Coconino official urges feds to live up to responsibility to fund parks
WASHINGTON - A Coconino County supervisor urged lawmakers to "make sure the federal government meets its responsibility" of maintaining national parks, which face almost $12 billion in needed backlogged maintenance projects - $313.8 million in the Grand Canyon alone.
Trump’s pledge to quickly deport ‘millions’ earns praise, provokes alarm
PHOENIX – Trump pledges to deport ‘millions’ of undocumented immigrants President Donald Trump pledged to have federal authorities remove millions of undocumented immigrants next week, setting off a flurry of warnings from immigration advocates to prepare families for possible deportation.
Family suing Phoenix for police brutality rejects apologies from mayor, chief
PHOENIX – A couple held at police gunpoint – shown in a viral cellphone video released last week – say the apologies of Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Police Chief Jeri Williams are insincere and that further action should be taken.
Arizona lawmakers Grijalva, Schweikert focus of House ethics probes
WASHINGTON - Experts say it is "more of a coincidence than anything" that Arizona Reps. Raul Grijalva, a Democrat, and David Schweikert, a Republican, are both being investigated by the House Ethics Committee, but they caution that neither lawmaker should take the probes lightly.
Arizona ranks 46th for childhood well-being, Kids Count report says
PHOENIX – The annual Kids Count report ranks Arizona 46th in the nation for childhood well-being, 43rd for economic well-being, with lack of affordable housing as a key factor.
Ducey, at White House, touts benefits of new occupational licensing law
WASHINGTON - Gov. Doug Ducey touted Arizona's first-in-the-nation universal licensing recognition law at the White House Thursday to a receptive audience of governors and the president, who were there to talk about their ideas to improve workforce mobility.
Report: Undocumented immigration into U.S., especially from Mexico, is down
PHOENIX – Undocumented immigration from Mexico has dropped so significantly over a decade that Mexicans no longer make up the majority of those living in the U.S. illegally, according to a Pew Research Center report.
Pima official defends clean-water rule that farmers blast as burdensome
WASHINGTON - Both sides at a Senate hearing on the Waters of the U.S. rule agreed they want clean water, but a Pima County official said a Trump plan would open the door to pollution while farm groups said an Obama-era rule was too burdensome and confusing to be effective.
Federal, Arizona tribal leaders seek solutions to violence against women
SACATON – Federal officials met Tuesday with tribal leaders in Sacaton in the Gila River Indian Community to discuss the violence faced by native women in Arizona.
Hung jury in trial of No More Deaths volunteer charged with harboring migrants
TUCSON – Humanitarian aid worker Scott Warren’s federal trial ended without a verdict.
Hepatitis A outbreak reaches 8 Arizona counties
PHOENIX – More than 350 cases of hepatitis A have been reported in Arizona.
VA expands veterans’ access to health care from private providers
PHOENIX – The Department of Veterans Affairs increases access to health care for veterans by relying on private providers.
