Proposed law would require Arizona to compile statistics on veteran suicide
PHOENIX – Three years after a veteran’s suicide, friends and family call legislators to action.
Endangered species changes either ‘long overdue’ or ‘massive attack’
WASHINGTON - Trump administration plans to revamp the Endangered Species Act were hailed as "long overdue" by industry groups, even as environmentalists called the changes a "a massive attack on imperiled wildlife."
Senate blocks Flake resolution seeking answers on Trump-Putin summit
WASHINGTON - Sen. Jeff Flake vowed to try again after the Senate blocked a vote on his resolution supporting U.S. intelligence agencies, rejecting Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that Russia did not interfere in the 2016 elections and seeking details on the Trump-Putin summit.
March for Our Lives taking push for gun-law reforms, voter registration on the road
Arizona March for Our Lives leaders are organizing a summer bus tour to educate young people about gun violence and register them to vote.
Phoenix works with community to replace aging public-housing complex
Phoenix has received a tax credit to redevelop the A.L. Krohn East apartments in central Phoenix, a public housing complex built in the 1960s.
As Trump continues to explain Putin remarks, lawmakers continue to feud
WASHINGTON - A day after President Donald Trump walked back his statements on Russian meddling in U.S. elections, the issue still simmered Wednesday in Washington where some lawmakers said the president cannot make up for his "ridiculous" original statement.
No earmarks? No problem. Pork-barrel spending still rising, report says
WASHINGTON - Pork-barrel spending more than doubled over the past year, with the federal government allocating $14.7 billion to fund 232 earmarks, what one lawmaker called the "gateway drug" for politicians to higher spending.
New Arizona law helps combat PTSD among first responders
PHOENIX – The Officer Craig Tiger Act will encourage first responders to seek counseling after traumatic experience on the job.
Trump reversal on Russia doesn’t come soon enough for Arizona lawmakers
WASHINGTON - Arizona lawmakers agreed that President Donald Trump was wrong to claim Monday that Russia did not interfere in the 2016 election, although their reactions to the since-withdrawn statement ranged from condemnation to rationalization.
Study: Arizona No. 43 in voter turnout; minorities, youth and poor are hurt most
PHOENIZ – Arizona ranks 43rd in the nation in voter turnout, with the poor and the young least likely to exercise their right to vote, according to the study, released at a press conference Tuesday by the Arizona Clean Elections Commission and the Morrison Institute.
As fentanyl overdoses rise, cartels are eager to funnel more of it through Arizona
Federal and state authorities continue to battle Mexican drug cartels as the opioid epidemic is fueled by the lethal synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Plan to ‘modernize’ Endangered Species Act called ‘extinction bills’
A group of Western lawmakers unveiled a package of bills to "modernize" the Endangered Species Act by allowing more local input and encouraging voluntary conservation efforts, but critics quidkly labeled the proposals "extinction bills."
