WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Jan. 31 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: The 25th Navajo Nation Council unanimously approved Legislation 025024, the Navajo Department of Emergency Medical Service's (EMS) schedule of fees, ensuring that the EMS program is equipped to provide critical life-saving care and maintain a sustainable system for emergency medical responses. "Our goal is to protect and improve the health and safety of our communities," said Dr. A  more

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Jan. 31 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: On Tuesday, the 25th Navajo Nation Council unanimously passed emergency legislation urging New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to appoint a Navajo citizen to fill the vacant seat in New Mexico's House District 6. Legislation 0008-25, sponsored by Speaker Crystalyne Curley and co-sponsored and presented by Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty, seeks to address the vacancy l  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 30 -- The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued the following public notice: * * * Aquifer Protection Permit Clean Closure & Permit Release | Green Valley Pecan On Jan. 29, 2025, the comment period begins for the preliminary decision to issue a Clean Closure and Permit Release of an Individual Aquifer Protection Permit to Farmers Investment Co. for Green Valley Pecan located in Cochise County, Arizona. The comment period ends Feb. 27, 2025. Aquifer Protect  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Attorney General Kris Mayes announced today that the Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office secured a Consent Decree to resolve a public enforcement lawsuit against Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. and its subsidiary in Arizona, Sierra Tucson, L.L.C. The suit alleges that Sierra Tucson violated the Arizonans with Disabilities Act ("AzDA") by failing to provide eff  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * With bipartisan support and experience spanning over two decades, Judge Cruz will be the first Latina and Black Arizonan to sit on the state's highest court * * * Governor Katie Hobbs announced her historic pick, Judge Maria Elena Cruz, to fill the vacancy on the Arizona Supreme Court. Judge Cruz currently serves on the Arizona Court of Appeals after an appointment from Governo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * The Rural Groundwater Management Act creates water protections that will sustain Arizona's rural communities for generations * * * Governor Hobbs joined a bipartisan group of state lawmakers, county supervisors, mayors, and agribusiness leaders to announce the release of the Rural Groundwater Management Act, groundbreaking legislation that provides a new water management soluti  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 30 -- The Arizona Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Arizona Financial Crimes Task Force in Partnership with DEA Seizes Over 1,750 Pounds of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl in Major Drug Bust PHOENIX - Investigators with the Arizona Financial Crimes Task Force executed a residential search warrant in the Phoenix area on Monday, January 27, 2025, following a traffic stop that resulted in the seizure of 50 pounds of methamph  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 30 -- The Arizona Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Horne statement on federal grants pause PHOENIX - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has issued the following statement regarding the federal grants pause that was announced today by the Trump Administration. In a letter that went out to all federal agencies, the Office of Management and Budget called for a two-week pause on all federal grants so that political staff at  more

SANDERS, Arizona, Jan. 31 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: On Friday, January 24, the Resources and Development Committee (RDC) convened to address concerns regarding the financial accountability of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) and its broadband infrastructure projects. Delegates Brenda Jesus, Casey Allen Johnson, Shawna Ann Claw, and Otto Tso raised critical questions about the costs, funding allocations, and oversight of broadba  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 30 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release: * * * New ABOR-AzLTA collaboration focuses on competitive workforce development for Arizona's hospitality industry Arizona's public universities offer varied degree programs to meet the evolving needs of the state's tourism sector, advancing career opportunities from urban hubs to rural communities. The Arizona Board of Regents is joining forces with the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association to sho  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 31 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Quarles & Brady LLP announced today that Nick Meza has been named Phoenix office chair of the Health & Life Sciences Practice Group and Ben Nielsen has been appointed Phoenix office chair of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Meza advises a wide variety of health care clients -- particularly pharmacy law and behavioral health providers -- on an array of issues, inclu  more