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McSally: Trump Signs Bill To Allow Federal Court Proceedings in Yuma

KAWC | By Victor Calderón

Published August 9, 2019 at 3:55 PM MST

Republican U.S. Senator Martha McSally announced on Twitter Friday morning that President Donald Trump has signed a bill that will allow federal court proceedings in Yuma.

She tweeted “BIG NEWS: @realDonaldTrump just signed my bill expanding access to federal courts in #Flagstaff and #Yuma into law!”

The bill was cosponsored by Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema.

With Trump’s signature, Title 28 of the U.S. code will be amended to add Yuma and Flagstaff to the list of Arizona cities authorized to hold federal district court proceedings.

Previously, those proceedings could be held only in Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott and Globe.

McSally was in Yuma on Thursday where she met with the acting homeland security secretary at the Yuma Sector Border Patrol station.

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Victor Calderón

Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona for more than five years. He began his print journalism career in 2004 following his graduation from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Victor has been a reporter for the following daily newspapers: The Monterey County Herald, The Salinas Californian and the Reno Gazette-Journal, where he covered stories including agriculture, education and Latino community news. Victor has also served as a local editor for Patch, a national news organization with hyperlocal websites, in Carmichael, California in the Sacramento area. He also served as the editor for The New Vision, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which includes Yuma and La Paz counties. Victor lives in Somerton. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.

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