Arizona promises ‘most fan-friendly’ Super Bowl in 2023
The NFL announced on Wednesday that Super Bowl LVII, to be played in 2023, will return to the Arizona Cardinals’ home field, University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. It will be the third time the venue has hosted the event.
McSally, immigration agency directors decry ‘loopholes’ in asylum law
WASHINGTON - Leaders of the three main border agencies told a House subcommittee that loopholes in immigration law are letting large numbers of immigrants seek asylum by claiming "credible fear" of harm if they are sent home - but said it's up to Congress to fix the problem.
Paper chase: Phoenix Union helps with financial aid forms to get more students into college
More Phoenix students are filling out their FAFSA and going to college with the help of an innovative program created by Phoenix Union High School District and the Be A Leader Foundation.
Arpaio submits signatures for U.S. Senate race, vows that he’s a serious candidate
Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Tuesday submitted more than 10,000 signatures in his bid to qualify as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate.
Arizona students gather to remember victims of Texas school shooting
Students, activists, families and faith leaders gathered Monday night to commemorate the 10 victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting.
San Carlos Apache activist joins D.C. rally for ‘fundamental rights’
WASHINGTON - Native Americans face a slew of challenges, said Wendsler Nosie Sr., one of a number of speakers at a wide-ranging rally by dozens of activists as part of the Poor People's Campaign that touched on everything from voting rights to fights over the minimum wage.
Some Arizona Republicans join Democrats to reject House farm bill
WASHINGTON - Two Arizona lawmakers were among 30 Republicans who crossed the aisle and joined all House Democrats to send the $868 billion farm bill to defeat Friday, with Democrats angry at food stamp cuts and the GOP lawmakers hoping to use the bill to force an immigration reform vote.
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Phoenix trains apprentices to become sanitation workers
Phoenix offers the Solid Waste Equipment Operator Apprenticeship – an intensive, yearlong paid program to give prospective sanitation workers intensive training.
Distance, language can still pose challenge to Native American voting
WASHINGTON - Overt challenges to Native Americans voting are a thing of the past, experts say, but casting a ballot can still be hard for tribal members who may face language barriers, registration difficulties and scant access to polling places and government services that can ease the process.
May 10, 2018 Newscast | Cronkite News
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