PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * ACC Approves TEP Energy Supply Agreement, Ensures Customer Protections from Costs Related to Data Center Project The Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4-1 on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, with Commissioner Rachel Walden casting the dissenting vote, to approve an Energy Supply Agreement (ESA) between Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) and Humphrey's Peak Power LLC for a pl  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata Commemorates National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is commemorating National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day for this year's 83 rd anniversary, and released the following statement:"This year, December 7 th is once again on Sunday. While there was war in much of the world, it was a peaceful and lovely Hawaiian morning until  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * December 3, 2025 Open Meeting Highlights The Arizona Corporation Commission voted on 10 matters, including securities, water, and electric items. Highlights from the meeting include: Utilities * CG Apache County Solar LLC and CG Apache County Wind * Arizona Public Service Company * Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. * Tucson Electric Power Company * * *   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Vice Chair Myers Pushes Back on Data Center "Green New Deal" Commitment Vice Chairman Nick Myers of the Arizona Corporation Commission confirmed with Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) that a planned data center with "green new deal" commitments entering its service territory will not drive-up costs for its existing customers. "Upon reading the data center's 100% renewabl  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Vice Chair Myers Questions Value of EE and Champions Virtual Power Plants At the Arizona Corporation Commission's December 3, 2025, regular open meeting, the Commission adopted by a vote of 5-0 Arizona Public Service Company's (APS) Second Amended 2024 Demand Side Management Implementation (DSM) Plan (E-01345A-23-0088). The plan's budget was reduced from $91 million to $40 m  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Vice Chair Myers Votes to Send Lava Run Interconnection Project Back to Line Siting Committee At the Arizona Corporation Commission's December 3, 2025, regular open meeting, Vice Chair Nick Myers joined the Commission in a 5-0 vote to send an application of CG Apache County Wind LLC and CG Apache County Solar LLC for Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) back to t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Army Drone Team Pilots Showcase Speed, Skill in National Competition * The call for drone dominance has taken center stage recently, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announcing an ambitious plan to outfit combat units with tens of thousands of unmanned systems in 2026 and hundreds of thousands more by 2027. Framing this initiative as "adopting new technologies with a fight tonight philosophy so our warfight  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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Heinrich, LaMalfa, Torres Reintroduce the Native American Seeds Act * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico), along with U.S. Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-California) and Norma Torres (D-California), reintroduced the Native American Seeds Act of 2025. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would assist tribal governments working to protect s  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

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 950,000 consumers who do not currently have health care coverage through plans in the individual market Marketplace have signed up for coverage in 2026, since the start of the Marketplace Open  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to New Mexico Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits * WASHINGTON The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in New Mexico of the deadlines to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by drought. The disaster declara  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 6 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Senate Republicans Emphasize Urgent Need to Protect Funding and Improve Arizona's Deadly Highway 347 Senate Appropriations & Transportation Committee Chairman David Farnsworth and President Pro Tempore T.J. Shope are working to protect funding for State Route 347 amid potential budget cuts in the upcoming legislative session. It's essential to ensure ongoing improvem  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