PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 9 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2025: * * * Vice Chair Myers Confirms TEP Customers Protected from Data Center Cost-Shift At the Arizona Corporation Commission's December 3, 2025, regular open meeting, Vice Chairman Nick Myers joined the Commission in a 4-1 vote to approve Tucson Electric Power Company's (TEP) special agreement for electric service with the planned data center (Project Blue) developed by Beal Infrastr  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 9 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority posted the following news from Ascent Aviation Services: * * * Ascent Aviation Services Celebrates Grand Opening Of Two New Wide-Body Aircraft Hangars In Marana MARANA, AZ (December 8, 2025) - Ascent Aviation Services ("Ascent") announced today the grand opening of two new 90,000-square-feet widebody maintenance hangars at their Pinal Air Park (MZJ) facility in Marana, Arizona. This celebration culminates an unprecedented investment i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Warren, Warnock, Kim Press Vought on How Illegally Shuttering the CFPB Would Risk Disrupting the Mortgage Market and Harm American Homebuyers * WASHINGTON - Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Russell Vought raising concerns about how his illegal   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Grijalva Calls Out ICE's Abusive Tactics After Tucson Raid: "No Transparency, No Accountability." TUCSON, AZ - Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva released the following statement following an ICE raid that took place on the west-side of Tucson. "Moments ago, while my staff and I were on our way to get lunch, we encountered an ICE raid taking place at one of my favorite local restaurants, Taco Giro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released its 2025 funding awards, announcing the formula allocation amount for eligible housing trust fund (HTF) grantees. The total funding to be distributed is $223,024,239.90. The Housing Trust Fund was created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) and is administered by HUD. Its core purpose is two-fold: to increase and preserve the supply of rental housing for extremely low-income famil  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 9 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2025: * * * Joint Legislative Audit Committee Finds Governor's Land Use Policy Conflicts with Housing Affordability and K-12 Education Funding The Joint Legislative Audit Committee met today for a special hearing to review the State Land Department's management of Arizona's trust lands and examine how Governor Katie Hobbs' land-use policies are affecting the state's housing supply and K-12 e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Backs Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act * Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined members of Congress in introducing a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the historic step this legislation took by mandating that every child with   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Cornyn, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Increase Housing Availability and Affordability * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), John Cornyn (R-TX), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Steve Daines (R-MT), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced the More Homes on the Market Act, which would make housing more available and affordable by incentivizing homeowners to sell their homes and increasing mar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gillibrand, Scott, Moody Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Seniors from Scammers * Americans lost $16.6 billion to scams in 2024; $4.8 billion was stolen from seniors Senators and Senate Aging Committee members Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Ashley Moody (R-FL) introduced the bipartisan National Strategy for Combating Scams Act, legislation that would r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Air Force has finalized its decision to relocate the 492nd Special Operations Wing (SOW) from Florida to Arizona. This move, which includes other units and personnel, will center the wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) in Tucson. USAF issued a Record of Decision (ROD) on Sept. 11, 2025, confirming the beddown plan following an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process. The approved plan will introduce several changes to the Arizona base and the   more