PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * ACC Approves Picacho Water and Picacho Sewer Rate Cases in Split Vote At the Arizona Corporation Commission's (ACC) March 4, 2026, Open Meeting, the Commission voted 3-2, with Commissioner Kevin Thompson and Commissioner Lea Marquez Peterson dissenting, to approve Picacho Water Company and Picacho Sewer Company's application for increasing their rates and charges for utili  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * ACC Votes to Eliminate Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) Rules At the Arizona Corporation Commission's (ACC) March 4, 2026, Open Meeting, the Commission voted unanimously to approve the repeal of the Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) Rules, which were adopted by the Commission in 2006. Since then, the REST Rules have served the purpose of expanding rene  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Advocacy, outreach, innovation are essential to credit unions' future * The purpose of America's Credit Unions Councils is connection, conversation, and community, Executive Committee Chair Brad Barnes says. Speaking at a breakfast held in conjunction with the Governmental Affairs Conference on Tuesday, Barnes thanked the leaders in attendance for engaging with one another. "This   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Defends Access To Birth Control And Other Contraceptive Care * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging the first Trump Administration's 2017 and 2018 regulations undermining the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) guarantee of no-cost contraception coverage by em  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Commissioner Thompson Votes to Convert Springerville and Coronado Generating Stations to Natural Gas At the Arizona Corporation Commission's Open Meeting on March 4, 2026, the Commission voted unanimously to approve the conversion of the Springerville and Coronado coal generating plants to natural gas. The Springerville plant is owned and operated by TEP while the Coronado  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Senate Republicans Advance Crime Victim Protection Bills, Close Loopholes Exploited by Offenders Senate Republicans are taking action to protect children, families, and crime victims by strengthening Arizona law, closing dangerous loopholes, and giving courts and law enforcement clearer tools to hold offenders accountable. This week, the Senate passed a package of  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 5 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Senate Republicans Unanimously Advance Legislation to Combat Deed Fraud, Protect Property Owners Arizona Senate Republicans are taking action against deed fraud and enhancing protections for property owners in the state by advancing legislation that received unanimous support on Tuesday. As deed fraud schemes grow more sophisticated and increasingly target homeowne  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Democratic Congressional Delegation Demand Equitable Colorado River Protections * Delegation Calls Bureau of Reclamation's Draft EIS Unworkable for Arizona, Underscore Impact on Tribes, Semiconductor and Agriculture Industries WASHINGTON, D.C. -Arizona's Democratic congressional delegation voiced their concerns to the Bureau of Reclamation on the recently released Post-2026 Operational Gui  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues to Defend Contraceptive Access from Trump Administration Attacks * Multistate coalition pushes back on federal rules that allow employers to restrict access to birth control OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL DEFENDS ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL AND OTHER CONTRACEPTIVE CARE * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief challenging the first Trump administration's 2017 and 2018 regulations undermining the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) guarantee of no-cost contraception coverage by employer health care pl  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, March 4 [Category: Science] -- The Biophysical Society issued the following news release: * * * Biophysical Society Announces Undergraduate Poster Award Competition Winners * BETHESDA, MD - The 10 winners of the annual Undergraduate Poster Award Competition (UPAC) were recognized at the 70 th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting Poster Awards Ceremony on February 23, 2026. After two rounds of review, judges from every career level selected these students for their outstand  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Clarkson University obtained $1 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop household water treatment systems. The funding supports two projects designed to improve how wastewater is cleaned and reused at the residential level. Faculty from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department lead the work, including associate professor Yang Yang, research professor Stefan Grimberg, and assistant professor Siwen Wang. The first project aims to upgrade tradit  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Commission Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels Locks Arizonans into Paying for Decades of Fuel Costs, Guts Renewable Standards * Phoenix, Ariz. - Today the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) approved conversions of two coal-fired power plants to burn methane gas without reviewing the environmental impacts of those changes, leaving customers paying fuel costs for decades. The Commission also vot  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 4 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs February 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across ca  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 4 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Federal Court Orders Government Transparency over $37.7 Million Grand Canyon University Fine * In 2023, the U.S. Department of Education issued the largest fine in the agency's history-a staggering $37.7 million-against Phoenix-based Grand Canyon University, a thriving private, affordable college, that hadn't raised tuition on students in over 15 years. When the Goldwater Institute s  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSFR) (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration released the final report for the fourth audit of the Arizona Department of Transportation under the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program. This program allows states to assume environmental responsibilities for review, consultation and compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act for federal-aid highway and aircraft projects. When a state assumes these duties, it be  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 4 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs Celebrates Historic Water Milestone as Arizona Water Company Receives Designation for 100-Year Assured Water Supply * Governor Hobbs' new "Alternative Designation of Assured Water Supply" or ADAWS Program will conserve water, increase housing supply by over 80,000 units Casa Grande, AZ - Today, Governor Katie Hobbs celebrated Pinal County's first Alternative Designation o  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kelly Warns Lack of Strategy and Clear Goal in Iran Conflict Risks More American Lives * "When you don't have a goal and you don't have a timeline, that's when you wind up putting more Americans at risk." In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront and MS NOW's Morning Joe to warn about the administration's shifting explanations for the conflict with I  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego, Stanton, Ansari, Grijalva Demand Equitable Colorado River Protections * Arizona Democratic delegation calls Bureau of Reclamation's draft EIS unworkable for Arizona, underscores impact on tribes, semiconductor and agriculture Industries Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego and Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), and Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Maloy Introduces Resolution to Restore Local Voices in Grand Staircase-Escalante Management * Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) today introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reject the Biden administration's 2025 Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, returning management of the monument to the 2020 RMP that wa  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 4 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * New statewide effort helps Arizona schools act on existing flexibility to improve student success * The Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy (AIEE) at Northern Arizona University and the Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA), with support from KnowledgeWorks, have jointly launched Permission Granted, a statewide effort designed to help Arizona school systems move from perceived constraints  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following issued the following Q&A on March 4, 2026, involving Corps Commander Megan Gaston: * * * The Sky's the Limit: an Interview with Megan Gaston NOAA Corps Commander joins NOAA Fisheries Southeast. * When she's not flying into hurricanes collecting critical data for hurricane research and forecasts, NOAA Corps Commander, former test pilot, and Navy veteran, Megan Gaston wo  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Oversight Chairwoman Jen Kiggans Leads Hearing on Implementation of the Dole Act to Benefit Veterans and Caregivers Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations delivered the following opening remarks, as p  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * US Space Force University Consortium awards new tech institutes, spotlights major transition successes * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - The United States Space Force, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, has awarded cooperative agreements to two university-led teams for advanced remote sensing research under the Space Strategic Technology Institute 4. Rice University and the University of Arizona led   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Utah Delegation Moves to Block Biden-Era Grand Staircase Land-Use Rule * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03), alongside Utah's congressional delegation, introduced a Joint Resolution of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn the Biden era Resource Management Plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. On January 13, 2025, as a lame-duck president in t  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: In SASC Hearing, Kelly Presses Pentagon on Contradictions in Iran War Justification * Today, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly pressed Defense Department leadership on the administration's justification for the ongoing military operation against Iran, demanding straight answers about whether the White House is overselling a thre  more