Memorial services for Congressman Raúl Grijalva held in Tucson
TUCSON – Tucson community members and dignitaries from across the country gathered to honor the life of Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva at a funeral Mass and celebration of life.
Arizona ranks 3rd for missing Indigenous people. New bill hopes to change that with emergency alert system
PHOENIX – Arizona legislators have proposed a new alert system for missing Indigenous and endangered non-Indigenous people, which aims to address the state's high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous persons. The bill has passed the House with unanimous support and awaits Senate approval.
Kelly, Gallego call for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign over Signal chat group leak on Houthi attack plans
WASHINGTON – Arizona’s senators called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign, accusing him of egregious carelessness for sharing plans of an impending attack in a chat group that included a journalist.
2 bills would provide nearly $20 million for communications, equipment to help battle Arizona wildfires
MUNDS PARK – Arizona lawmakers are considering two bills that will enhance fire departments’ ability to communicate with other agencies during a wildfire and pay for engines and water tenders that can travel over rugged terrain.
Parents of students with disabilities are fearful as Trump dismantles Department of Education
WASHINGTON – Arizona has over 140,000 students with disabilities who receive services funded by federal grants. Parents, educators and advocates fear cuts as President Donald Trump orders the Department of Education dismantled.
As state legislators target curriculum, Arizona State University changes DEI language across numerous platforms
PHOENIX – Arizona State University is quietly navigating the Trump administration’s DEI rules and practices. Meanwhile, legislation passed the Arizona Senate that would make universities and community colleges “ineligible to receive state monies in any fiscal year in which the higher education institution offers one or more courses on diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Internment camps for Japanese Americans in Arizona relied on same 1798 law Trump invoked for deportations, the Alien Enemies Act
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to speed deportations has dredged up memories of a dark chapter in history. During World War II, the 1798 law was used to justify forcing over 100,000 Japanese Americans into internment camps.
Pentagon blames ‘mistake’ for deletion of Navajo Code Talkers pages in DEI scrub, says content will be restored
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon called the removal of Navajo Code Talker pages from its websites a “mistake,” vowing to restore content related to the Marines who helped win World War II.
Uncertainty looms for those who depend on Medicaid in Arizona
SCOTTSDALE – Arizonans are already feeling the impact of talks to cut Medicare and Medicaid funding – and it’s not because any actions have been made, but the uncertainty that looms.
Longtime Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva dead at 77
WASHINGTON – Tucson congressman Raúl Grijalva died Thursday after a battle with cancer. Aides announced the death of the 12-term Democrat, a leading voice among progressive Democrats since his election in 2002.
Tariffs, eh? Trump justifies trade war with Canada by citing fentanyl smuggling – but nearly all comes from Mexico
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has justified tariffs on Canadian imports by citing a flood of smuggled fentanyl. But nearly all of the powerful opioid is smuggled from Mexico.
Federal science grants worth $812M could be caught in Trump’s DEI dragnet at Arizona universities, including research on wildfires, pollution and public health
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s DEI purge has put $812 million in grants to Arizona universities at risk – including research on wildfires, pollution and public health. Many of these grants followed previous federal guidelines that required efforts to broaden the scientific talent pool.
