McCain, McSally: State at forefront on trafficking, more work remains
By Megan U. Boyanton | Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019
WASHINGTON - Officials at a forum on human trafficking said Arizona is "leading at the state level" on prevention, but warned that people need to remain vigilant to what one speaker called a trafficking "epidemic" in the state.
One act, two takes: Tucson mosque debates whether act was hate crime
By Megan U. Boyanton | Monday, Sept. 16, 2019
WASHINGTON - When tenants of a student housing complex poured beer and tossed cans from a balcony onto children in the Islamic Center of Tucson's parking lot last month, some city officials saw a hate crime, but mosque representatives have been hesitant to call it that.
Smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em: Flavored vape ban alarms Arizona retailers
By Megan U. Boyanton | Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019
WASHINGTON - Arizona vape-store owners were alarmed by the Trump administration's announcement Wednesday that it plans to begin enforcing rules that would drive flavored e-cigarettes out of the market, an industry official said.
State GOP looks to clear nomination path for Trump by canceling primary
By Megan U. Boyanton | Friday, Sept. 6, 2019
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's road to renomination could get easier through Arizona, with the state Republican Party looking to join three other states and drop its presidential primary next year - a move used before by both Democrats and Republicans in the state.
Arizona to get $20 million of $1.8 billion fed fund to fight opioids
By Megan U. Boyanton | Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019
WASHINGTON - Arizona will get more than $20 million in State Opioid Response grant funds from the federal government, part of $1.8 billion in grants the Trump administration said it was releasing to states Wednesday.
Disability service providers feel overlooked in state-Flagstaff wage spat
By Megan U. Boyanton | Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019
WASHINGTON - As state and Flagstaff officials battle over who should bear the cost of the city's higher minimum wage on state contracts, service providers for people with disabilities say they feel caught in the crossfire.
About Seeking stability: Venezuelans in Peru
Monday, Aug. 12, 2019
As Peru welcomes Venezuelan refugees, its immigration system is overwhelmed
By Megan Boyanton | Monday, June 17, 2019
As more Venezuelans fleeing the economic and political crisis in their homeland arrive daily in Peru, the Peruvian government readily acknowledges it can’t keep up with the applications for temporary or permanent residency.
Giffords, Democrats rally at Capitol for gun background-check bill
By Andrew Howard | Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019
WASHINGTON - Former Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords rallied House lawmakers to support a bill that would expand the requirement for background checks on private gun sales, a bill critics charge is "well intentioned, but will not solve the problem" of gun violence.
Poll: Phoenix residents want answers about government shutdown during State of the Union
By Emily Garcia | Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019
PHOENIX – An informal poll on President Trump’s State of the Union address showed most respondents want him to discuss the recent government shutdown.
Transgender troops in limbo as courts, Pentagon debate right to serve
By Keerthi Vedantam | Friday, Feb. 1, 2019
WASHINGTON - Since leaving her dream job as a Navy pilot because she is transgender, Brynn Tannehill has seen her hopes of re-enlisting repeatedly raised and dashed as the Pentagon and the courts flip-flop on the issue, leaving Tannehill and thousands of other service members waiting and watching.
Year after young daughter suffers stroke, father celebrates recovery by running marathon
By Stephen Perez | Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019
TEMPE – Neal Oseland runs the Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon to celebrate his daughter Megan’s inspiring recovery from a stroke last February.