Military bases’ contamination will affect water for generations
By Corinne Roels, Briana Smith and Adrienne St. Clair | Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017
VICTORVILLE, Calif. – Once a fighter jet training base critical to the Cold War, little remains of the former George Air Force Base but rows of dilapidated houses,…
McCain coy on new GOP health care bill that Flake, Ducey are backing
By Joel T. Vernile and Adrienne St. Clair | Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017
…WASHINGTON – Arizona Sen. John McCain, a key vote in the failure of the last Obamacare repeal attempt, refused to say Tuesday how he will vote on a new…
Seeing the light: Despite fears, few eye injuries turn up after eclipse
By Adrienne St. Clair | Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017
…WASHINGTON – After they stared into the darkness, it seems Americans are still seeing the light. A little over a week after the shadow of the Great American Eclipse…
Tribal agencies cite progress on audit issues, senators want to see more
By Adrienne St. Clair | Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017
WASHINGTON – Leaders of federal agencies serving Indian Country told a Senate panel Wednesday they have made some progress on dozens of problems cited in Government Accountability Office…
Arizona lawmakers weigh in on case pitting gay rights, religious rights
By Adrienne St. Clair | Friday, Sept. 8, 2017
WASHINGTON – Three Arizona lawmakers were among the scores of House and Senate members who filed a court brief Thursday defending the Colorado cake shop owner who was…
Appeals court sides with Tucson police officers in fatal 2014 shooting
By Adrienne St. Clair | Friday, Sept. 15, 2017
…Tucson police officers who shot and killed a man as he came at them, snarling and wielding a broken hockey stick, are protected for their actions by qualified immunity….
Arizona gas prices bumped by holiday, hurricane; still relatively low
By Adrienne St. Clair | Friday, Sept. 1, 2017
…this week – 4 cents since Thursday – squeezed by the typical rise in holiday demand and a drop in supply from Gulf Coast refineries shuttered by Hurricane Harvey….
When ‘deplorable’ is a compliment: Trump backers rally on National Mall
By Andrew Nicla | Monday, Sept. 18, 2017
…WASHINGTON – Glendale resident Tahnee Gonzales admits she wasn’t thrilled that President Donald Trump negotiated with Democratic leaders last week on immigration – but that wasn’t about to keep…
Trump comments on NAFTA talks put some Arizona businesses on edge
By Adrienne St. Clair | Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017
…U.S. could “end up terminating NAFTA at some point,” business and political leaders expressed hope Wednesday that negotiations on a new deal will still be allowed to play out….
Arizona lawmakers sour on plan to revoke DACA, vow to work on new bill
By Adrienne St. Clair | Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017
WASHINGTON – Arizona Democrats, joined by some Republicans, had harsh words for the Trump administration’s Tuesday announcement that it will revoke the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program…
Democrats raise the stakes in push to get vote on ‘clean’ DREAM Act
By Andrew Nicla | Friday, Sept. 8, 2017
WASHINGTON – Hispanic House members took a page from President Donald Trump’s playbook Friday, saying they are willing to risk a government shutdown later this year if they…
Arizona lawmakers praise, condemn Trump’s pardon of Arpaio
By Staff | Friday, Aug. 25, 2017
…WASHINGTON – In Washington, reaction to President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was swift and strong….