Arizona lawmakers split along party lines as House approves tax cut
WASHINGTON - Arizona lawmakers fell in line with their respective parties Thursday as the House voted 227-205 for a $1.5 trillion tax-cut plan, making good on Speaker Paul Ryan's promise to get a bill passed before the Thanksgiving recess.
Giffords assures crowd at Capitol ceremony she’s ‘still fighting’
WASHINGTON - It's been almost six years since Gabrielle Giffords walked the halls of the Capitol, but her time away does not appear to have reduced the number of friends and supporters the former Tucson congresswoman has here.
Backers hope Route 66 ‘historic trail’ designation can drive tourism
WASHINGTON - Anyone who doubts the lure of Route 66 should talk to Winslow Chamber of Commerce CEO Bob Hall, who said that capitalizing on the historic highway was key to revitalization of the historic downtown.
As NAFTA staggers, Arizona keeps pushing forward to maintain its trade relationship with Mexico
PHOENIX ‒ As a border state, Arizona plays a dual role in some of President Donald Trump’s policy proposals. It wants the border to be shielded from drug smuggling and undocumented immigration, but still be open for trade with Mexico.
Local Latino veterans come together to share art, hope to leave legacy of their service
PHOENIX - Memories of the battlefield were brought back to life at “Los Veteranos De Arizona” art exhibit.
Despite slowing, foreign student numbers in US, Arizona inched up
WASHINGTON - A report Monday revealed for the first time "a very real drop" in new enrollment by international students in U.S. colleges and universities in 2016-2017.
Left behind: Vietnam Wall collects almost 250,000 mementos to fallen
WASHINGTON - On a cool November morning, New Hampshire resident Howie Howe came to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington and stopped to see the names of two foster brothers that are etched on the wall.
Hunters may be solution to reducing destructive bison herd at Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON – A spring used to rush through a hillside on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, nourishing bats, mule deer and other wildlife — that is, until bison trampled the watering hole into a mud puddle.
Arizonans join hundreds in raucous protests demanding action on DACA
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of protesters packed the lobby of a Senate office building Thursday, their chants echoing off the marble walls as they demanded that Congress vote to protect DACA recipients.
1 Arizona filer in 5 took state, local deduction House wants to drop
WASHINGTON - A GOP tax-reform plan to eliminate deductions for state and local income and sales tax payments would affect one in five Arizona taxpayers, who used it to deduct more than $3.5 billion from their 2015 income.
Court: Online service must identify anonymous users to grand jury
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that an online job-rating site has to turn over the identities of anonymous users who posted comments about a company being investigated for its handling of a Department of Veterans Affairs contract.
After Texas tragedy, Phoenix religious communities consider security
PHOENIX — “They’re our brothers and sisters that are just a couple states away,” Margarete Nasir said. “The church was a small church like ours.”
