WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Right-to-Work States Dominate U-Haul Growth Index By John Kartch Right-to-Work states dominated the U-Haul Growth Index released this week. Americans are moving to Right-to-Work states and moving away from forced unionism states: -Among the top ten growth states in the U-Haul index, nine have a Right-to-Work law that protects workers from being forced to pay dues to union bosses as a condition of employmen  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 9 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces Precedent-Setting Settlement with Riverview Dairy to Reduce Groundwater Usage, Securing $11M for Well Drilling, Water-Hauling and Groundwater Access WILLCOX -Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced a settlement agreement between Arizona and Riverview, LLP, to reduce Riverview's groundwater usage and deliver $11 million to impacted reside  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Arizona Attorney General Secures Historic Groundwater Settlement for Rural Arizona * (PEARCE, AZ - Jan. 8. 2026) Rural Arizonans are losing homes and their communities to unsustainable groundwater pumping, and Arizona's attorney general has just won them $11 million to offset the harmful impacts of industrial-level agriculture in a settlement announced today. The settlement a  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Jan. 9 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * ASU construction projects expand learning, living and research spaces New facilities completed in 2025 highlight ASU's commitment to smart growth and long-term impact By Tyler Williams Arizona State University's built environment continued to evolve in 2025 with a series of transformative projects that enhance learning, research, housing and community engagement across its campuses. ASU Facilities Developme  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 8 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson condemns support for Hamas terrorists * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 25-state friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to hold organizations that materially support Hamas accountable. "On October 7, 2023, Hamas perpetrated a terrorist attack against Israel that became the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri posted the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Chinese National Charged with Unlawfully Photographing Air Force Base and Vital Military Equipment KANSAS CITY, Mo. - United States Attorney R. Matthew Price today announced the filing of a criminal complaint against Qilin Wu, 35, in the Western District of Missouri. The complaint charges Wu with one count of taking photographs of a vit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Congresswoman Grijalva Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the January 8th Shooting in Tucson, Arizona Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement on the 15th anniversary of the January 8th shooting in Tucson, Arizona: "Fifteen years ago in Tucson, a gunman killed six people and wounded thirteen others - including Congresswoman Gabby Giffords - at a 'Con  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lee Leads Bipartisan Permitting Reform Legislation to Cut Red Tape for Residential Solar, Other Home Energy Systems * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Susie Lee (NV-03), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the bipartisan Streamlining Home Installation of New Energies (SHINE) Act, which would make local permitting for residential solar and   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan posted the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Detroit Man Pleads Guilty in Half-Million Dollar Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud, ID-Theft Scheme A Detroit resident pleaded guilty yesterday related to an extensive unemployment insurance fraud and identity theft scheme, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. Nicholas Overton, 32, pleaded guilty today before Judge Den  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Federal court orders Arizona roofing contractor to pay wages, damages to 61 workers denied overtime wages * PHOENIX - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment to recover $147,708 in back wages and liquidated damages for 61 roofers whose employer withheld overtime wages, in violation of federal law. The department's Wage and Hour Division determined the Phoenix-based Collum Roofin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Federal Spending Package Would Cut Lead Pipe Replacement Funding "No one in the wealthiest nation on Earth should be subjected to this antiquated risk." * Today, the House of Representatives is slated to pass a spending package that cuts funding for lead service line replacements. The legislation (HR 6938) will fund a portion of the federal government, including the En  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Political] -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, posted the following news release: * * * Gabby Giffords stands strong 15 years after surviving assassination * WASHINGTON Today, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, founder of the national gun violence prevention group GIFFORDS, released the following statement reflecting on the 15 years since she survived a targeted assassination attempt and mass shooting. Giffords was shot in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Backs Resolution to Honor Victims, Survivors and Courage of Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords 15 Years After the Tucson Shooting * WASHINGTON On the 15th anniversary of the January 8, 2011, shooting in Tucson, Arizona, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) backed a bipartisan, bicameral resolution honoring the six people killed, the survivors whose lives were forever changed, and former Congresswom  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 9 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority posted the following news from Gifthealth: * * * Gifthealth Celebrates Grand Opening Of New Pharmacy In Mesa MESA, AZ (January 8, 2026) - Gifthealth, a unified digital pharmacy platform, today celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art pharmacy located in Mesa, Arizona. The new pharmacy represents a significant milestone, marking Gifthealth's expansion into the Southwest. The 43,000-square-foot facility will support up to 2  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Find More Active Black Holes in Dwarf and Milky Way-sized Galaxies By Cutting Through Glare of Star Formation A new census of more than 8,000 galaxies finds active black holes rising in frequency with galaxy mass, jumping sharply in galaxies similar in mass to the Milky Way * Astronomers have completed the most comprehensive census of active galactic nuclei  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Funding Package with $11.1 Million for AZ06 Community Projects * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Juan Ciscomani voted this afternoon to pass a funding package that includes over $11 million for critical community projects in Arizona's Sixth Congressional District. The funding package - H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 8 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * How quiet galaxies stay quiet: cool gas feeds black holes in 'red geysers' * New paper led by UC Santa Cruz undergraduate suggests that long-dormant galaxies deemed to be dead may actually be stunted by the dynamics of supermassive black holes at their center January 8, 2026 By Mike Pena Press Inquiries Press Contact Mike Pena mivpena@ucsc.edu Key takeaways * So  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Huizenga Nominates 14 Students from Allegan, Gobles, Holland, Hudsonville, Kalamazoo, Mattawan, Portage, St. Joe, and Wayland to U.S. Service Academies * Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced the nomination of 14 students to U.S. Service Academies for the class of 2030. These students will be considered for appointment to one or more of our nation's Service Academies, which include: the  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Jan. 8 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: * * * Environmental Justice Symposium to feature series of lectures With the start of the spring term, Lycoming College announced the Environmental Justice Symposium, a semester-long series of lectures and hands-on activities designed to inspire students, faculty, and Williamsport residents to think about how the environment impacts their communities, as well as how art and storytelling can support the environme  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * McCain Institute's NSCT Fellowship Concludes 2025 Program with United Kingdom Module The McCain Institute at Arizona State University's (ASU) 2025 National Security & Counterterrorism Fellowship (NSCT) concluded in the United Kingdom, December 7-12, 2025. The 16 fellows--from the Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence alliance: United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand--met wit  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 8 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Montana Entrepreneur Wins Right to Challenge Anti-Competitive Licensing Law * It may seem obvious, but budding entrepreneurs shouldn't need permission from their prospective competitors to start a businessbut that's exactly what happened in Montana. Now, in a major victory for the fundamental right to earn a living, the Montana Supreme Court has agreed that a local businessman can chall  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Statement Marking Fifteen Years Since the Tucson Tragedy * Washington, D.C. - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today marking the fifteenth anniversary of the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, which took the lives of Christina-Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, Judge John Roll, Phyllis Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard and House staffer Gabe Zimmerman; and injured thirteen oth  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Precedent-Setting Groundwater Settlement Reached Following Gallego's Push for Stronger Water Management * ARIZONA - Arizona has reached a historic settlement with Riverview, LLP that will reduce the company's groundwater use and deliver $11 million to impacted residents for well-drilling, water-hauling and groundwater access. The agreement follows sustained pressure from then-Representative Ruben   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ansari Secures Over $9.8 Million for Seven Arizona Projects in Minibus Funding Package * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) celebrated the successful House passage of more than $9.8 million in federal funding for seven community-focused projects across Arizona's 3rd Congressional District as part of the bipartisan, conferenced Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Wat  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 9 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Rep. Chris Lopez Introduces 'No Tax on Troughs' Bill to Support Arizona Ranchers and Ease Beef Prices Arizona State Representative Chris Lopez today introduced House Bill 2152 to eliminate the state transaction privilege tax on water and infrastructure improvements made on public and private grazing lands to help ranchers push back on rising food prices. The legislation applies   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 9 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Republican Lawmakers Introduce $1.1 Billion Tax Relief Plan to Ease Cost Pressures on Arizona Families Arizona Senate and House Republicans are advancing a plan to align the state tax code with federal tax reforms from President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill - which will provide Arizonans an estimated $1.1 billion in tax savings over the next three years. The plan will make a fe  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 9 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Republican Lawmakers Introduce $1.1 Billion Tax Relief Plan to Ease Cost Pressures on Arizona Families Arizona Senate and House Republicans are advancing a plan to align the state tax code with federal tax reforms from President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill - which will provide Arizonans an estimated $1.1 billion in tax savings over the next three years. The plan will make a few a  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * RMEF and USFS partnership improves safety, wildlife habitat * Since 1985, the U.S. Forest Service and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation have partnered to advance land protection, habitat stewardship, public access, wildlife management, conservation education and critical wildlife research across the American west. Over the last several years, th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson Marks 15th Anniversary of Tucson Shooting That Targeted Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords * Washington - Today, House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement marking 15 years since the shooting in Tucson, Arizona that targeted former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. Six people were killed and 14 others were injured, including  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz, Gillibrand Lead Congressional Resolution to Honor Victims, Survivors and Courage of Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords 15 Years After the Tucson Shooting * Washington, D.C. On the 15th anniversary of the January 8, 2011, shooting in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Senator Gallego Speaks on Senate Floor about Trump's Dangerous, Short-Sighted Attack in Venezuela * Gallego: "Whatever you call this moment we are in right now, whatever spin Marco Rubio puts on it, at the end of the day, when people are shooting, that is war." WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), an Iraq war combat veteran, spoke on the Senate floor today to call out Trump's dangerou  more