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Power to the people: Utilities from around the U.S. pitch in to bring electricity to Navajos
Power to the people: Utilities from around the U.S. pitch in to bring electricity to Navajos
Arizona

Power to the people: Utilities from around the U.S. pitch in to bring electricity to Navajos

  • By Laurel Morales | KJZZ
  • Updated Jun 17, 2019
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DILKON – Neda Billie has been waiting to turn on the lights for 15 years. Read morePower to the people: Utilities from around the U.S. pitch in to bring electricity to Navajos

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Ducey, at White House, touts benefits of new occupational licensing law
Ducey, at White House, touts benefits of new occupational licensing law
Arizona

Ducey, at White House, touts benefits of new occupational licensing law

  • Updated Jun 17, 2019
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WASHINGTON – Gov. Doug Ducey touted Arizona’s first-in-the-nation universal licensing recognition law at the White Ho… Read moreDucey, at White House, touts benefits of new occupational licensing law

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Inmates at Arizona prison prepare retired greyhound racers to live with families
Saguaro Correctional Inmate Marwan Jackson
Arizona

Inmates at Arizona prison prepare retired greyhound racers to live with families

  • By Samie Gebers, Cronkite News
  • May 16, 2019
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More than a dozen inmates at Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy spend their days working with former racing greyhoun… Read moreInmates at Arizona prison prepare retired greyhound racers to live with families

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Jobs, recreation, high rents and traffic: Four ways a growing population changes Arizona
Arizona growth - Maricopa County
Arizona

Jobs, recreation, high rents and traffic: Four ways a growing population changes Arizona

  • By Andrew Wei, Cronkite News
  • Updated Apr 1, 2019
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PHOENIX – Arizona’s growth continues to surge, with a 2019 census report estimating it was the fourth fastest growing… Read moreJobs, recreation, high rents and traffic: Four ways a growing population changes Arizona

Criminal penalty for animal abuse to increase after Senate panel agreement
Arizona

Criminal penalty for animal abuse to increase after Senate panel agreement

  • By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
  • Updated Mar 28, 2019
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On the narrowest of margins a Senate panel agreed Thursday to boost the criminal penalty on those who purposely and k… Read moreCriminal penalty for animal abuse to increase after Senate panel agreement

Arizona primary elections might be held earlier in August
Elections

Arizona primary elections might be held earlier in August

  • By Kelsey Mo | Cronkite News
  • Updated Mar 20, 2019
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PHOENIX – A bill that would move up the date of the Arizona primary election passed through the House Elections Commi… Read moreArizona primary elections might be held earlier in August

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Arizona again rejects push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
Rep. Athena Salman speaks at the Capitol rally.
Cindy Harrison leads the way to the Senate
ERA supporter Julie Karcis has a conversation with Marca Epps
Community activist Kim Mundis
Arizona

Arizona again rejects push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

  • Kelsey Mo | Cronkite News
  • Updated Mar 14, 2019
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PHOENIX – Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment marched 38 miles over three days in the Valley in support of makin… Read moreArizona again rejects push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

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Yuma mural highlights endangered pronghorn and marsh bird unique to the Southwest
Tucson artist Kati Astraeir created this jaguar mural
Arts & Entertainment

Yuma mural highlights endangered pronghorn and marsh bird unique to the Southwest

  • By Jodi Guerrero | Cronkite News
  • Updated Mar 13, 2019
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YUMA – The fastest land mammal in North America and a large-footed marsh bird in the Southwest have been listed as en… Read moreYuma mural highlights endangered pronghorn and marsh bird unique to the Southwest

Robert Broscheid confirmed as executive director of Arizona State Parks & Trails
Arizona

Robert Broscheid confirmed as executive director of Arizona State Parks & Trails

  • Mar 13, 2019
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Robert Broscheid has been confirmed as the executive director of Arizona State Parks and Trails during a vote today a… Read moreRobert Broscheid confirmed as executive director of Arizona State Parks & Trails

AZGFD program delivers culturally significant wildlife items to Native American tribes
Arizona

AZGFD program delivers culturally significant wildlife items to Native American tribes

  • Mar 11, 2019
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Whether it’s the full hide of a fallen bear, an empty tortoise shell, antlers shed onto the forest floor or a found e… Read moreAZGFD program delivers culturally significant wildlife items to Native American tribes

Cost to insure your vehicle could increase
Arizona

Cost to insure your vehicle could increase

  • By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services
  • Jan 31, 2019
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PHOENIX -- Arizona motorists who purchase just the bare minimum liability insurance now required could be forced to s… Read moreCost to insure your vehicle could increase

‘Enough is enough’: State considers cellphone ban for drivers weeks after officer’s death
News

‘Enough is enough’: State considers cellphone ban for drivers weeks after officer’s death

  • By Julio Lugo | Cronkite News
  • Jan 25, 2019
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PHOENIX – Supporters of “hands-free” driving hope this legislative session will finally lead to a statewide ban on di… Read more‘Enough is enough’: State considers cellphone ban for drivers weeks after officer’s death

Rainy day fund, drought and teacher pay: Ducey proposes 2020 budget
Arizona

Rainy day fund, drought and teacher pay: Ducey proposes 2020 budget

  • By Hailey Mensik | Cronkite News
  • Jan 21, 2019
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PHOENIX – Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday proposed a fiscal year 2020 budget that would double the rainy day fund to $1 bil… Read moreRainy day fund, drought and teacher pay: Ducey proposes 2020 budget

Thanksgiving brings reduction in highway construction closures
Arizona

Thanksgiving brings reduction in highway construction closures

  • Nov 19, 2018
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Thanksgiving weekend brings good news for drivers on state highways, as well as a focus on safety. As the holiday tra… Read moreThanksgiving brings reduction in highway construction closures

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Flake threatens judicial nominations to force vote on special counsel
Jeff Flake, R-Arizona
Arizona

Flake threatens judicial nominations to force vote on special counsel

  • By Vandana Ravikumar | Cronkite News
  • Nov 15, 2018
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday he will oppose all judicial confirmations until the Senate is allowed to … Read moreFlake threatens judicial nominations to force vote on special counsel

Too many deals will make drought plan unworkable, Ducey warns
Arizona

Too many deals will make drought plan unworkable, Ducey warns

  • By Bret Jaspers | KJZZ
  • Nov 15, 2018
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PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has written an opinion piece outlining some requirements he has for Arizona’s inter… Read moreToo many deals will make drought plan unworkable, Ducey warns

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Grand Canyon gap: Arizona national parks need $531 million to fix roads, buildings
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke paints a cabin in Grand Canyon National Park
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke said visits last year
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park Service employees
Arizona

Grand Canyon gap: Arizona national parks need $531 million to fix roads, buildings

  • Corey Hawk | Cronkite News
  • Updated Oct 31, 2018
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GRAND CANYON – Arizona’s national parks are feeling their age and need a $531 million makeover on hundreds of roads a… Read moreGrand Canyon gap: Arizona national parks need $531 million to fix roads, buildings

Trump threat to use military to close the border met with skepticism
Arizona

Trump threat to use military to close the border met with skepticism

  • By Daniel Perle and Vandana Ravikumar | Cronkite News
  • Oct 25, 2018
  • 0

WASHINGTON – Before heading to Arizona for a political rally Thursday, President Donald Trump threatened to “seal the… Read moreTrump threat to use military to close the border met with skepticism

Grand Canyon Park superintendent reassigned while under federal investigation
Arizona

Grand Canyon Park superintendent reassigned while under federal investigation

  • By Bryce Newberry | Cronkite News
  • Oct 25, 2018
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PHOENIX – The superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park is “presently out of the office” and under investigation b… Read moreGrand Canyon Park superintendent reassigned while under federal investigation

Immigrant apprehensions up in 2018 in Arizona, all of Southwest border
Arizona

Immigrant apprehensions up in 2018 in Arizona, all of Southwest border

  • Oct 25, 2018
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WASHINGTON – The number of people apprehended at the Arizona border jumped more than 50 percent in fiscal 2018 from t… Read moreImmigrant apprehensions up in 2018 in Arizona, all of Southwest border

Secretary of State’s office to hold Ballot Measure Town Halls throughout Arizona
Elections

Secretary of State’s office to hold Ballot Measure Town Halls throughout Arizona

  • Michele Reagan, Arizona Secretary of State
  • Updated Oct 2, 2018
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PHOENIX - The Secretary of State’s Office will conduct a series of Town Hall meetings around the state to educate the… Read moreSecretary of State’s office to hold Ballot Measure Town Halls throughout Arizona

Elections

Beware of online third-party voter registration schemes & Ballot Measure Town Halls throughout Arizona

  • Michele Reagan, Arizona Secretary of State
  • Oct 2, 2018
  • 0

PHOENIX – With the October 9 voter registration deadline one week away, Secretary of State Michele Reagan warned citi… Read moreBeware of online third-party voter registration schemes & Ballot Measure Town Halls throughout Arizona

Road and trail closures may happen during heavy rain
Arizona

Road and trail closures may happen during heavy rain

  • Coconino National Forest
  • Oct 1, 2018
  • 0

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., October 1, 2018, For Immediate Release — With heavy rains expected from Tropical Storm Rosa, the Co… Read moreRoad and trail closures may happen during heavy rain

Arizona State Parks & Trails is awarded CAPRA accreditation
Arizona

Arizona State Parks & Trails is awarded CAPRA accreditation

  • Updated Oct 1, 2018
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PHOENIX – Arizona State Parks and Trails has become the first state park system in the country to achieve accreditati… Read moreArizona State Parks & Trails is awarded CAPRA accreditation

Why Jon Kyl was chosen to replace John McCain
Arizona

Why Jon Kyl was chosen to replace John McCain

  • Paige Blankenbuehler/High Country News
  • Sep 17, 2018
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On Aug. 25, Republican Sen. John McCain died of brain cancer after representing Arizona in Congress for more than thr… Read moreWhy Jon Kyl was chosen to replace John McCain

Poverty rate falls in Arizona, but still exceeds national average
Arizona

Poverty rate falls in Arizona, but still exceeds national average

  • By Renata Cló | Cronkite News
  • Sep 14, 2018
  • 1

WASHINGTON – An estimated 88,529 Arizonans rose out of the ranks of poverty last year, but that still left about 1 mi… Read morePoverty rate falls in Arizona, but still exceeds national average

China ups ante in trade war, imposes tariff that could doom U.S. paper recycling
Arizona

China ups ante in trade war, imposes tariff that could doom U.S. paper recycling

  • By Heather van Blokland | KJZZ
  • Sep 5, 2018
  • 1

PHOENIX – Most of the headlines from the trade war between China and the United States have focused on tariffs on alu… Read moreChina ups ante in trade war, imposes tariff that could doom U.S. paper recycling

McCain discontinues cancer treatment, a year after diagnosis
Arizona

McCain discontinues cancer treatment, a year after diagnosis

  • By Alexis Egeland | Cronkite News
  • Aug 25, 2018
  • 0

WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain has discontinued treatment for the deadly brain cancer he has been living with since la… Read moreMcCain discontinues cancer treatment, a year after diagnosis

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Tribally owned solar power plant beats skeptics, odds on Navajo Reservation
Kayenta Solar Project
Arizona

Tribally owned solar power plant beats skeptics, odds on Navajo Reservation

  • By Sarabeth Henne | Cronkite News
  • Aug 20, 2018
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WASHINGTON – Deenise Becenti remembers watching this summer as a Navajo woman who had been waiting more than 20 years… Read moreTribally owned solar power plant beats skeptics, odds on Navajo Reservation

Arizona GDP grew 2.5 percent in first quarter, ahead of national rate
Arizona

Arizona GDP grew 2.5 percent in first quarter, ahead of national rate

  • By Sarabeth Henne | Cronkite News
  • Aug 12, 2018
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WASHINGTON – Arizona’s gross domestic product grew by 2.5 percent in the first quarter of 2018, driven by increases i… Read moreArizona GDP grew 2.5 percent in first quarter, ahead of national rate

Move to dismiss indictments in Corpcom trial
Arizona

Move to dismiss indictments in Corpcom trial

  • By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services
  • Aug 9, 2018
  • 0

PHOENIX -- Federal prosecutors gave up Tuesday in their effort to convict a former utility regulator and others on ch… Read moreMove to dismiss indictments in Corpcom trial

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Vehicle crashes and fatalities continued to rise in 2017, ADOT report shows
Vehicle crashes and fatalities continued to rise in 2017, ADOT report shows
Arizona

Vehicle crashes and fatalities continued to rise in 2017, ADOT report shows

  • By Jéssica Alvarado Gámez | Cronkite News
  • Updated Aug 6, 2018
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PHOENIX – Three people died every day on average on Arizona roads in 2017, and 152 people were injured, according to … Read moreVehicle crashes and fatalities continued to rise in 2017, ADOT report shows

Officers worked to keep Arizona’s waterways safe as part of Operation Dry Water
Arizona

Officers worked to keep Arizona’s waterways safe as part of Operation Dry Water

  • Arizona Game & Fish Department
  • Updated Jul 25, 2018
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PHOENIX — Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) officers made contact with hundreds of boaters the weekend before … Read moreOfficers worked to keep Arizona’s waterways safe as part of Operation Dry Water

Latest restrictions on Obamacare could mean higher premiums in Arizona
Arizona

Latest restrictions on Obamacare could mean higher premiums in Arizona

  • By Sarabeth Henne | Cronkite News
  • Jul 19, 2018
  • 1

WASHINGTON – The White House’s decision to suspend billions in Obamacare “risk adjustment” payments to insurance comp… Read moreLatest restrictions on Obamacare could mean higher premiums in Arizona

Mesa police add their first therapy dog to special victims unit
Health

Mesa police add their first therapy dog to special victims unit

  • By Conrad Romero and Jordan Dafnis | Cronkite News
  • Jul 16, 2018
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MESA – Mesa police have adopted their first therapy dog, primarily to provide smiles and comfort to those who have be… Read moreMesa police add their first therapy dog to special victims unit

Arizona reboots talks on drought plan while rest of Colorado River Basin watches
Environment

Arizona reboots talks on drought plan while rest of Colorado River Basin watches

  • By Bret Jaspers | KJZZ
  • Updated Jul 19, 2018
  • 0

PHOENIX – Water managers in Arizona again are trying to strike a deal that would help prepare the state for future cu… Read moreArizona reboots talks on drought plan while rest of Colorado River Basin watches

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