva * The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported ICE pepper spray attack on Rep. Adelita Grijalva. On X (formerly Twitter), Rep. Grijalva wrote : "ICE just conducted a r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Introduces Shadow Wolves Improvement Act Bipartisan Legislation * ASHINGTON - Congressman Juan Ciscomani, alongside Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3), introduced the bipartisan Shadow Wolves Improvement Act, legislation that strengthens federal-tribal border security partnerships and supports the long-standing Shadow Wolves program. The Shadow Wolves are a group of elite ICE tactical agen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Joins Bipartisan Members in Urging Congressional Leadership to Act on Rising Health Care Costs * WASHINGTON - Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) joined Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), along with a bipartisan coalition of 35 House Members, in sending a letter (link is external) to House and Senate leadership urging immediate action to prevent steep heal  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Bill Requires Dual U.S. Citizenship Question on Census * WASHINGTON D.C. -You can't solve a problem until you know just how big it is; that is the reason Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) has introduced the Make Allegiances Clear Again Act (MACA Act). The MACA Act seeks to enhance demographic transparency by adding a dual-citizenship question to the U.S. Census. "As one of my s  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Father and Son Leaders of Transnational Criminal Organization Sentenced to Prison for Violations of Kingpin Statute and Money Laundering Son Sentenced to Life in Prison * A resident of Phoenix, Arizona, and a Mexican national illegally residing in Phoenix were sentenced in federal court to charges of violating the federal "King  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Calls on Trump Administration to Crack Down on Corporate H-1B Abuse and Put American Workers First * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Department of Labor, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Department of Justice to boost oversight over large corporations' use of H-1B visas to ensure foreign workers are not replacing or undercutting American work  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona posted the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Fentanyl Overdose Death Dominik Israel Lopez, 24, of Mesa, Arizona, was sentenced on November 24, 2025, by United States District Judge Krissa Lanham to 108 months of prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Lopez pleaded guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl, with death resulting. In March 2020, a m  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Offers Energy-Efficiency Rebates to Support Year-Round Savings * Salt River Project (SRP) offers customers rebates on energy efficient upgrades that can make their homes more comfortable and reduce energy use year-round. Customers can also benefit from federal tax credits for qualifying energy-efficient upgrades before the year ends,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release: * * * Unleashing American Energy Dominance and Exploring New Frontiers Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing on the need to unleash innovation and secure America's mineral supply chains. Subcommittee Chair Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: "As emergi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * University of Phoenix Tuition Guarantee helps students plan for tuition costs Fixed tuition and new "Know Your Tuition Cost Upfront" campaign aim to bring more transparency to college costs for working adult learners By Sharla Hooper University of Phoenix is reaffirming its commitment to predictable, transparent tuition costs with an enhanced focus on its Tuition Guarantee, which locks in one flat  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * University of Phoenix updates community college alliance benefits across the nation to expand transfer pathways and add sixth-course tuition waiver Systemwide upgrade strengthens affordability and access for community college students transferring into bachelor's programs at University of Phoenix By Sharla Hooper University of Phoenix announces a nationwide upgrade to its community college allianc  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 5 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Week in Review: Exposing Academic Rot * Academic journals play a key role in higher education's advancement of human knowledgeuniversities use them to judge the quality of their faculty, and researchers who get published are more likely to receive tenure and promotion. But a new Goldwater Institute report shows how that system is skewedwith devastating consequenceswhen ideologues take c  more