Appeals court upholds tribes’ claim in dispute over Gila River water
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court Tuesday agreed with two tribes who challenged a Freeport Minerals plan to divert water from the Gila River, saying the company had failed to show that its proposal would not affect the tribes.
Arizona women press case in Washington for transgender protections
WASHINGTON - Erica Keppler traveled from Phoenix to Washington so she could have her voice heard - the voice of a transgender woman.
Ducey aide in Washington presses call for opioid prescription reform
WASHINGTON - Just days after Gov. Doug Ducey declared a health emergency in response to the state's opioid crisis, a top aide was in Washington to press the need to tighten regulation of opioid prescriptions.
Criminal justice reform efforts stall at Arizona Legislature, including push to ‘Ban the Box’
TUCSON – Nearly 30 years ago, Calistro Manuel Mejias robbed a drug dealer, but something he didn’t expect happened. One of the men with Mejias choked the dealer to death.
Congress mulls military bills with fewest veteran members in decades
WASHINGTON - Since taking office in January, members of Congress have introduced nine separate pieces of legislation that deal with when and how the president should be allowed to use military force against terrorist groups abroad.
Google this: Court rejects businessman’s claim against Google trademark
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court this week rejected a businessman's claim that Google cannot trademark the verb form of its name because "to google" has become synonymous with internet searching.
NAFTA’s impact: Real or imagined, Trump campaigned on promise to renegotiate it, bring work back to U.S.
PHOENIX - The rolling, golden hills and towering mountains of southern Arizona sit under the bright morning sun in mid-March, providing the backdrop as a private jet skids to a halt along the runway at a small airport outside of Nogales, Ariz.
Surge of community events aims to quell undocumented immigrants’ fears, teach legal rights
PHOENIX - Children kept themselves busy with coloring books and chased each other with masks in the corner of the cafeteria at Isaac Middle School, but school had long since ended and adults soon came over to keep them quiet.
DACA clubs provide resources, support for undocumented students
PHOENIX - Valeria Rodriguez was 18 years old when she found out she was undocumented.
Supreme Court voids $2.7 million award against Goodyear in Arizona case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $2.7 million award that Goodyear and its attorneys had been ordered to pay for withholding documents from a family that sued the tire maker over a crash in Arizona.
Act of solidarity, compassion: Volunteers visit ICE detainees at Eloy facility
ELOY – Sandra Ojeda is familiar with search procedures and the visitor registration process at the Eloy Detention Center.
