WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by veteran spouse Paige Marg from a Jan. 28, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Veteran Choice: Examining VA's Community Care Program": * * * Thank you, Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and committee members for this opportunity to provide a statement for the record of today's hearing to examine VA's Community Care Program. Any care that a veteran seeks is important, and I would like to exp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) will host its annual conference at Arizona State University, on April 23-26 bringing together reporters, experts, and industry leaders to discuss critical environmental issues. With Arizona facing challenges such as water scarcity and cross-border land management, the event will highlight solutions that have national and global significance. Celebrating 35 years, the conference will reflect the diversity of the environmental   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 11 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Yuma agriculture generates $4.4B in state economic activity, new U of A study finds A new economic impact study reveals the critical role of Yuma County in Arizona's economy. Yuma's agriculture and agribusiness contributed $4.4 billion in economic activity to the state of Arizona and $3.9 billion to Yuma County in 2022. Researchers found that produce grown in Yuma generated a whopping $3.2 billion   more