Veterans call on McCain to take back endorsement of ‘unfit, bigot’ Trump
By Emily Zentner | Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016
WASHINGTON — Veterans rallied outside Sen. John McCain’s Capitol Hill office Thursday demanding that the Arizona Republican rescind his endorsement of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in light…
Tribal leaders call for return of remains, sacred items before auction
By Emily Zentner | Tuesday, May 24, 2016
WASHINGTON – Tribal and federal officials called Monday’s planned sale of Indian remains and sacred objects at a French auction “disrespectful and fundamentally wrong” and called for the…
Tucson official says airports need more input on TSA security staffing
By Emily Zentner | Friday, May 27, 2016
WASHINGTON – Wait times at Tucson International Airport security checkpoints have grown steadily even as the number of passengers has fallen, an executive of the airport told a…
Officials back bill to encourage renewable energy on public lands
By Emily Zentner | Wednesday, July 13, 2016
WASHINGTON – State and federal officials praised a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would encourage renewable energy development on public lands by streamlining the permitting process and letting local…
White Mountain Apache, lawmakers seek access to funds to finish dam
By Emily Zentner | Wednesday, June 29, 2016
WASHINGTON – The federal government needs to “honor its commitment” to Arizona’s White Mountain Apache and let the tribe use funds from a federal water-rights settlement funds to…
Republicans blast FBI director’s refusal to push for charges in Clinton emails
By Emily Zentner | Thursday, July 7, 2016
WASHINGTON – House Republicans Thursday accused FBI Director James Comey of setting a “dangerous precedent” by refusing to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton for her mishandling of State…
Native American domestic violence survivors take to stage to share stories
By Emily Zentner | Tuesday, June 14, 2016
WASHINGTON – Billie Jo Rich never imagined she would be telling anyone her story of surviving domestic violence – much less a room with hundreds of people….
Surge of community events aims to quell undocumented immigrants’ fears, teach legal rights
By Emily L. Mahoney | Wednesday, April 26, 2017
PHOENIX – Children kept themselves busy with coloring books and chased each other with masks in the corner of the cafeteria at Isaac Middle School, but school had…
‘Brain drain’ persists in Arizona
By Emily Mahoney | Friday, April 28, 2017
TUCSON – Tucson is known for its syrupy sweet Eegee’s slushies, superior Mexican food and for many years, it’s been haunted by stories of “brain drain” – that…
Arizona officials call for tightened limits on Lake Mead water use
By Emily Zentner | Tuesday, May 17, 2016
WASHINGTON – Arizona officials said Tuesday it is time to end the “gentleman’s agreement” currently governing states’ use of water from Lake Mead and instead put tougher restrictions…
TSA chief promises wait times will improve after June hiring boom
By Emily Zentner | Thursday, May 26, 2016
WASHINGTON – The head of the Transportation Security Administration promised lawmakers Wednesday that the planned hiring of 768 workers by June 15 will ease long wait times at…
Mexican officials call for strengthening trade relationship with U.S.
By Emily Zentner | Monday, July 11, 2016
WASHINGTON – Mexican officials told a Washington audience Monday that there must be a strong trade relationship between the U.S. and Mexico in what they called a “challenging…