House panel OKs bills to rein in mining around Grand Canyon, elsewhere
WASHINGTON - Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee beat back a series of GOP amendments before advancing bills to restrict mining around the Grand Canyon and on tribal lands in Arizona and New Mexico, and rein in uranium mining.
Racist? House vote puts members on record over Trump ‘go home’ tweets
WASHINGTON - The House on a mostly party line vote condemned President Donald Trump's "racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred" in response to the president's tweets that progressive congresswomen should "go back" to the countries they originally came from.
With ICE sweeps looming, immigration rhetoric heats up on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON - Immigration rhetoric heated up on Capitol Hill, with.deportation sweeps expected to start in major cities this weekend and footage of migrant families held in what critics call "deplorable" conditions at the border sparking outrage from both sides of the aisle.
Pedestrian deaths in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District are highest in U.S., report says
PHOENIX – Arizona's 7th Congressional District is the most dangerous district for pedestrians in the U.S., according to a group that advocates for safe streets.
Advocates: High court’s ruling in death-row case could affect 19 others
WASHINGTON - There is no question that James McKinney murdered two people in botched Phoenix-area burglaries in 1991, buit should he be put to death for it? When the Supreme Court takes up that quesiton this fall, it could also be deciding the fate of 19 other Arizona death-row inmates.
No bursting in air: Carefree uses drones instead of fireworks to celebrate the Fourth
PHOENIX – Drones can replace Fourth of July fireworks without the risk of fire or frightening animals and also help military veterans who deal with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Goodyear mayor sides with Nike in dispute involving Ducey, controversial shoe
PHOENIX – Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord opts for Nike plant in her city.
Phoenix police roll out more body cameras; 950 officers now have them
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Police Department continued its rollout of body-worn cameras, issuing the devices to about a dozen officers Wednesday in the Cactus Park Precinct in north Phoenix.
Trump vows Census will ask citizenship; critics decry ‘scare tactics’
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump vowed that his administration is "absolutely moving forward" with a push to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, just hours after the Census Bureau said it would not do so, a reversal advocates dismissed as a "scare tactic" by the president.
Phoenix to look into new system to track, measure police conduct
PHOENIX – Phoenix will take steps to collect and analyze data on police performance, the City Council decided Tuesday. It also is considering a poll to measure community attitudes toward police and a civilian oversight board.
Protesters gather across Arizona to demand officials close immigrant detention centers
EL PASO, Texas – A group including Arizona Congressman Greg Stanton, D-Phoenix, recently visited immigration detention facilities in Texas. Stanton said the facilities don’t meet American values.
Emergency border funds get final OK, after some odd political turns
WASHINGTON – Congress gave a final OK, and the president is expected to sign, a border funding bill that does not include many migrant protections the House wanted - but it does send $4.59 billion to border agencies that said they could run out of funds to handle the surge of migrants at the border.
